Biography
Dr. phil. Thao Thi Vu is a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her research and teaching interests include travel behaviour, public transport, mobility on demand, leisure travel, tourism and labour migration, and methodologies. Her work has been published in various highly reputable peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Travel Research, Transport Policy, Transportation, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Geoforum. She has gained her international work experience in Vietnam, Denmark, Germany (KCW Berlin), and Switzerland.
Message to students
I regularly supervise students whose interests in writing bachelor or master thesis in Tourism and Mobility. Please feel free to contact me to explore potential options for supervision.
Education
2020: University Didactics Certificate, HSLU
2008 – 2011: PhD in Human Geography, 2011, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 – 2016: MSc in Business Administration, Major in Tourism, HSLU, Switzerland
2005 – 2007: MSc in Geography and Geoinformatics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 – 2002: BSc in Economics, National Economics University, Vietnam
Career
Since 3/2019: Lecturer at the Competence Center Mobility at the Institute for Tourism and Mobility, HSLU - Business
11/2022 – 5/2024: Consultant at Mytravel Vietnam Company Limited
6/2020 – 8/2020: Consultant at KCW GmbH Berlin, Germany
1/2016 – 2/2019: (Senior) Research Associate at the Competence Center Mobility at the Institute of Tourism and Mobility, HSLU - Business
