Despite the challenging times, our faculty and programs have received continued recognition and accolades. These reflect their uncompromising spirit and contributions to business education and their professional fields.
NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Scheme
Associate Professor YU Man from the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM) has been awarded the 2020 NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Scheme (EYS). Organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the scheme is one of the most prestigious honors for young scientists in China.
Best Management Science Paper
Associate Professor WANG Jing’s paper “Female Hiring Bias Revealed in Online Job Markets” has won the INFORMS ISS Best Management Science Paper in Information Systems (IS). This is a prestigious award given to only one of the many papers published in Management Science (IS) every year. Meanwhile, she has been appointed as Associate Editor of the editorial board for the MIS Quarterly - one of the top two journals in IS.
Best Phenomenon-based Paper Award
Professor LI J.T., Chair Professor of the Management Department and Lee Quo Wei Professor of Business, has received the Best Phenomenon-based Paper Award organized by the Journal of World Business. His co-authored paper “The belt and road initiative, cultural friction and ethnicity: Their effects on the export performance of SMEs in China” was selected as the first runner-up.
Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
Associate Professor Melody CHAO of the Department of Management has been selected as a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). APS is a leading international organization dedicated to advancing scientific psychology across disciplinary and geographic borders.
Editor of the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance
Professor Albert PARK, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Economics, has been appointed Editor of the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (JPEF). JPEF focuses exclusively on the economics and finance of pensions and retirement incomes.
Fellow of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council
Assistant Professor LEE Byoungchan has been selected as a fellow of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Fiscal and Monetary Policy from October 2020 to September 2021. The council focuses on developing new thinking on the monetary and fiscal policy tools to support an inclusive economy – a global change under the current unprecedented economic situation.
Associate Editor of RAND Journal of Economics
Associate Professor HUA Xinyu has been appointed as Associate Editor of RAND Journal of Economics. Widely known as the top journal in the field of industrial organizations, the journal specializes in the behavior of regulated industries, the economic analysis of organizations, and more generally, applied microeconomics.
Global Influnence - Eduniversal Ranking 2020
Deans of the best 1,000 business schools in 154 countries have recommended the HKUST Business School as one of the Top-3 Business Schools in Far East Asia. According to the Eduniversal Business Schools Ranking 2020, the HKUST Business School was selected as the Top Business School in Hong Kong because of its strong global influence, and one of the Top-3 Business Schools in Far East Asia. Headquartered in Paris, Eduniversal is a global ranking and rating agency specializing in higher education. Every year, it rates the top 1,000 business schools in 154 countries according to their international reputation, at a national and global level, and by nine geographical zones.
Three MSc Programs Amongst the Top in the Asia Pacific
Three HKUST MSc programs triumph with leading positions in the Asia Pacific Region in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2021.
Master of Science in Finance
Recognized as No.1 - Master of Finance Program in the Asia Pacific for the 4th consecutive year in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2021, the program emerged from the integration of the MSc in Investment Management and MSc in Financial Analysis programs.
Master of Science in Global Operations
The QS Business Master Rankings has newly introduced a new Masters ranking in Supply Chain Management to its portfolio in 2021. Recognized as No. 1 in the Asia Pacific region in the first launch of the QS Business Masters Rankings: Supply Chain Management 2021, the program offers the M2M Double Degree Master’s option with Yale and FGV EAESP. It allows students to study at two leading business schools in two countries, and to graduate with two master’s degrees.
Master of Science in International Management
Recognized as Top 5 - Master in Management Program in the Asia Pacific region in QS Business Masters Rankings 2021: Management, the program in collaboration with CEMS offers dual qualification with global alumni and career development network. It allows students to study and interact with global-minded peers from 33 leading business schools all over the world. Meanwhile, the M2M Double Degree Master’s option is available with Yale, HEC Paris and FGV EAESP.