| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Shah, M., & Lim, C. B. (210101). Quality assurance in the domestic third-party arrangement in Australia. International Journal of Educational Management, |
| 2017 |
Bentley, D., Henderson, F., & Lim, C. B. (171001). The legislative requirements for measuring quality in transnational education: Understanding divergence while maintaining standards. Higher Education Quarterly, 71(4), (338-351). doi: 10.1111/hequ.12131 |
| 2017 | Lim, F. CB., & Shah, M. (170410). An examination on the growth and sustainability of Australian transnational education. International Journal of Educational Management, 31(3), (254-264). |
| 2016 | Lim, C. (160902). Transnational education in Chinese secondary school. International Higher Education, 87(Fall), (12-14). |
| 2016 | Lim, C. B., Bentley, D., Henderson, F., Pan, S. Y., Balakrishnan, V. D., M., Balasingam., & Teh, Y. Y. (160101). Equivalent or not?: Beyond measuring teaching and learning standards in a transnational education environment. Quality Assurance in Education, 24(4), (528-540). |
| 2010 | Lim, F. CB. (101101). Do Too Many Rights Make a Wrong? A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of a Sample of Malaysian and Singapore Private Higher Education Providers in Transnational Quality Assurance. Quality in Higher Education, 16(3), (211-222). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- International education and higher education policy and management
- Transnational education
- Quality assurance
- International comparative education
- Teaching quality and standards
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Fion Lim
Dr Fion Lim is well-recognised in the international education industry for her experience in transnational education. This recognition is carried across to her role at VU where she has a leading role in quality assurance in the University’s third-party arrangements, research, and active public engagement.
Fion’s experience in transnational education spans different aspects of the industry. Her experience in this area ranges from managing commercial profitability and stakeholder engagement, to curriculum development, teaching, research and managing the academic quality and delivery of transnational delivery. She also has experience in developing and managing higher education programs in Singapore and Australia.
Accomplishments & achievements
- Fion’s PhD thesis ‘Australian transnational higher education quality assurance in Singapore and Malaysia’ received the IEAA Excellence Award 2012 – Outstanding Postgraduate Thesis on a topic related to International Education.
- She is a member of the International Committee of Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).
- She has been the Deputy Convenor of IEAA Transnational Education Networking Group (two terms).
- Fion contributes actively to committees within institutions she worked for. She is currently a member of the VU Academic Board, and Learning & Teaching Quality Committee.
Qualifications
- PhD, Deakin University, 2012
- MCom, Curtin University, 2000
- BBA (Hons), National University of Singapore, 1994
Key publications
Book chapter (showing 1)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Lim, C., Crosling, G., De, Silva., & Cheng, M. W. (190101). Chapter 14 Transnational education and employability: lessons from a case study of an Australian degree in Malaysia. In Coelan, R. ;. (Ed.) (pp. 176-186). Milton: Routledge. |
Conference paper (showing 3)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Lim, C. (171028). Measuring employability in TNE: the known, the unknown and the challenge to know. International Education Association of Australia. |
| 2015 | Lim, C. (150101). To market, to market: But where to from here? Re-examining the TNE potential for Australia Paper presented at Australian International Education Conference 2015. Deakin, Australian Capital Territory: IDP Education Australia. |
| 2011 | Lim, & Devlin, M. (110101). Professional accreditation in transnational quality assurance: A potential approach to a challenging issue Paper presented at Proceedings of the Australian Universities Quality Forum 2011 : AuQF2011: Demonstrating Quality. Melbourne: Australian Universities Quality Agency. |
Journal article (showing 6 of 8)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
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Victoria University
VU Research Grant for New Staff (AUD $5000)
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Deakin University
Higher Education Research Group Grant (AUD $5000)
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University of Melbourne
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education Publication Grant (AUD $2000)
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
Key industry, community & government roles
| Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 - Mar 2020 |
Member of International Committee
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Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
| Dec 2016 - Dec 2018 |
National Deputy Convener (Transnational Education Network Group)
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International Education Association of Australia |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 - Mar 2020 |
Member of International Committee
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
| Dec 2016 - Dec 2018 |
National Deputy Convener (Transnational Education Network Group)
International Education Association of Australia |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Outstanding Postgraduate Thesis on a topic related to International Education - International Education Association of Australia |
Professional memberships
- Member, International Education Association of Australia
Media appearances
05th September 2017
Sino-foreign schools collaboration reaches turning point
Featured in the IEAA Blog
16th February 2017
Journal cited in the newspapers The Australian, Higher Education section.
01st August 2015
Designing the original curriculum for your joint program in China
Featured in the Journal of China Higher Ed.
