Associate Professor Ling Mei Cong
Details
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College: Management
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Department: Management
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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lingmei.cong@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-3446-4335
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Professor Ling Mei Cong is an experienced executive in higher education and an expert in curriculum design for business and law. She has nearly 10 years of experience as a university executive. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching, at the School of Management, RMIT University.
With over 20 years of experience in universities across the Asia Pacific region, Ling Mei holds a PhD in accounting and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Her research focuses on technology-enhanced learning, corporate governance, innovation strategy and reporting quality of multinational firms, and sustainability reporting. Her publications appear in leading journals such as Accounting Education, Technovation, and Journal of Strategic Marketing.
Ling Mei is committed to advancing digital pedagogies and innovative teaching methods. Her recent projects include virtual reality roleplay for soft skills development, gamification, and the development of a virtual assistant. Her impact in higher education is evident through her interviews and media appearances, including those in Harvard Business Publishing Education, AACSB Insights and Australian Financial Review.
Industry experience:
Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Media
Research fields
- 3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability
- 350104 International accounting
- 350107 Sustainability accounting and reporting
- 390303 Higher education
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 4 Quality Education
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 13 Climate Action
- 5 Gender Equality
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
Supervisor projects
- Serious Games to Foster Innovative Problem-Solving Skills in Higher Education
- 3 Aug 2022
- Energy transition pathways in regional communities
- 14 Jul 2022
- The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurship in Promoting the Aviation Industry’s Carbon Reduction Practices: Two Case Studies from Northeast Asia
- 31 Aug 2020
- Content Ownership and Innovation Performance: Lessons from the Global Creative Industry
- 5 Mar 2015
Teaching interests
- BUSM4126 Accounting for Business Decisions
- BUSM4154 Financial Analytics for Managerial Decision
- BUSM4119 Asian Management Issues
Supervisor Interests
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Corporate governance
- sustainability accounting
- Capital market-based accounting research
Research interests
Technology-enhanced learning, corporate governance, financial reporting quality, and sustainability accounting
