Feature Stories

Internships at KPMG allow HKUST students to experience working life at one of the ‘Big Four’ Suri (left) and Stephanie join the KPMG’s internship program, which helps them to make the transition from the classroom to workplace. KPMG’s 10-week paid internship program allows HKUST Master of Science in Accounting (MSAC) students in the accounting analytics ... Read More

In driving Hong Kong’s burgeoning multidisciplinary fintech sector, the launch of the MSc in Fintech program will provide students with a prime opportunity to enhance their career opportunities in a new sector that continues to change the global financial system. Jointly offered by the Schools of Business and Management, Engineering, and Science, it is the ... Read More

HKUST signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in June with the China Banking Association, Shenzhen University, and the China Construction Bank University to co-develop a professional qualification for fintech practitioners in China. This collaboration manifests a pioneering effort between Mainland China and Hong Kong to establish a nationwide qualification ... Read More

To prepare students for tomorrow’s financial sector and promote professionalism for the fast-moving fintech industry, HKUST has made some great strides this summer. A fintech symposium was held to mark the launch of a new academic program, and a new cross-border collaboration has been established with prominent partners to co-develop the first fintech ... Read More

Professor Sam GARG (PhD, Stanford University) is a tenured Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at HKUST Business School. He is a pioneer and renowned scholar in the research area of board dynamics in privately-held ventures and newly public-listed firms. He coauthored this article with Dr Hanny KUSNADI (PhD, HKUST), to explain how to scale promising ... Read More

Professor Sam GARG is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at HKUST Business School. Prior to earning his PhD at Stanford University, he worked with established and young entrepreneurial firms and founded an online payments venture in Singapore. He is a pioneer and global leader in the research area of board dynamics in privately-held ventures and ... Read More

With evolving disruptive technologies, many family businesses in Asia are confronted by new challenges. Professor Roger KING , Founder and Director of the Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies at HKUST, together with Professor Winne PENG , the Center’s Associate Director, look closely into family businesses in the region and ... Read More

Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund is a not-for-profit initiative launched by Alibaba Group in 2015. The Fund’s mission is to help Hong Kong-based entrepreneurs and young people realize their dreams and visions for their businesses and communities. Cindy CHOW is the Executive Director of the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and also an HKUST MBA alumna ... Read More

Social entrepreneurship is pioneering and inspirational. Treating beneficiaries as customers and collaborating with other stakeholders in society - the government, traditional charities and responsible corporations – are pivotal to scale-up new innovations and models that have proved successful to achieve social impact, writes Adjunct Associate Professor ... Read More

The insight and expertise of our faculty and alumni drives the vibrant exchange of ideas and discussions. The Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund is a not-for-profit initiative launched by the Alibaba Group. Its mission is to help Hong Kong and Taiwan-based entrepreneurs and young people realize their dreams and visions for their businesses and communities. Our MBA ... Read More