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The FinTech developments in Hong Kong are phenomenal. As part of the Fintech Education Week 2018 led by Invest HK, a panel talk entitled “Fintech in Greater Bay: Opportunities and Strengths of the Region” , jointly organized by the School Alumni Development Office and the Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) , was held on October 30. ... Read More

FinTech scholar, Professor Christine PARLOUR, Sylvan C. Coleman Chair in Finance and Accounting of UC Berkeley, was invited on campus to give a seminar on FinTech on 8 November. Members of the School’s FinTech Group and faculty of the Department of Finance attended and exchanged ideas with Professor PARLOUR on promising research areas, interesting ideas and ... Read More

FinTech affects every stage of the value chain of financial services, challenging existing business models while creating new opportunities untapped in the past. To help executives understand the disruptive nature of FinTech, the Executive Education Office offered a two-day open program on FinTech for Non-technical Executives & ... Read More

A group of four UG students joined a case competition in Guangzhou hosted by Ivey Asia and Sun Yat Sen Business School and won the championship title. The inaugural competition attracted more than one hundred participating teams. The four-member HKUST team was formed by Caspar CHAN and Phoebe WANG (both from GBUS) and Christy SO and Chantel TSE (both ... Read More

To celebrate the long-term partnership with corporate partners, sponsors, donors and employers, the MBA Office hosted a corporate reception event on November 23. This event has provided an excellent platform for HKUST to recognize the strong support the MBA Program has received from the corporate world. HKUST President Professor SHYY Wei and Dean of the ... Read More

Underpinned by its innovative spirit and a strong commitment to excellence, the HKUST Business School has received several new honors. These awards and accolades reflect the dedication of our faculty and staff to provide the best business education for the region. Recognition from Financial Times and Eduniversal According to the latest Financial Times ... Read More

To address the needs of the HKSAR government and equip civil servants with cutting-edge knowledge, skills and abilities to serve our community, the Executive Education Office offers two tailor-made programs for middle to senior government officers, namely the Management Development Program (MDP) and the Leadership Development Program (LDP). ... Read More

It was an honor to have the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of IBM’s Greater China Gill ZHOU on hand at HKUST on November 10, to talk about preparing for the digital era to the HKUST EMBA Program. Ms ZHOU spoke to more than one hundred students, alumni and faculty about the impacts of AI and advances in computing power on ... Read More

The School and the Center for Education Innovation joined hands to organize a forum on November 15, in honor of Professor Carol S. DWECK, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and recipient of a 2018 Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from HKUST. The forum, titled “Mindset for Success” ... Read More

In October, the MBA Career & Professional Development Team (CPD), the student-led MBA Association and Student Clubs co-organized Career Treks to Singapore and Shanghai to support MBA students’ access to career and networking opportunities in Asia. In Singapore, 35 students visited Allianz, Aon, DBS, DHL Consulting, GIC, Golden Gate Ventures ... Read More