Jonathan Neale
Mr Neale has been CEO of two consultancies and successfully restored over 23 different businesses to profitability before entering higher education. He taught in the UK and Abu Dhabi before coming to Vietnam.
His first degree was from Dalhousie University (Canada), he later completed an MBA at Heriot-Watt University (Scotland) and a PGCE at York St. John University (England).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD Student (formerly enrolled) (2011 – 2012)
University of York
Doctoral research on International Business Strategy (investigating the managerial economics of pursuing international expansion with concentration on foreign direct investment from the UK and Canada into Eastern Europe) - Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (2005)
York St John University - Master of Business Administration (1994 – 1996)
Heriot-Watt University - Bachelor of Science (Kinesiology) (1982 – 1985)
Dalhousie University
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam (BUV)
Programme Leader, Student Support; Senior Teaching Fellow (2013-present) - Higher Colleges of Technology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Senior Lecturer: Economics (2009-2010) - York St. John University (York) (2002 – 2007)
Senior Lecturer
RESEARCH AREAS
- Total Factor Productivity as a measure of firm performance
- Foreign Direct Investment and Strategic Choice
- International Economic Development; the role of Entrepreneurship
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Foreign Direct Investment into Central and Eastern Europe: Determinants of strategic choice 2006
RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/EXHIBITIONS
- Presented “Foreign Direct Investment into Central and Eastern Europe: Determinants of strategic choice” to EUNIP 2006
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Lecturer
Lecturer, Programme Lead for MBA
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Associate Professor
Head, Centre for Research and Innovation
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mike Perkins is the Head of the Centre for Research & Innovation at British University Vietnam, Vietnam. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of York, where he explored performance management in local policing services. His current research focuses on performance management, academic integrity, and the impact of Generative AI […]
Head of School, School of Communications & Creative Industries
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Senior Lecturer
Programme Lead – Professional Communication
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Senior Lecturer
Programme Lead – Film and Media Production
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Associate Lecturer - Academic Ambassador
Don HickersonDon completed his degree in business administration from Confederation and immediately began working for BC Parks. It was here he fostered a reverence for outdoor recreation, beginning the process of certification from the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. An unfortunate injury halted his career path resulting in a return to academia. Don subsequently completed an […]
Senior Teaching Fellow
Ramona Anna SlusarczykMs. Ramona Anna Slusarczyk is an international PR practitioner and academic with extensive experience teaching British, Australian, and American curricula across the UK, Vietnam, and the UAE. She has held senior academic leadership roles at Newcastle University, including Senior Lecturer in Corporate Communication and PR, Head of Learning and Teaching, Chair of the Board of […]
Senior Teaching Fellow
Joey LaiJoey is from Malaysia, and she has been teaching at international universities/colleges for more than 15 years. Before joining the education industry, she had worked in banking and financial services in Malaysia. Joey came to Vietnam in 2007 and has served in BUV since 2016, leading the Accounting and Finance (AF) programme. In addition, she […]
Head, The Graduate School
Assoc. Prof. Marton RaczBorn and raised in Budapest, Hungary, Marton completed his studies in Economics and Gender Studies before earning his PhD in Management from the University of Leicester, UK. He has previously held academic positions in the UK at the universities of Leicester, Essex, and City St George’s, and most recently, he served as Rector at International […]
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Viju PrakashRaised and educated in India, Viju Prakash completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University. Following graduation, in 2005, he completed a Master of Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University. He later completed his PhD titled, “A Power Aware Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks” in Computer Science and Engineering. […]
