Meet Our People - Lily Wong

Lily began her connection with VU as a student, completing a Bachelor of Business before returning as a tutor. She later a completed a Master of Business, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer on the basis of her teaching achievements. Lily also has varied industry experience, having worked in administrative and accounting roles in the private sector. At VU, Lily has taught in a range of subjects from first year through to post-graduate, and until recently she co-ordinated VU’s largest accounting subject – Accounting for Decision Making.  Lily still co-ordinates the overseas delivery of this core subject and combines her love of travel with teaching in Hong Kong, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.

Lily Wong

Lily is passionate about teaching, and aims to provide her students a learning experience which is educational, enjoyable and enduring. Her empathetic understanding of students, and her ability to motivate and inspire them has culminated in a number of awards recognising her considerable skills in this area. These include being a finalist in the prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching, and being awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning; Faculty of Business and Law Staff Award for Teaching Excellence; and the Vice-Chancellor’s Peak Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Lily has embarked on a PhD in e-learning and its impact on student learning outcomes. She has presented her findings at conferences nationally, as well as in the US and Europe. Her research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals.