Ta Ngoc Tan, Prof.
College of Arts and Sciences
Chair of the Academic Review Council cum Program Director for the Political Theory Courses
Biography
Professor Ta Ngoc Tan, is an educator, researcher, and political theorist who has made significant contributions to the development of journalism, communications, and political science in Vietnam. He formerly served as Permanent Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council.
Over more than four decades of academic work and educational administration, he held a number of senior leadership positions in education, research, and policymaking. These included Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review, the theoretical and political journal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; President and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; member of the 10th and 11th Central Committees of the Communist Party of Vietnam; and deputy to the 12th National Assembly. Prior to these appointments, he spent many years teaching and conducting research at the Academy of Journalism and Communication, where he contributed to the education and training of generations of Vietnamese journalists, lecturers, and media researchers.
He is the author or co-author of approximately 20 books and more than 50 scholarly articles published in Vietnamese and international journals. He has also served as principal investigator for numerous state-level research projects. His most recent major project was the compilation of the Encyclopedia of Journalism and Publishing.
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Journalism Theory
- Communication in Leadership and Management
- Political Theory
- Culture and Social Development
- Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on Journalism and Communication
- Socialism and Development Issues in Contemporary Vietnam
- Journalism Theory
- Mass Communication
- Political Journalism
- Communication Research Methods
- Communication in Governance and Leadership
- Political Theory
- Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on Journalism
Professor Ta Ngoc Tan, has many years of experience teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has also contributed to the development of journalism and communication curricula in Vietnam.
Books and Monographs
- Theoretical Foundations of Journalism
- Journalistic Works (Volume 1)
- Ho Chi Minh on Journalism
- From Journalism Theory to Practice
- Ho Chi Minh’s Journalistic Vignettes
- Mass Communication in Leadership and Management
- Exploring Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on Journalism
- Mass Communication
- Modern Journalism and Communication: Practices, Issues, and Perspectives
- Trends in the Transformation of Vietnam’s Social Structure
- Socialism in Vietnam: Theoretical Issues Arising from the Doi Moi Process
- Non-Traditional Security: Theoretical and Practical Issues
- Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh Studies
- Why Marx Was Right
- New Debates on Socialism
- The 2011 Political Platform: Theoretical and Practical Issues after Ten Years of Implementation
- Selected Issues on Revolution and Reform
Scientific Publications
More than 50 scholarly articles published in Vietnamese and international specialist journals. Principal investigator of, and contributor to, numerous state-level scientific research projects.
- Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in Mass Communication, Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Literature, Hanoi University.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Central School of Propaganda and Training (now the Academy of Journalism and Communication).
