A distinguished international educator, Khoa is celebrated for his exceptional people-centric and value-based leadership within higher education and the design industry. Before assuming a two-year leadership position at Hames Sharley as the Head of Design Education in Practice, Khoa held a full-time tenured Professorship (associate) in Australia for over two decades. As a Professor of Architecture, he received regular invitations to contribute his expertise as an esteemed visiting academic at various universities, speaker forums, and international conferences. Khoa holds esteemed fellowships and honorary positions on academic-industry boards and committees.His enduring commitment to excellence and impactful contributions to advancing design education and practice is underscored by a proven record in delivering exemplary educational programs. Khoa has been honoured with numerous national and international awards, grants, and funding, attesting to his trailblazing approach to the effective implementation of globally positioned academic-industry collaborations.Khoa's broad experience of scholarship (SOTL) in design education, curriculum design, development and delivery has been pivotal in establishing award-winning educational programs. His unwavering dedication to lifelong learning and the continual refinement of distinctive value through innovative methodology and research-led practice is evident in his accomplishments through applied practice.In his roles as a design educator and practitioner, Khoa has led the advancement of best practices for embedding a progressive educational leadership mindset model across diverse organisations and institutions--spanning Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.