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The Committee on Undergraduate Core Education has approved the presentation of this prestigious award to Professor Wang Jing, from the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM), in respect of the common core course ISOM 2310 Chronicle of Internet Commerce she taught in 2017. Since taking over the teaching of ... Read More

In its ongoing efforts to promote Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and FinTech, the HKUST Business School has launched one of the first MOOC courses on FinTech in the Asia Pacific Region. The course (FinTech Foundations and Overview) gives learners worldwide an opportunity to take classes provided by HKUST faculty and practitioners and makes learning ... Read More

Awarded by: EQUIS EFMD The HKUST Business School has been re-accredited by the EQUIS EFMD. The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) assesses and looks for a balance between high academic quality and close interaction with the corporate world. Institutions that are accredited by EQUIS must ... Read More

Prof Emily Nason, Department of Management, has been reappointed by the HKSAR Government to serve another 2-year term as a member of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC). Members of HKCPEC comprise three members from academia, five members from the business sector and two government officials to advise the Government on ... 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

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Science signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ying Ding Education Technology Co., Ltd on establishing a partnership for strengthening education research collaboration and development of blended learning initiatives. Ying Ding Education Technology Co., Ltd (Ying Ding) is the ... Read More

In March, the Executive Education Office ran two regional programs for two new clients – Colgate and Warner Music Asia. The Office launched the Colgate Asian Leadership Program on campus for 32 executives from 12 countries. Four HR coaches also joined the program. The program aims to equip participants with strategic planning abilities – to accelerate ... Read More

The Dean’s Service Award Ceremony is held every year to recognize students who are not only committed to serving their peers, but also extending their care to the broader community. This year, nine Dean’s Service awardees have exhibited their exceptional caring spirit in reaching out to the underprivileged, not only in Hong Kong, but across the region ... Read More

The third student-led annual Global MBA Challenge Case Competition was held on 12-14 April 2018 on campus. This year, 14 teams from top MBA programs around the world competed on novel APAC business challenges from the program partners Bayer Healthcare, C!ty’Super, and ANZ. This year, London Business School (The New Low) won both the strategy round ... Read More

Adjunct Prof KC Chan, Department of Finance, was on a NOW TV current affairs program 大嗚大放 to discuss the impacts of a trade war between China and the US. Prof Hui Kai Lung, Deputy Head of Information Systems, Business Statistics & Operations Management, was on an RTHK3 Radio Program Backchat to discuss Facebook and online privacy issues after its founder ... Read More