Asst. Prof. Dr. Ng Khai Boon

Assistant Professor, Institute of International Education

khaiboon.ng@newera.edu.my

Academic Qualification:

B.A. (Hons) (University of Malaya) 2015
MPhil. (Fudan University) 2018
PhD. Candidate (Nanyang Technological University) 2019-now

PROFESSIONAL FIELD
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Confucianism
  • Ethics
  • Political Philosophy
WORKING EXPERIENCE
  • Programme Coordinator for postgraduate programme in Southeast Asian Studies and Chinese Studies (2024-now), IIE, New Era University College.
  • Senior Lecturer (2023-now), New Era University College.
  • Teaching Assistant (2019-2021), Nanyang Technological University. (courses include Moral Philosophy, Ethics and Moral Reasoning, Introduction to Environmental Humanities, Ethics and Civics in Multicultural World)
  • Research Assistant (2018-2019), Malaysian Chinese Research Centre, University of Malaya.
  • Research Assistant (2013-2015), Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya.
PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
THESES
  • Ng, K.B. (2018). A Study of Economic Ethics in Of the Treatise on Food and Money and Confucianism. (in Chinese) MPhil Thesis, Fudan University, Shanghai.
  • Ng, K.B. (2014). The Destination of Moral Subjectivity: A Comparison of Cheng Hao and Lu Jiuyuan. (in Chinese) BA Thesis, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
  • Ng, K.B. (2025). Confucianism and Material Enrichment: A Political-Economic Perspective. Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies, 14(1), 71-86. http://doi.org/10.6993/MJCS.202506_14(1).0005
  • Ng, K.B. (2024). Ruler’s or Master’s Way: On Guan Zhidao’s Critique of Wang Gen. (in Chinese) Xue Wen, 26(2), 6-15.
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Motive Consequentialism: A Perspective on Mengzi’s Viewpoints of Righteousness and Profit. (in Chinese) Journal of Han Chiang, 1(1), 209-222.
  • Ng, K.B. (2018). Revisiting Mengzi and Xunzi with Aristotle’s “Potentiality-Actuality” as the Analytic Framework. Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture, 6(2), 16-26.
BOOK CHAPTERS
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Choo Chee Keong in Ling, Tek Soon & Kim Teck. The Malaysia Henghua Personalities 馬來西亞興化群賢錄(pp. 136-141). Kuala Lumpur: The Federation of Heng Ann Malaysia.
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Lau Ban Tin in Ling, Tek Soon & Kim Teck. The Malaysia Henghua Personalities 馬來西亞興化群賢錄(pp. 118-123). Kuala Lumpur: The Federation of Heng Ann Malaysia.
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Lim Peng Jin in Ling, Tek Soon & Kim Teck. The Malaysia Henghua Personalities 馬來西亞興化群賢錄(pp. 318-323). Kuala Lumpur: The Federation of Heng Ann Malaysia.
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Ong Kian Ming in Ling, Tek Soon & Kim Teck. The Malaysia Henghua Personalities 馬來西亞興化群賢錄(pp. 82-87). Kuala Lumpur: The Federation of Heng Ann Malaysia.
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Steven Yow Thin Chin in Ling, Tek Soon & Kim Teck. The Malaysia Henghua Personalities 馬來西亞興化群賢錄(pp. 370-375). Kuala Lumpur: The Federation of Heng Ann Malaysia.
  • Ng, K.B. (2019). Yeo Ah Tee in Ling, Tek Soon & Kim Teck. The Malaysia Henghua Personalities 馬來西亞興化群賢錄(pp. 364-369). Kuala Lumpur: The Federation of Heng Ann Malaysia.
CONFERENCES
  • International Conferenc e on the Relationship between Overseas Chinese and RCEP, November 16-17, 2024
  • Crossing Regions and Inter-discipline Graduate International Conference, February 24-25, 2024
  • Kuala Lumpur World Chinese Language Education Forum, November 17-18, 2023.
  • “Motivating to care: ethical consideration towards collective prosperity”, Australasian Postgraduate Philosophy Conference 2022, November 26-27, 2022.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
No. Year Title Project members Project Sponsor Progress Roles
1. 2024 Research on
Kazuo Inamori’s Philosophy of Business		 Frankie Goh Song Peng, Alexander Tay Guan
Meng, Heng Han Kok, Loo Yew Liang, Lew Siew Boon, Phang Hui Ting, Lam Chui Peng,
Fang Jie, Teng Jing Shin, Lee Ming Ren, Ang Yi
Huan, Lam Yan Ci		 Seiwajyuku Malaysia Ongoing Principal Investigator, Chief Editor
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
No. Date Title Source
1. August 19, 2020 The Debate Between "Morality" and "Ethics" in Political Discourse Malaysiakini.
https://www.malaysiakini
SPEECH AND HOSTING EXPERIENCE
Presenter
No. Date Title Local/ Overseas Organizer Roles
1. Jun 20,
2018		 How to Develop Research Questions? Overseas Association of Malaysian in Fudan Speaker
2. Sep 17,
2018		 Why Study Chinese Studies? Exploring Its Relevance and Benefits Local Department of Chinese Studies,
University of Malaya		 Speaker
3. Oct 1, 2022 Why Study Chinese Studies? Exploring Its Relevance and Benefits Local Department of Chinese Studies,
University of Malaya		 Speaker
4. Sep 12,
2024		 Book Talk: Hierarchical Order and a Just World: A Study of Xunzi's Thought Local IIE, NEUC Speaker
OFF-CAMPUS LITERARY ASSESSMENT PANEL
No. Date Project/Activity Local/ Overseas Organizer
1. June 24, 2025 UM UG iFEST 2025 Local University of Malaya
AWARDS AND EXCELLENCES
  • Judge Prize: 2nd Prize, 3MT Competition organised by School of Humanities, NTU, 2020
  • Audience Prize: Best Overall Presentation, 3MT Competition organised by School of Humanities, NTU, 2020
  • Granted NTU research scholarship. (2019-2023)
  • Granted full scholarship from the Chinese Government to pursue Master Degree. (2015-2018)
  • Granted full scholarship from the Public Service Department of Malaysia to pursue Bachelor Degree. (2012-2015)

Orcid link:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-0581

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