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Warmest welcome to all new joiners of the HKUST Business School! On Aug 29, the Business School hosted the first-ever Welcome and Orientation at the Shaw Auditorium on campus, with over 400 undergraduate freshmen joining the event in person, and more than 200 students watching the live-streaming online. At the event, Dean of HKUST Business School Prof. TAM ... Read More

In this academic year, the School welcomes six highly accomplished scholars to its faculty (see below list). In August, they participated in an orientation program with sharing sessions by Senior Associate Dean and Chair Professor of Information Systems Prof. HUI Kai Lung, Business Statistics and Operations Management Prof. Albert HA as well as panel ... Read More

The Business School is excited to have Mr. Stephen SHIH joining us this September and taking up the important role of Associate Dean (MBA Programs). With nearly 20 years of experience at Bain & Company, working in the USA, Hong Kong, Beijing and most recently Shanghai, Stephen is well versed in leadership and professional development. He has extensive ... Read More

Overcoming many obstacles and challenges in the past three years due to the pandemic, our EMBA Class of 2019 finally completed their study after the wrap-up module held in August 2022. This module provided a unique capstone learning experience that integrates essential knowledge from the core business subjects in a simulation exercise, challenging them to ... Read More

With the goal to promote fintech talent development through academia-industry collaboration, the School and Ant Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on collaborations covering industry insight sharing, internship and employment opportunities, as well as joint efforts on industrial research. Marking the first initiative of this partnership ... Read More

Every year, the Hong Kong Youth & Tertiary Students Association will award ten outstanding university students for their excellent academic achievements and great contributions to the society. One of the winners this year is our Year 4 undergraduate student CHEUNG Pok To Jason, who majors in Marketing and Management. At the award presentation ceremony, Jason ... Read More

In an ongoing effort to nurture the next generation of fintech talent, the Fintech Research Project has launched the website Explore Fintech for students and young graduates to explore the many learning and career opportunities in fintech. This information platform facilitates easy access to available resources like latest market trends, research findings ... Read More

Sponsored by the Karen Lee Student Mentoring Center, the Peer Mentoring Program has been essential in supporting new students and helping them get oriented to HKUST. In the 2021-2022 academic year, the School set up the Peer Mentoring Program Committee to further support the program. Nine enthusiastic students joined the Committee and formed three main teams ... Read More

The digital revolution is transforming the way people live, interact, and do business. With an aim to demystify the significant digital technology developments relevant to business operation, the Executive Education Office offered a 2-day open program on Digital Transformation for executives on Aug 25 & 30. The program covered four topics - Overview of ... Read More

In today’s dynamic and challenging business environment, it is essential for leaders to lead and communicate with their teams to make high-quality decisions and achieve desirable performance. Since 2014, the Executive Education Office has been offering the High Potentials Leadership 5-day Consortium Program to address executives’ learning needs. The ... Read More