Biography
Dr. Minh Ngan Tran is the Executive Director of Academic Affairs at EF, where he works with ministries of education and universities on large-scale language assessment and research projects. He was part of a global team that launched the EF Standard English Test (EF SET), the world’s first free standardized English test. He is also the research director of the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), the world’s largest ranking of countries by English skills. He has traveled widely throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas to promote the EF EPI and speak about research and innovation at EF. Before EF, Minh taught English literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and served as a founding math and science teacher of a new secondary school in Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Yale College and a Doctor of Education from the University of Hong Kong. He currently serves on the Yale International Alliance Board, Yale Club of Hong Kong Board, and the Teach for All Asia-Pacific Advisory Group, and has previously served on the Yale-China Association Hong Kong Advisory Committee.
