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Professor HUI Kai-Lung spoke in a panel organized by the Cyberport on blockchain and digital currency on November 9. The panel was a part of two-day talk series organized at the Cyberport Venture Capital Forum, which attracted 700+ attendees comprising investors, tech start-ups and business leaders. Meanwhile, a paper “Micro-Giving: On the ... Read More

The University has signed a major cooperation agreement with the China Construction Bank (CCB) to provide corporate training for its employees. The agreement was signed on October 24 by HKUST President Prof SHYY Wei at a ceremony held in Beijing and witnessed by the top management of CCB including its Chairman Mr Tian Guoli. CCB is one ... Read More

A high-level delegation led by the Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou Mr ZHANG Shuofu visited HKUST on October 14. The delegation was received by senior members of the HKUST Council and administration, including Council Chairman The Honorable Andrew LIAO and President Prof SHYY Wei. The visit marked a significant milestone of HKUST, with an MOU ... Read More

The University of Southern California from the US has been crowned champion in the HKUST International Case Competition (HKICC) 2018. The winning team defeated 14 other outstanding teams from top business schools around the world and took the highest honor in this prestigious annual contest. As Asia’s first and leading international case competition, this ... Read More

The Chairman of the Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, Mr Gian Maria GROS-PIETRO, visited Hong Kong in October. It was an honor for students of the HKUST Business School to join a talk by Mr GROS-PIETRO on October 11 on the topic of “Innovation and the Finance Industry”. Among the audience was a group of our UG students from the World ... Read More

Over 60 participants from around the world got together in the Business School Central for the APEC Project DARE (Data Analytics Raising Employment) 2018 Workshop. Co-organized by the Asia Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC), the Wiley Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), the two-day ... Read More

Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Asian E-tailing Summit is a one-stop platform for business professionals to network with renowned online retail experts, and obtain the latest sourcing trends and market intelligence, successful cases and best practices of e-tailing. The summit will feature 40+ internationally renowned industry ... Read More

Organized by the Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies of the HKUST Business School, and sponsored by Ernst & Young, a luncheon seminar on “ Working across Cultures: A Tale of Two Family Businesses in Germany and China ” was conducted at the China Club on October 9. About 30 family business leaders were invited to the seminar. ... Read More

The 12th cohort of Leading for Success Consortium Program attracted 31 executives from 20 companies this year. The participants, with an average of 18 years of work experience, come from diverse industries and office locations. This flagship program aims to help leaders and entrepreneurs stay competitive and take their organizations to new heights. The ... Read More

The MSc in Global Operations (MSGO) Program attaches a great importance to connections among students, alumni and faculty members. The Program held their annual GET-TOGETHER, reunion & welcoming event to connect alumni and current students together on September 22. Over 30 MSGO alumni joined the GET-TOGETHER to share their own experiences with the ... Read More