Congcong Xing

Congcong Xing is an Assistant Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice, specializing in School of Education. Xing completed their PhD at QUT in 2022 with a thesis examining Chinese international research students' resilience processes through a Bourdieusian lens.

Xing's research interests focus on international student experiences, particularly Chinese students in Australian higher education. Their work examines resilience strategies, power dynamics between students and supervisors, linguistic challenges, and cultural adaptation within neoliberal university contexts. They employ Bourdieu's theoretical framework to analyze symbolic violence, cultural capital, and student agency.

Xing has published extensively since 2022, with notable contributions in 2024-2025 examining English monolingualism in multicultural universities, cryptocurrencies vulnerability, Indigenous student completion rates, and career change teachers in Queensland. Their work appears in reputable journals including Higher Education Research and Development, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, and Higher Education.

Xing frequently collaborates with researchers Michael Mu and Deborah Henderson, indicating strong research partnerships within QUT's education community. Their publications demonstrate a consistent focus on equity, resilience, and power dynamics in higher education contexts.