Hossein is a PhD candidate with the Faculty of Education at the University of Waikato, in Hamilton, New Zealand. He is investigating “knowledge transition experienced by Iranian PhD candidates (second population of PhD candidates) in New Zealand”. Before comming to New Zealand, Hossein worked as an English language teacher in language schools and university branches of IAU in Iran for more than 10 years. Having completed a Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), has made him an internationally qualified English language teacher. He also holds a Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and a Bachelors in English Language Translation.