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Fintech is an emerging and growing industry that drives the innovation of financial services globally. At HKUST Business School, we recognize the increasing demand for fintech talents. We are dedicated to equipping students with the right knowledge and skills and preparing them for a bright career in fintech. This summer, the Fintech Research Project is ... Read More

Symposium on Risk Management and Business Intelligence To keep up with advancements in the tech field, we need to move fast and exchange with industry practitioners to find out the next game-changing technologies and their challenges. The annual symposium on Risk Management and Business Intelligence (RMBI) at HKUST serves as an excellent platform for ... Read More

On January 5, a graduation ceremony was held in Shenzhen to celebrate the first cohort of over 300 students who completed the first nationwide-recognized “professional qualification for FinTech practitioners” in China. The qualification is a testament to the joint efforts between HKUST, the China Banking Association, the China Construction Bank University ... Read More

The Executive Education Office (EEO) conducted two 2-day Managerial Decision Making and Leadership Programs for Tencent in Shenzhen in October and November. The training program aimed to enhance leadership skills of the participants and improve their abilities in leading teams to make quality decisions to achieve organizational goals. Prof ... Read More

The HKUST Business School and Microsoft Hong Kong announced the city’s first MBA elective that features an AI (Artificial Intelligence) curriculum. The new AI elective, to be available for our MBA students in early 2020, is part of Microsoft’s Global AI Business School initiative that provides the latest thinking on AI transformation in business. The HKUST ... Read More

Cyberport has announced a Fintech Training Program targeting in-service financial practitioners in January next year. HKUST is proud to be a strategic partner of this Program, and will provide academic and professional advice, venue and promotional support for the Program. The Program will provide seminars and workshops for practitioners to ... Read More

After an MOU signed in June between HKUST, the China Banking Association, Shenzhen University and the China Construction Bank University to co-develop the first FinTech qualification in China, our School has been actively involved in designing the curriculum for this joint initiative. With an overwhelming response, a first batch of over 300 ... Read More

Jointly offered by the Schools of Business, Engineering and Science for the first time, the new MSc in Fintech Program was officially launched in August. To mark this meaningful milestone, a fintech symposium was held on August 17, with an audience consisting of the new class and industry practitioners. The symposium featured a panel of ... Read More

Our School is working in full swing for an industry-recognized professional qualification for fintech practitioners in China, followed a Memorandum of Cooperation signed with the China Banking Association, Shenzhen University, and the China Construction Bank University in June. This collaboration represents a pioneering effort between Mainland China and ... Read More

Cryptocurrency remains one of the hottest fintech topics today, notwithstanding the arrival of Bitcoin a decade ago. For the first on-campus seminar hosted by the Fintech Research Project, Prof John M. GRIFFIN, a forensic finance expert, was invited to deliver a fascinating talk – “Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?” on May 22. The seminar attracted close to 70 ... Read More