Ling Mei Cong

Professor Ling Mei Cong

Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching
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  • 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 currently serves as the Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching, at the School of Management, RMIT University.  Ling Mei is a recipient of prestigious international and national teaching awards, such as QS Reimagine Education Gold Medal in Immersive Experiential Learning and the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation Award. 


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, as well as the intersection of internationalisation, innovation and corporate reporting and sustainability. Her publications appear in leading journals such as Accounting Education, Technovation, and Transport Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 

 

Ling Mei is passionate about digital pedagogies and experiential learning. Her recent projects include virtual reality roleplay for soft skills development, gamification, and AI at Work. 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)

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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

Course Coordination and Teaching 
  • 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
  • sustainability accounting
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