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Jason Cong LIN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD from the University of Hong Kong, and was a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University. He is the author of National Education in Hong Kong in the New Era (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), and Multiculturalism, Chinese Identity, and Education: Who Are We? (Routledge, 2022). His edited books include Ethnic Minorities: Cultural Perspectives, Stereotypes and Social Challenges (Nova, 2025), and Encyclopedia of Teacher Education (Springer, 2019). His research has been published in well-regarded journals, such as DaedalusJournal of Contemporary ChinaGlobalisation, Societies and EducationEducational Philosophy and Theory, and Asia Pacific Education Review.


Jason’s research has received grants and awards from governments and institutions around the world. These include the Spencer Foundation, Institute of International Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Harvard -Yenching Institute, Henry Luce Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Fulbright Scholarship program, Association for Moral Education, Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Comparative & International Education Society, Korean Association for Multicultural Education, the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research, the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, and the Ministry of Education. His works focus on incorporating intercultural knowledge, skills, and values in education; providing minority and Global South perspectives on educational issues; and working with schools and policy-makers to improve education for all students. His works have been presented at prestigious institutions, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, and UCL.


Jason is the secretary/treasurer of the AERA Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Education SIG, a Regional Editor of the Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies, an Assistant Editor of the Brill Research Perspectives in Philosophy of Education Series, and an Associate Editor of the Cogent Social Sciences. He is also on the editorial board for British Educational Research Journal, Compare, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Multicultural Education Review,and The Curriculum Journal. He is a reviewer for over 27 reputable journals (e.g., The China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Teaching and Teacher Education, and British Educational Research Journal) and publishers (e.g., Routledge and Bloomsbury).

Research interests

Comparative and international education
Philosophy of education
Civic/moral/multicultural education
Politics of education
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Professional information

Scopus ID: 57841527400

ORCID: 0000-0001-6971-0375

ResearcherID: A-6411-2022

Teaching Interests

  • The Sustainable Development Goals and Education
  • Life Education and Whole-person Development
  • Ideals and Reality: Urban Environments
  • Truth and Falsity: Critical Thinking
  • Life Coaching Through Sports
  • Faith and Reason
  • Morality and the Good Life: A Comparative Perspective

External Appointments

Secretary/treasurer: AERA Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Education SIG

Regional Editor: Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies

Assistant Editor: Brill Research Perspectives in Philosophy of Education Series

Associate Editor: Cogent Social Sciences

Editorial Board Member: British Educational Research Journal

Editorial Board Member: Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Editorial Board Member: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Editorial Board Member: The Curriculum Journal

New Scholar Board Member: Multicultural Education Review

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):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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