The list of scientific talks at higher education institutions, and at representative scientific conferences and workshops both in Vietnam and abroad — including Finland, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Sweden, India, Italy, Germany, France, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, and Indonesia. The talks on SARAP (scientometrics and research administration policies) represent new knowledge products and/or new reputation products that have been transferred from strategic research outcomes related to SARAP.

At universities

1. Ut V. Le (2026); Sustainable scientific research governance; Hanoi Medical University, January 10, 2026 (invited expert report).
   
   

2. Ut V. Le (2026); Methods for selecting reputable journals in scientific publishing; Workshop “Scientific Journals”, Van Lang University, January 8, 2026 (appointed expert report).
   
   

3. Ut V. Le (2025); Sustainable scientific research governance in universities; Workshop on research governance, Danang University of Science and Education, December 20, 2025 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).
   
   

4. Ut V. Le (2025); The role of undergraduate scientific research; Workshop on scientific research development, Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology, December 13, 2025 (invited expert report).
   
   

5. Ut V. Le (2025); Strategy to position Quy Nhon University among the top 100 universities in Southeast Asia under QS by 2030; University ranking strategy report, Quy Nhon University, November 29, 2025 (expert report invited by the President).
   
   

6. Ut V. Le (2025); Effective use of the Web of Science database in scientific research and international publishing; Workshop on scientific research development, Van Lang University, November 21, 2025 (appointed expert report).
   
   

7. Ut V. Le (2025); Undergraduate scientific research and research integrity issues; Workshop on scientific research for students, Van Lang University, November 19, 2025 (appointed expert report).
   
   

8. Ut V. Le (2025); Research integrity; Annual training program for the 2025–2026 academic year, Van Lang University, November 13, 2025 (appointed expert report).
   
   

9. Ut V. Le (2025); Selecting scientific journals and the international publishing process; Conference “Developing Scientific Research under the Support Scheme for Young Lecturers and Researchers”, Hanoi Medical University, September 7, 2025 (invited expert report).
   
   

10. Ut V. Le (2025); University ranking strategies and sustainable scientific research governance; Workshop on research governance and university rankings, Quy Nhon University, July 19, 2025 (expert report invited by the President).
    
    

11. Ut V. Le (2025); Global rankings on research integrity risk and preventive solutions for lecturers and researchers; Workshop on research integrity control, Van Lang University, July 11, 2025 (appointed expert report).
    
    

12. Ut V. Le (2025); Scientific journals: reputation, low quality, and rankings; Workshop on scientific research governance, Binh Duong University of Economics and Technology, June 21, 2025 (invited expert report).
    
    

13. Ut V. Le (2025); International integration strategies through university rankings; Workshop on establishing the Central Highlands and South-Central University Alliance, Duy Tan University, June 7, 2025 (expert report invited by the Chairman).
    
    

14. Ut V. Le (2025); Undergraduate scientific research and research integrity issues; Workshop “Research Integrity for Students”, Van Lang University, May 30, 2025 (appointed expert report).
    
    

15. Ut V. Le (2025); Simulation of a roadmap to position Van Lang University among the top 700 and top 1000 universities worldwide under the Times Higher Education Rankings; Strategic ranking report for university leadership, Van Lang University, May 15, 2025 (appointed expert report).
    
    

16. Ut V. Le (2025); Causes of scientific article retractions; Workshop on research integrity, Van Lang University, April 18, 2025 (appointed expert report).
    
    

17. Ut V. Le (2025); Scientific research governance policies and university ranking strategies (for executive leadership only); Strategic report on research and rankings, Nam Can Tho University (DNC), April 12, 2025 (expert report invited by the Chair of the University Council).
    
    

18. Ut V. Le (2025); Scientific research governance policies and university ranking strategies (for leadership, managers, researchers, and lecturers); Strategic report on research and rankings, Nam Can Tho University (DNC), April 12, 2025 (expert report invited by the Chair of the University Council).
    
    

19. Ut V. Le (2025); Scientometrics and scientific research governance policies and university rankings; Strategic report on scientific research and university rankings, VinUniversity, March 28, 2025 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).
    
    

20. Ut V. Le (2025); Times Higher Education university rankings; University ranking report for executive leadership, Van Lang University, March 25, 2025 (appointed expert report).
    
    

21. Ut V. Le (2025); Scientific research governance and international brand enhancement; Strategic report on research governance and international branding, Phenikaa University, March 23, 2025 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).
    
    

22. Ut V. Le (2025); Development of scientific research and strategies to position a university among the world’s top 1000; [host institution confidential], March 1, 2025.
    
    

23. Ut V. Le (2024); Development of scientific research in the social sciences and humanities; Workshop “Scientific Research Development”, Duy Tan University, December 28, 2024 (invited expert report).
    
    

24. Ut V. Le (2024); The role of scientific research in the development of higher education institutions; Scientific conference “Scientific Research in Private Universities: Current Status and Development Directions”, Hoa Sen University, December 21, 2024 (invited expert report).
    
    

25. Ut V. Le (2024); Scientometric methods in sustainable university development; Conference “Sustainable University Models: From Theory to Practice”, Danang University of Science and Education, November 1, 2024 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).
    
    

26. Ut V. Le (2024); Methods for selecting reputable scientific journals and minimizing publication costs; Workshop on research governance, Van Lang University, October 29, 2024 (appointed expert report).
    
    

27. Ut V. Le (2024); Identifying and avoiding Web of Science journals under investigation for potential publication ethics violations; Workshop on research governance, Van Lang University, September 25, 2024 (appointed expert report).
    
    

28. Ut V. Le (2024); Reputable scientific databases for higher education institutions; Conference “SARAP Ranking 2024”, Lac Hong University, August 24, 2024 (invited expert report).
    
    

29. Ut V. Le (2024); Scientific research linked to knowledge transfer; Conference “science and technology development strategies for application-oriented universities”, Thu Dau Mot University, July 6, 2024 (invited expert report).
    
    

30. Ut V. Le (2024); International publications linked to university rankings; Conference “science and technology development strategies for application-oriented universities”, Thu Dau Mot University, July 6, 2024 (invited expert report).
    
    

31. Ut V. Le (2024); Establishment of the office of research compliance; Workshop “solutions for ensuring research integrity”, Van Lang University, July 1, 2024 (appointed expert report).
    
    

32. Ut V. Le (2024); The role of scientific research in sustainable enterprise development; Conference on research transfer and industry collaboration, Van Lang University, March 29, 2024 (invited expert report).
    
    

33. Ut V. Le (2024); Journal rankings and methods for identifying reputable journals and publishers; Workshop “Scientometrics and research governance policies”, Van Lang University, March 28, 2024 (appointed expert report).
    
    

34. Ut V. Le (2024); Practical cases in research integrity; Workshop “research integrity”, Van Lang University, March 26, 2024 (appointed expert report).
    
    

35. Ut V. Le (2023); Research groups and strong research groups; Workshop on research group development, Van Lang University, December 1, 2023 (appointed expert report).
    
    

36. Ut V. Le (2023); University technology transfer; Workshop “research transfer”, Van Lang University, April 21, 2023 (invited overview expert report).
    
    

37. Ut V. Le (2023); Research and knowledge transfer in universities and lessons from MIT; Workshop “Research and Transfer Development in Basic Sciences and Technology”, Van Lang University, March 22, 2023 (invited keynote report).
    
    

38. Ut V. Le (2022); University ranking data; Workshop on university rankings for the Presidential Board and heads of units, Van Lang University, December 23, 2022 (expert report appointed by the Chair).
    
    

39. Ut V. Le (2022); International publishing in social sciences and arts; Van Lang University, September 15, 2022 (appointed expert report).
    
    

40. Ut V. Le (2022); University rankings and scientific research; Workshop/outing program for university leadership and managers, Van Lang University, August 25, 2022 (expert report appointed by the Chair).
    
    

41. Ut V. Le (2022); University rankings: development or ranking only?; Workshop/outing program for university leadership and managers, Van Lang University, August 25, 2022 (expert report appointed by the Chair).
    
    

42. Ut V. Le (2022); International scientific publishing and key considerations; Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture, May 18, 2022 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).
    
    

43. Ut V. Le (2021); International research collaboration and university rankings; Vinh Long University of Technology Education, September 11, 2021 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).
    
    

44. Ut V. Le (2021); Research governance in universities; VinUniversity, May 8, 2021 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board; cancelled due to COVID-19).
    
    

45. Ut V. Le (2020); International-standard scientific research and university rankings; Scientific conference “Directions for Developing Scientific Research Activities at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law”, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, October 7, 2020 (invited speaker).
    
    

46. Ut V. Le (2018); Development of international publications at Ton Duc Thang University; Scientific workshop “Developing Scientific Research and International Publications in Universities”, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, May 10, 2018 (expert report invited by the President).
    
    

47. Ut V. Le (2018); Scientific evaluation and university rankings through international publications; Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, November 14, 2018 (expert report invited by the President).
    
    

48. Ut V. Le (2018); Scientific research and university rankings; Tra Vinh University, November 1, 2018 (expert report invited by the Presidential Board).

National 

• Ut V. Le (2024); Global rankings of academic journals and publishers; The conference on the book-launch introduction to the first Vietnamese author publishing a book in the field of sports with Routledge, Pullman Saigon Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, 24 November 2024 (invited presentation).

• Ut V. Le (2023); Scientific research in universities and international journal publication; the Workshop on Secrets to publishing international journal articles, co-organized by Enago Academy (USA) and Van Lang University, 31 August 2023 (keynote presentation).

• Ut V. Le (2019); Rethinking governance mechanisms for autonomous universities; Scientific colloquium Innovating mindsets for the development of Vietnamese higher education in the integration era, co-organized by the Vietnam Association of Universities and Colleges and the Oriental Development Research Institute, Phu Yen, 21 July 2019 (invited presentation).

• Ut V. Le (2018); International-standard scientific research at Ton Duc Thang University; the Conference on Developing research universities and promoting international publications: challenges and solutions, Council of rectors of Vietnamese Medical and Pharmaceutical Universities, Hanoi Medical University, 28–30 March 2018 (invited presentation).

• Ut V. Le (2018); Advancing international publications at Ton Duc Thang University; the conference on Developing scientific research and international publications in universities, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, 10 May 2018 (invited presentation).

• Ut V. Le; Tran Tien Quang; Nguyen Thi Mai Huong (2014); International-standard scientific outputs of universities in the Mekong Delta region; the Conference on the Role of Higher Education in Socio-Economic Development of the Mekong Delta Region, An Giang University, 19 December 2014 (invited presentation).

International 

• Ut V. Le (2018); The sustainability efforts of Ton Duc Thang University in the South of Vietnam; The 4th International Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (IWGM 2018), Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia, 8–10 April 2018 (invited presentation).

• Ut V. Le (2016); How to file patents at the USPTO; Patent and Technology Commercialization Program, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 13 June 2016 (invited presentation).

• Ut V. Le (2015); The long-term innovation of Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam; The USPTO–UKIPO “Breaking Barriers: Intellectual Property and the Value for Society” Program, Singapore, 24 August 2015 (invited presentation; supported by the USPTO).

• Ut V. Le (2012); Some PDEs with memory boundary conditions; GT Dynamique globale des systèmes différentiels, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France, 15 March 2012 (supported by the Academy of Finland).

• Ut V. Le (2012); The Galerkin method for PDEs; Colloquium, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, Finland, 6 February 2012.

• Ut V. Le (2011); A low-frequency asymptotic expansion of a strong solution to an initial-boundary value problem; the 8th International Conference on Function Spaces, Differential Operators, and Nonlinear Analysis, Tabarz, Germany, 18–24 September 2011 (supported by the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu).

• Ut V. Le (2011); A nonlinear wave equation with a memory boundary-like antiperiodic condition; Mini-courses in Mathematical Analysis 2011, Padova, Italy, 13–17 June 2011 (supported by the Academy of Finland).

• Ut V. Le (2010); On solutions of a semi-linear wave equation with space-time dependent coefficients and a memory boundary-like antiperiodic condition; International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010), Hyderabad, India, 19–27 August 2010 (travel grant supported by the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu; hospitality provided by the organizers).

• Ut V. Le (2009); Contraction–Galerkin method for a semi-linear wave equation and a boundary-like antiperiodic condition; The 7th ISAAC Congress, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 13–18 July 2009 (supported by a research project by the Academy of Finland).

• Ut V. Le (2009); Regularity for an initial-boundary value problem; Institute of Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, 17 February 2009 (supported by Prof. Kinnunen’s project).

• Ut V. Le (2008); Unique existence and regularity of the weak solution of a semi-linear wave equation associated with two integral equations at the boundaries; Workshop on Function Spaces, Differential Operators, and Nonlinear Analysis, University of Helsinki, Finland, 22–24 August 2008 (supported by the organizers).