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Recognition encourages faculty members to excel in various aspects. Here are some recent accomplishments of our faculty. Honoring Impactful Cases To recognize faculty’s case development efforts, the 2024 HKUST EMBA Alumni Association Award for Best Case was presented to Adjunct Associate Prof. Entela BENZ of the Department of Finance, with her case titled “ ... Read More

InvestLM Generative AI Platform Supports Financial SMEs in Harnessing AI Following the successful development of InvestLM — Hong Kong’s first open-source large language model for financial generative AI (GenAI) applications, the School has launched the InvestLM Generative AI Platform for free registration by the financial services industry in phases ... Read More

The School is committed to organizing activities and participating in events for the continuous development of its faculty and staff. Case Workshop for Best Practices Recently, the School hosted a one-day case workshop led by Prof. Willis M. EMMONS from Harvard Business School. Over 50 faculty members attended this engaging workshop, which featured Prof ... Read More

The BizTalks Series has been a platform for insightful discussions between our researchers and a wider audience. This fall saw two engaging sessions that attracted diverse audiences, and explored critical themes in organizational dynamics and consumer behavior. The session In November focused on “AI on Company Resilience and Ideological Disagreement at Work" ... Read More

Prof. Allen HUANG, Associate Dean (UG Programs) of HKUST Business School, has recently been appointed a fellow of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER). Taking up this new role, Prof. Huang will contribute further to advancing finance and economics research capacity and agendas. ABFER is an institute founded by academics from Asia, North ... Read More

The first session of the Business School’s BizTalks Series in Fall Term took place in mid-October on campus and also via Zoom to reach out to a broader audience. This session was an enlightening exploration of the dynamic worlds of start-ups and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), providing an opportunity for students and faculty to learn from ... Read More

The research paper titled “Too Good to Go: Combating Food Waste with Surprise Clearance”, by Prof. YU Man from the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management and her co-author was awarded the Best Problem-Driven Analytical Research Paper title from the 2024 Annual Conference of the Decision Sciences Institute. In view of ... Read More

Research and teaching talent is pivotal to our ongoing pursuit of excellence. In the new academic year, the Business School is thrilled to welcome some bright minds from different disciplines. An orientation was organized in August to welcome our 13 new faculty members. The event included sessions on building a successful career in research and teaching and ... Read More

Our faculty from the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM), and the Department of Management have recently taken on new roles from top academic journals. Associate Editor of INFORMS Journal on Computing Associate Professor YANG Yi of the Department of ISOM has been serving as Associate Editor of INFORMS ... Read More

The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence is presented annually to recognize and celebrate faculty excellence in teaching at the HKUST Business School. The Prize was established in 2000 with donations from the Larry and Mei Kwong Franklin Endowment Fund to recognize our faculty contributions in the form of teaching excellence in undergraduate and graduate ... Read More