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Deloitte China recently announced the winners of the 2022 China's Best Managed Companies (BMC) awards program. These 50 winning companies have annual average revenue hitting 37.1 billion yuan (US$5.5 billion) and growth rate reaching 21% despite COVID-19 challenges. On August 12, an award presentation ceremony was held in Beijing. The HKUST Business ... Read More

The digital evolution and growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the last decade have led to a rising need for talent with good marketing skills and analytics competence. To meet the increasing demand, HKUST Business School has launched the new Master of Science in Marketing program. The program is designed for candidates around the world who plan to ... Read More

The HKUST Business School signed a partnership agreement with The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) to establish an ECF-Fintech (Professional Level) Program. Based on the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)'s Enhanced Competence Framework and to fulfil its professional-level qualifications, the program aims to build a strong foundation for the ... Read More

With a steadfast commitment to nurturing business leaders and knowledge transfer, HKUST Business School is always at the forefront of advancing educational development and thought leadership. On August 8, 2022, the School and Deloitte China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take our collaboration to the next level. We hope to develop the next ... Read More

Congratulations to our two professors from the Department of Management and their postgraduate students, who are recognized by the Academy of Management for Best Paper Proceedings. In the field of Human Resources, the paper titled “Warmth Matters, Not Competence: AI Recruiting and Applicants’ Organization Attraction” co-authored by Professor GONG Yaping ... Read More

Non-fungible token (NFT) and the metaverse topped the list of the most searched keywords in Google in the year past, which saw a growing number of brands embark on new ventures in the metaverse sector. On the other hand, supply chain disruptions are likely to remain a threat to economic growth in the foreseeable future. Two faculty members have recently ... Read More

PhD student QIU Yancheng from the Department of Finance has received the CES (Chinese Economists Society) Best Student Paper Award and the ACEM (Antai College of Economics and Management) Outstanding Paper Award for his job market paper titled “Foreign Debt, Exchange Rate Exposure, and Corporate Distress”. The paper examines how exchange rate shocks ... Read More

To equip executives with essential knowledge on driving and managing change in organizations, the Executive Education Office launched a new open program, namely Leading Organizational Change, in early July 2022. Taught by Management Professor Kin CHAN, the program aims to impart knowledge of the language and tools to articulate change; the context and ... Read More

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of HKUST, the Business School has organized three Alumni Luncheons earlier on, bringing together distinguished alumni that have become movers and shakers in their respective professions. With nearly 200 alumni joining the lunch series, Business School graduates from the earliest cohorts reconnected and celebrated the ... Read More

This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the HKUST-NYU Stern MS in Global Finance Program which embarked its journey back in 2007. A celebration was held in Hong Kong on July 20, with the enthusiastic participation of more than 30 alumni and students of the program. A series of events are also planned in Singapore, Shenzhen, Taipei, Shanghai, London, and ... Read More