The MSc Programs wrapped up its five-session “Empower Your Path – Professional Advancement Series”, bringing together working professionals to explore our part-time MSc programs. The five programs included Business Analytics, Finance, Information and Cyber Security Management, Family Office and Family Business, and Information Systems Management.
This series featured valuable insights from MSc programs’ professors, academic directors and industry leaders, and covered specialized topics that reflect where industries are heading today. Our MSc alumni who studied in part-time programs shared their experiences balancing work and study to advance their careers.
The energy throughout the sessions was incredible. Participants actively engaged in discussions with professors and speakers, asking thoughtful questions and building meaningful connections. The conversations brought the specialized fields to life and showed how HKUST’s part-time MSc programs can transform career for professionals looking to excel.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us, especially our esteemed speakers and professors, whose dedication and expertise made this series a remarkable success.
(From left): Prof. Lancelot F. JAMES, Academic Director of MSc in Business Analytics; Prof. CHOI Joon Nak, Advisor of MSc in Business Analytics; and Mr. HO Sun Lok, Senior Vice President – Global Lead in Valuation Control Digital and Innovation of Citi (Hong Kong), also an alumnus, shared in the first session of this series.
(From left) Prof. Darwin CHOI, Academic Director of MSc in Finance, serving as moderator; panelists included alumni Mr. Daniel WANG, Senior Credit Analyst of AIA; and Ms. Dorothy CHEUNG, Head of Transaction Services, Greater China, ING Wholesale Banking; alongside Prof. Vincent MAK, Adjunct Associate Professor.
(From left) Prof. Percy DIAS; Mr. Vincent YIU, Director of SYON Security; Mr. Otto LEE, Head of Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre; Mr. Ken ZHANG, Head of Platform Security, Customer Engineering at Google Cloud; and Prof. XU Yan, Academic Director of MSc in Information and Cyber Security Management.
(From left) Mr. Bruce AU, Secretary-General, Yidan Prize Foundation; Prof. MENG Zhaoli, Professor of Business Practice of Department of ISOM; and Prof. Melody CHAO, Academic Director of MSc in Family Office and Family Business.
(From left) Mr. Simon YOUNG, CCO of 01.finance; Ms. Sandy CHU, Assistant Manager (Retail & e-Commerce) of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited; and Prof. ZHENG Rong, Academic Director of MSc in Information Systems Management.