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1. MANAGING DIRECTOR | PRINCIPAL, STRATEGIC PLANNING
Trang Vuong
Master of Arts in Urban, Environmental Policy & Planning
Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA, 2016
Master of Science in Urban Planning
Hanoi Architecture University, Viet Nam, 2011
Bachelor of Urban Planning
Hanoi Architecture University, Viet Nam, 2008
TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
EDUCATION
trang.vuong@encity.co +84 2422 482808
Being the Managing Director, Trang Vuong is fully responsible for the operation and development of
enCity offices.
With the expertise of an urban management expert, she has co-set up enCity offices with the passion
to create positive catalysts in the field as well as the ambition to deliver world-class quality, professional,
responsible consultancy for investors, governments and local people. She works directly with clients,
partners, and team members and builds successful partnerships.
Prior to enCity, Trang worked in USA and completed her second master's program at the Department
of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University under Fulbright fellowship. Besides,
she’s an experienced lecturer at Hanoi Architecture University and an active member of Viet Nam
Urban Planning and Development Association.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Course on Integrated Land Use Planning Singapore’s
Urban Redevelopment Authority, 2019
Workshop on Building Better Cities Through Better
Urban Managers World Bank Institute and Academy of
Managers for Construction and Cities, Hanoi, 2011 - 2013
Program on Viet Nam’s Planning & Urban Management
in an Era of Globalization
Department of Urban and Regional Planning and
Globalization Research Center at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, 2011
Specialties: Land Use Planning, Regional Planning,
International Planning and Policy, Urban Policy and
Governance, Community Engagement and Development,
Qualitative and Quantitative Research.

2. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
EXPERIENCE
• 2018 - present, enCity Viet Nam
Managing Director
• 2009 - present, Faculty of Urban Management,
Hanoi Architecture University (HAU)
Tenured Lecturer
• 2015 - 2017, Talloires Network, USA
Visiting Researcher and Program Coordinator
• 2012-2014, Urban Design course, Advanced Program in Architecture
of HAU (in collaboration with University of Nottingham)
Teaching Assistant
• 2009 - 2014, Institute for Planning and Urban Design, Viet Nam Urban
Planning & Development Association
Urban Planner
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member | Viet Nam Urban Planning and Development Association (2009 - present)
Member | American Planning Association (2014-2015)
• “Old Collective Quarter Renovation needs a New Mindset”, Tien Phong Newspaper, Ha Noi, 2021
• “Understanding Human-centered Smart City: Practice in Vietnam”, The Asia Foundation,
Hanoi, 2020
• “Smart City: Why and How?”, ASEAN Smart City Summit, Hanoi, 2020
• “Binh Duong Science and Technology Industrial Park”, Binh Duong Innovation Region Scheme,
Binh Duong, 2020
• “Model for Viet Nam National University in the context of HCMC Smart City Development”,
Viet Nam National University, HCMC, 2020
• “Sustainable Development through Planning Projects”, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology,
HCMC, 2019
• “Environmental Policy toward Sustainable Development: Criminal Punishment for
Corporate Officers Who Pollute” - Global Saemaul Undong Leadership Forum, Seoul, 2018
• Fulbright Program Gateway Orientation - University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2016
• “Assessing Faculty Perspectives on Rewards and Incentives for Community-Engaged Teaching,
Research, and Scholarship: Findings from a Multi-National Exploratory Study.”
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement 16th
Annual Research Conference, Boston, 2015
• International seminar on Regional Development Theory and Practice in the 21st century,
Hai Phong, 2009
• Trang also served as a Committee Member for international competitions such as:
MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, 2018
• Graduate Student Research Competition (Social Science category), Tufts University, 2015 - 2016
PRESENTATIONS, TALKS & WORKSHOPS
2014-2016 | Fulbright Scholarship
2014-2016 | Delta Kappa Gamma World Fellowship Award
2015 | Miriam Charef Simonds Scholarship
2011 | Ford Foundation Fellowship
2008 | Valedictorian Honor, Hanoi People’s Committee
RECOGNITIONS

3. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
KEY PROJECTS
At enCity
Strategic Planning
• Hai Phong City Master Plan | 1.500 km2; 4,5 million people
• Ho Chi Minh City Highly Interactive and Innovation District | 211,6 km2;
1 million people
• Ben Tre Strategic Development Vision | 2.630 km2; 1,2 million people
Detailed Planning
• Tay Ninh Provincial Planning 2021-2030, vision to 2050 | 4041 km2; 1,1 million
people
• Binh Phuoc Provincial Planning 2021-2030, vision to 2050 | 6872 km2; 994,679
people
Detailed Planning
• Vietnam-China Border Economic Zone Planning | 22,388 ha
• Ecovalley Tuy Hoa
Prior to enCity
• Statutory Planning and Urban Design Guidelines for Main Streets in
Bac Giang City to 2030, vision to 2050 (Each street is 2 to 4 km)
• Planning Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Boston using GIS, 230 sq km,
650000 population
• Master Planning of My Duc Prefecture to 2030, vision to 2050, 22000 ha,
200000 population
• Regional Planning of Nam Dinh Province to 2030, 1.6 mi sq km, 2 mi population
English
• Nguyen, D., Vuong, T., Bui H., & Pham T. (2020). Capital mobilization solutions for revenue
increase of road transport infrastructure development in Viet Nam. IOP Conference Series:
Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 869, Management In Construction
• Vuong, T., Newcomb Rowe, A., Hoyt, L., & Carrier, C. (2017). Faculty perspectives on rewards and
incentives for community- engaged work: A multinational exploratory study, Gateways:
International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, vol. 10, pp. 249-264. doi:
10.5130/ijcre. v10i0.5268
• Vuong, T. (2016). Beyond Affordable Housing: Whither Community Land Trust. Tufts University,
Medford, Massachusetts.
• Coutts, E., Ito, K., Nardi, C., & Vuong, T. (2015). Planning Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Boston
(Field Project). Boston: The Trust for Public Land.
• Procacci, F., Luong, T., & Vuong, T. (2008). Analysis of the Construction Sector and the Related
Engineering, Architecture and Urban Planning Services in Viet Nam (Field Study). Hanoi: Riso8.
Vietnamese
• Nguyen, D., & Vuong, T. (2020) Solutions to mobilize capital for maintaining Vietnam's road
system, Industry and Trade Magazine, Vol 27 11/2020 ISSN: 0866-7756
• Nguyen, D., Trinh, K., & Vuong, T. (2019). Analyzing Construction Investment Project In Risk
Conditions Using Quantitative Methods. International Conference on Architecture & Civil
Engineering 2019. Hanoi.
• Do, H., Nguyen, D., Nguyen, P., Nguyen, D., & Vuong, T. (2013). Capacity Building for Urban Public
Administration in Ten Urban Districts in Hanoi. Viet Nam Urban Planning and Development
Association and Korea International Cooperation Agency.
• Vuong, T. (2012). Applying Action Planning Approach to Implement Detailed Planning of Nhan
Chinh ward, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi. Hanoi Architecture University.
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