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With the removal of all COVID-19 restrictions, the annual Risk Management and Business Intelligence (RMBI) Symposium resumed its in-person mode, continuing to serve as a platform for academics, professionals, subject experts and our fellow students to meet and exchange their views. Similar to COVID-19, climate change is one of the causes giving rise to ... Read More

The 2nd cohort of HKGFA-HKUST Certificate in Sustainable Finance program commenced on March 18 for three consecutive Saturdays until April 1 at our downtown center in Central and received overwhelming response. After expanding the program capacity, the 2nd cohort consisted of 56 participants. The majority were banking or finance professionals, while the ... Read More

The BizTalks series is back for this Spring Term and starts with insightful presentations by two assistant professors from the Department of Management. Using Loss Aversion to Encourage Exploration Prof. David HAGMANN’s research suggests that the subjective experience of losses can influence the willingness to explore. He concludes that exploration is driven ... Read More

The 5th gathering of the HKUST EMBA Alumni Association was successfully held in late March. Over 200 alumni and guests gathered in Guangzhou from all over the world to reminisce their fond memories of the alma mater, strengthen their friendships, and discuss the future. This annual alumni event was divided into two sessions: the Homecoming Day held on the ... Read More

To engage our diverse alumni community, the Business School has organized the Joint-programs Alumni Spring Mixer. It had been a while since the last one, and therefore the recent event attracted a hundred alumni from different business school programs and cohorts. We were thrilled to see the strong bond between our alumni and grateful to learn how they ... Read More

The MSc Economics program office hosted an alumni dinner in late March at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shenzhen. As a significant milestone following the lifting of pandemic quarantine restrictions, the event attracted over 100 alumni from the Greater Bay Area. It provided a unique opportunity for alumni to reconnect with their peers and professors and make new ... Read More

To nurture students to “create impacts with a global and strategic mindset,” the HKUST Global Business (GBUS) Program hosted its flagship event – HKUST Global Leadership Forum by inviting business or community leaders to share insights on leadership and other contemporary topics with the students. MBA alumna, Mrs. Christine IP, Managing Director & CEO ... Read More

Two “FinFluencer” Lectures were held in March, featuring Ms. Venetia LEE from Ant Group Greater China International Business and Mr. Brian HUI from HSBC. They shared with our students, their experiences, insights and enthusiasm toward their careers and the industry. (From left) Ms. Venetia LEE, General Manager, Ant Group Greater China International ... Read More

The fintech industry is rapidly growing. In addition to theoretical knowledge, practical experience would help students onto the road to success. Recently, a group of students participated in the "HKUST-WBB x MIT Node Fintech Academy" (the Academy), a two-week program using a project-based learning approach to provide students with insights on the latest ... Read More

The MSc Career Fair 2023 was successfully held in early March at the Park Lane Hong Kong – A Pullman Hotel, with more than 300 MSc students participated. The career fair consisted of career booths, recruitment talks and 1-on-1 interview sessions. Thirty companies from Hong Kong and Mainland China joined the fair and brought along more than a hundred full ... Read More