Lily Kong

Lily Kong
江莉莉
Born
Singapore
OccupationGeographer
AwardsPublic Administration Medal (Silver)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College London
National University of Singapore
Academic work
DisciplineGeography
Sub-disciplineCultural geography
InstitutionsSingapore Management University
National University of Singapore
Main interests
  • religion
  • cultural policy and creative economy
  • national identity
  • globalisation and migration
  • social construction of nature and the environment

Lily L.L. Kong PPA(P) is a Singaporean geographer currently serving as president of the Singapore Management University (SMU). She is the first female and Singaporean academic to helm a Singapore university. Prior joining SMU, she was a faculty member at the Department of Geography of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and had held various senior managerial positions at NUS.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Sharma, Yojana. "Universities overhaul sexual harassment rules after outcry". University World News. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Davie, Sandra (3 April 2018). "Social scientist Lily Kong to become first Singaporean academic to helm SMU". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Professor Lily Kong". Public Service Commission, Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Lily Kong" (PDF). Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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