Dr. Seng Kok
Dean of Students
Details
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College: Pro Vice-Chancellor VN
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Department: Pro Vice-Chancellor VN
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Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
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seng.kok@rmit.edu.vn
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ORCID: 0000-0002-3356-6567
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Associate Professor Seng Kiat, Kok as Dean of Students, RMIT Vietnam, provides strategic management and leadership in the student-centered and student-facing domains of the university, particularly, in areas of academic progression, student experiences and student wellbeing.
He has a PhD and two Master’s Degree from LJMU in the United Kingdom and is an active researcher in the subject areas of public sector management, entrepreneurship, organisational dynamics and tourism. He is currently supervising PhD and DBA candidates in these areas of interest and has published extensively, with over 50 journal articles and book chapters to his name. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has worked with a number of different academic and professional stakeholders developing academic programs as well as providing business consultancy.
Previously, Seng was Deputy Dean Learning and Teaching, and Program Manager for HR and Entrepreneurship in The Business School, RMIT Vietnam. Prior to joining RMIT Vietnam, Seng developed and managed academic programs in the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
He has a PhD and two Master’s Degree from LJMU in the United Kingdom and is an active researcher in the subject areas of public sector management, entrepreneurship, organisational dynamics and tourism. He is currently supervising PhD and DBA candidates in these areas of interest and has published extensively, with over 50 journal articles and book chapters to his name. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has worked with a number of different academic and professional stakeholders developing academic programs as well as providing business consultancy.
Previously, Seng was Deputy Dean Learning and Teaching, and Program Manager for HR and Entrepreneurship in The Business School, RMIT Vietnam. Prior to joining RMIT Vietnam, Seng developed and managed academic programs in the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
Academic positions
- Programme Leader BA Business Management
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 2017 – 2020
- Senior Lecturer
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 2012 – 2017
- Lead Project Investigator
- Durham University
- Durham, United Kingdom
- 2010 – 2012
Supervisor projects
- The influences of psychological attributes on Workplace Learning – a moderated sequential-mediation analysis in Vietnam’s banking industry.
- 1 Jan 2022
- Exploring the developmental antecedents of a protean career orientation among Generation Z
- 12 Nov 2021
- School As Learning Organisations: The Influence of Educational Leadership, Organisational Knowledge Circulation, and School Culture Over Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Vietnamese K-12 Schools
- 26 Oct 2020
- Talent Conceptualisation and Talent Management Practices within the Banking Sector in Vietnam
- 15 Jul 2020
- Factors Affecting Student's Intention to Persist with Study: Research of Vietnamese Private Universities
- 5 Mar 2020
- Investigating the Roles of Psychological Tools and Coaching/Mentoring in Career Satisfaction in the Context of Business and Management Departments of Multinational Corporations in Vietnam
- 2 Mar 2020
Teaching interests
Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Research Methods, Project Management, Leadership, PhD and DBA supervision
Research interests
management science (public and private sector) higher education management, entrepreneurship and tourism, dynamic capabilities