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Name in Chinese
熊衛雁
Biography
Weiyan Xiong is an Assistant Professor of Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He is also serving as the Program Director of the MA in International Higher Education and Management (IHEM) and MSocSc in Organizational Psychology and Education Management (OPEM). His research interests include comparative and international education, indigenous education, liberal arts education, and faculty professional development. He received his PhD in Higher Education Management from the University of Pittsburgh.
Xiong used to serve as a Program Coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Institute for International Studies in Education. He also used to work as a Visiting Student Researcher at the UC Berkeley Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, and a Research Assistant at the Center for International Higher Education of Peking University. Xiong completed his bachelor’s degree in International Political Economy at the School of International Studies and his master’s degree in Higher Education at the Graduate School of Education at Peking University.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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East Asian Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities
XIONG, W., MOK, K. H. J. & YE, H.
1/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Grant Research
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United Board Fellows Program Impact Study: A Comprehensive Evaluation
MOK, K. H. J., XIONG, W., KANG, Y. & NEUBAUER, D. E.
United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
1/09/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Contract Research
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Chinese Doctoral Students’ Perceptions of Employability in the United States : Cultivating Preparedness for a Challenging World
WANG, X., XIONG, W. & YE, H., 28 Feb 2023, (Accepted/In press) Graduate Students at Work : Exploited Scholars of Neoliberal Higher Education. BROWN, T. (ed.). University Press of Kansas, (Rethinking Careers, Rethinking Academia).Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Effects of Student Engagement in Peer Feedback on Writing Performance in Higher Education
JIN, X., JIANG, Q., XIONG, W., FENG, Y. & ZHAO, W., 29 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Interactive Learning Environments.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Employability and employment choice of Chinese higher education graduates : a perspective of uncertain futures
XIONG, W. & ZHANG, Y., 25 Jun 2022.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2022 (RGC Grant)
XIONG, Weiyan (Recipient), Sep 2022
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Stavanger-Lingnan Research Symposium 2022
Ka Ho MOK (Organiser), Dian LIU (Organiser), Weiyan XIONG (Organiser) & Tatiana IAKOVLEVA (Organiser)
31 Oct 2022 → 1 Nov 2022Activity: Involvement in Scholarly Events › Organize Conferences or other events
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SDG 4: Education: the driving force in breaking down barriers to equality
Leonard K. CHENG (Speaker), Angela Yung-chi HOU (Speaker), Wing Yin Albert KO (Speaker), Diana LAURILLARD (Speaker), David MILLS (Speaker), Ka Ho MOK (Speaker), Catherine MONTGOMERY (Speaker), Emma SABZALIEVA (Speaker) & Weiyan XIONG (Speaker)
2 Nov 2022Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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“Involution” and “Lying Flat”: Examining Chinese Youths’ Career Struggles from the Perspective of Higher Education Massification
Weiyan XIONG (Speaker)
3 Jan 2022Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press / Media
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賢聚嶺南:芬蘭高等教育體系發展對於本港的啟示 What Hong Kong can learn from Finland’s higher education system
31/10/22
1 Media contribution
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賢聚嶺南:關於內地高校退出世界大學排名的一點思考 Commentary on universities in mainland China drop out of international rankings
17/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries
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Top Chinese graduates opt to stay at home for postgraduate study
4/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer