Dr. Kong is the founder of Heritage & Education Consulting GmbH and she has been a visiting professor at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU-Cottbus) and deputy director at WHITRAP.

She studied urban planning and completed her Ph.D at Delft University of Technology with a focus on social quality and living heritage. She has been working with UNESCO, ICOMOS, Asian Development Bank and other international as well as national agencies in the field of heritage conservation and urban development. She has led the UNESCO capacity building strategy for Asia-Pacific and delivered various capacity building activities for a wide range of audiences. She is recently devoted to synergize heritage assets with educational programs with an aim to foster the global citizenship of future generation and encourage community participation in sustainable tourism.