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It is our great pleasure to announce the appointment of Prof Albert PARK as the Head of Department of Economics. Prof Park specializes in development economics and earned his PhD in Applied Economics from Stanford University. In 2011, he joined HKUST as a professor in the Department of Economics with a joint appointment as Chair Professor in the Division of ... Read More

Congratulations to Prof KIM Yong H., Department of Management, after receiving different recognitions for his research excellence. His paper entitled “ Global Supply Chain Dynamics in the Mobile Handset Industry” has won several awards and honors in the field. They include the winner of the William C. Frederick SIM Doctoral Dissertation Award and the Emerald ... Read More

Prof Li Yingying of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics & Operations Management, has been named the 2019 “Excellent Young Scholar (EYS)” by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC - 國家自然科學基金委員會). Established in 1986, the NSFC is an institution under the jurisdiction of the State Council, with its mission being the support of ... Read More

Prof. LEUNG Siu Fai, Head of the Economics Department, is awarded the Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong SAR Government, in recognition of his contributions to public services, especially the Minimum Wage Commission. ... Read More

Prof Carman NG from the Department of Management has been presented with the “Honorary Mention” in this year’s Common Core Teaching Excellence Award. In her award-winning course “Traps and Pitfalls in Judgment and Decision Making”, Prof Ng combined the latest research findings with resourceful experiential learning and ably conveyed fresh insights on ... Read More

Established in 2001, the Franklin Prize in recognition of outstanding performance in pursuing teaching excellence by our faculty was held on May 10. The prize donor Professor Franklin Laurence was on hand to present the awards. Winners of UG Teaching: Prof Paul Forster Prof Li Kai Prof Percy DIAS Winners of MBA Elective/MSc Teaching and MBA Core Teaching ... Read More

Chair Prof HUI Kai-lung, Department of ISOM, has been appointed as an Honorary Advisor to the Hong Kong Police College in recognition for his contribution to the college by giving advice on police training. Since 2006, the Hong Kong Police College has been appointing academia, professionals and retired senior police officers as honorary advisors. Over the ... Read More

Six faculty members were presented with the Franklin Prize this year on 7 May, in recognition of their outstanding performance in pursuing teaching excellence. The Department of Management received the Departmental Award. The Franklin Prize was established in 2001 and its donor Professor Franklin Laurence was on hand to present the plaques to awardees ... Read More

Prof Percy Dias, Associate Professor of Business Education of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics & Operations Management, has been recognized as an “Expert Level Instructor” by the Cisco Networking Academy. The Cisco Networking Academy Recognition Program honors achievements to the top 10 percent of instructors globally in student ... Read More

Three ISOM faculty have been given major editorial roles contributing to top research journals in information systems, operations management and economics Professor Hui Kai Lung, Deputy Head and Chair Professor of Information Systems, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), a top information ... Read More