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Biography

Phuc Xuan is a research fellow at the Resources, Environment and Development Group, Crawford School of Public Policy. He received his PhD in environment from Humboldt University in Germany in 2007. His dissertation project examines the political economy of the forest sector in Vietnam, with a particular focus on the dynamics of access and control of forest resources. From 2007 to 2009, Phuc worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Anthropology Department at the University of Toronto, Canada, participating in 'The Challenges of Agrarian Transitions in Southeast Asia' (ChATSEA) project. In 2009, he served as a senior policy analyst at Forest Trends where his work has focused on local dynamics of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) in Mekong countries, particularly Vietnam. He actively engages in research on PES/REDD+, commodity markets, land tenure, and resource governance.

Research Interests

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Copy of Passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.