Born in 1964 in Yen Thang Commune, Y Yen District, Nam Dinh Province (previously), Mr. Nang graduated with a level in Internal Combustion Engines from Hanoi University of Science and Technology in May 1986 and earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the identical establishment in 1992. He was acknowledged as an affiliate professor in 2022.
Currently, he’s each a lecturer and Chairman of the Council at Phenikaa University. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Board and Director of the Phenikaa Institute for Research and Technology. According to his profile, he has 18 years and three months of expertise instructing undergraduate and postgraduate college students.
Scientific contributions and innovation

Mr. Nang has supervised three PhD candidates who efficiently defended their dissertations and is at present advising 5 extra, alongside with quite a few grasp’s college students. He has led one national-level undertaking, one ministerial-level undertaking, two state-level sub-projects, three institutional-level initiatives, and one institutional key undertaking. He is at present heading one other national-level analysis initiative.
As of June 30, 2025, he had printed 109 scientific works, together with 55 articles in respected worldwide journals and 14 papers introduced at conferences listed in Scopus. Since being appointed affiliate professor, he has served because the lead creator of twenty-two worldwide papers.
In addition, he has been granted 14 patents and 5 utility options, with 12 of them credited to him as the principle creator. Many of his innovations have been transferred and commercialized – two of them are at present used in large-scale industrial manufacturing, whereas 4 have been developed into sensible merchandise.
He has additionally printed 8 specialised books with respected publishers. His analysis is extremely regarded for its real-world applicability and powerful hyperlink to innovation and industrialization.
Commitment to schooling
In schooling, Mr. Nang emphasizes aligning carefully with the Ministry of Education and Training’s curricular aims, aiming to foster college students’ creativity and impartial considering.
“A teacher must continuously study and train to avoid falling behind the rapid advancement of science and technology,” he famous in his utility.
“I am passionate about this profession, uphold the ethics of educators, and constantly innovate my teaching methods.”
From analysis to enterprise management
Beyond academia, Ho Xuan Nang is a widely known entrepreneur in the high-end building supplies sector. He has held senior government roles together with Chairman and CEO of A&A Green Phoenix Group, Director of Vinaconex Advanced Stone Corporation, and CEO of Vicostone – Vietnam’s main producer of engineered quartz surfaces.
Since June 2014, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Vicostone, a member firm of the Phenikaa Group. By the top of 2024, Nang ranked eleventh amongst Vietnam’s richest people on the inventory alternate, with belongings estimated at 8.93 trillion VND (roughly USD 350 million), in response to knowledge from securities exchanges.
Alongside his enterprise and analysis actions, he’s credited with serving to develop Phenikaa University right into a mannequin of innovation, centered on analysis and expertise switch.
Over the course of his profession, Ho Xuan Nang has obtained many prestigious honors, together with the First-, Second-, and Third-Class Labor Orders from the President of Vietnam, a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister, the title of National Emulation Fighter, and numerous awards in science and expertise innovation.
Le Huyen