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Finance Faculty Appointed as Fellow of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research Congratulations to Professor Abhiroop MUKHERJEE of the Department of Finance, also MPhil and PhD Programs Coordinator (Finance), who has been appointed as a Fellow of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER)! Founded by academics worldwide, ABFER is an ... Read More

The BizTalks series of the Fall Term has started, featuring scholars first from the Departments of Finance and Marketing on how policies and other people will influence an individual's behavior. Going the Extra Mile: What Taxi Rides Tell Us about Long-hour Culture in Finance In the US, banks have a protected weekend policy that restricts junior bankers from ... Read More

New faculty members bring fresh perspectives and ideas to our School and six academic departments, enhancing the overall quality of our research and education. The School is delighted to welcome the following new faculty members in this new academic year! Accounting (top row from left) Assistant Professor Tony CHO Assistant Professor DONG Qingkai ... Read More

Congratulations to Liwei Huang Associate Professor of Business and Associate Professor JI Yan of the Department of Finance for receiving funding of RMB 2 million for his research project “Macro Finance” from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientist (EYS) Scheme (Hong Kong and Macau). The proposed research will study ... Read More

Lee Quo Wei Professor of Business, also Chair Professor JT LI (center), together with Management PhD graduate CHEN Ziyi (left), and Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, Professor KWON Ohchan (right), co-authored a paper “ Selling on Digital Platforms Abroad: Modes of Control and Dual Liabilities ”, which ... Read More

A delegation of 25 faculty members from the School visited the premises of SenseTime and iCarbonX in Shenzhen on August 17, to engage in a comprehensive exploration of the current state of technology advancements. The delegation first visited SenseTime, a distinguished artificial intelligence enterprise widely recognized for its innovative video ... Read More

Amid the growing disruptive forces of AI, business leaders across the board are closely looking into the benefits and impacts of AI on their organizations. Our faculty of different disciplines also stay at the forefront of these transformational changes and share their insights in the Hong Kong Economic Times. Senior Associate Dean, Acting Head and Chair ... Read More

As an Asian economic hub, Seoul presents numerous investment opportunities. Lee Heng Fellow and Associate Professor LEE Dongwon of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management delivered a keynote speech at the Seoul Forward Conference “Seoul Forward”, an event to encourage local and global companies in Hong Kong to enter Seoul. ... Read More

Awarded by: RGC, SoFiE and Organization Science Faculty across different academic departments have received respected local and international recognition. Their achievements attest to the firm commitment of our faculty to rigorous research and contributions to professional services in their respective fields. ISOM and FINA Professor Named Senior Research ... Read More

A regulatory technology (regtech) research project led by the Dean of HKUST Business School, Professor TAM Kar Yan, has been awarded funding by the Research Grants Council (RGC) in the Thirteenth Round of the Theme-based Research Scheme 2023/24. The RGC announced the funding results on July 13, 2023. Among a total of nine funded proposals, two are from HKUST ... Read More