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A paper by ISOM’s Chair Prof James Thong, published in the Journal of Operations Management (2012), was presented the JOM Ambassador Award at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Atlanta on 6 August 2017. The award is given to a paper for inter-disciplinary research published in the last five years that has been widely cited in the subsequent ... Read More

Our alumni have been supporting the School on multiple fronts. They serve as our admission interviewers, program ambassadors, company anchors, speakers, mentors, sponsors and more. To recognize and show our appreciation to more than a hundred alumni contributors, an Alumni Appreciation Reception was held on 1 October 2017. The event was officiated by ... Read More

Zhongyuan Bank, the biggest lender based in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, collaborated with the Executive Education Office for a 5-day Management Development Program for their executives in August. This is the first time the bank has partnered with a business school in Hong Kong. Designed for 38 middle managers from 18 departments and branches ... Read More

The HKUST Business School has collaborated with Taobao China Holding Limited in offering a 2.5 day e-commerce training course for UG students in October. Targeted for beginners, the training is designed with some task-based activities to provide students with knowledge on B2B, e-payment, product listing and customer service. Instructors included trainers ... Read More

Awarded by: Financial Times The highly regarded program and academic excellence at the HKUST Business School have received recurrent recognitions in major international rankings. Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Ranks World’s No.1 for Eighth Time In the latest Financial Times (FT) Global EMBA Rankings, the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program is ranked No.1 in the world, topping ... Read More

Awarded by: Times Higher Education The Times Higher Education has announced its 2018 Subject Rankings. HKUST Business School has been ranked No.1 in Asia or the world’s No.14 in Business and Economics. It is a ranking of world-class universities’ overall broad provision in the fields of business and economics, covering academic prestige and research ... Read More

A record high number of over 200 alumni and friends participated at the Alumni Mixer in Central on 29 August 2017, offering a great opportunity for fellow HKUST Business School’s alumni to expand their professional network with friends from other leading business schools overseas, including the London Business School, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, USC ... Read More

The 14th Marketing Dynamics Conference, organized by the Department of Marketing, was held on campus on 17-19 August. The conference provided an opportunity for marketing researchers for a vibrant discussion about cutting-edge research, with a keynote speech by Prof K. Sudhir, from the Yale School of Management and Editor of Marketing Science, followed by a ... Read More

One of the traditions at the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program is giving back. Each year, the graduating class organizes a class gift campaign to honor their KH experience. The class gift is not just about making a donation, it’s about coming together to give back to society. This year, our KH19 graduates have raised about USD30,000 to support a ... Read More

Since 2013, HKUST students have participated in a unique experiential learning course on social entrepreneurship and venture philanthropy (“SEVP”). Reflecting the nature of social entrepreneurship, the course is interdisciplinary by design. Thus, while the MBA-level course is housed in the Business School, our students have ranged from undergraduates to PhD ... Read More