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Awarded by: Financial Times The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Executive MBA Program, jointly offered with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, maintains its leading position in the world in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. It ranks No. 2 overall. This follows its historic ranking as the world's No. 1 ... Read More

Awarded by: Economist Intelligence Unit The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) has yet again been ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), for the third year in a row, as No. 1 in Asia and Australia. Overall, it ranks No. 11 in the world. Of the 100 MBA programs that made the EIU ... Read More

Awarded by: Franklin Prize The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence for Year 2007 were professors from the Department of ISMT & Economics both picked up 2 awards, Accounting and Finance sections claimed one each. The first Department Award went to Department of MGTO. Winning Professors from Department of ISMT were Ronald Lau (UG category awards), and ... Read More

Awarded by: Institute of Mathematical Statistics Professor Lancelot James of ISMT has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (ISMT). He received the award for his outstanding research and professional contributions to statistical theory and methodology. The IMS is an international professional society in statistic and ... Read More

Awarded by: HKUST Business School The HKUST Business School held the PhD Student Research Paper Competition on May 2, 2008. Of the 16 submissions to the competition, 3 finalists were selected by the PhD coordinators as among the best. Each finalist gave a presentation in front of a panel of judges and their fellow students. Winners are: - Alison XU from the ... Read More

Awarded by: VERTEX, House II Students' Association, HKUSTSU Professors Qingchuan Hou (ACCT), John Hulpke (MGTO), Emily Nason (MGTO), Riki Takeuchi (MGTO) and Mike So (ISMT) received the university-wide Best Ten Lecurers this year. The election is organized annually by VERTEX, House II Students' Association. Awards were given on 4 February. ... Read More

Awarded by: Financial Times HKUST Business School's full-time MBA program has been ranked by the Financial Times at number 17 in the world, the highest ever for any Hong Kong run program on the chart. Four months ago in September 2007, the HKUST MBA was ranked by another major international agency the Economist Intelligence Unit as number 1 in Asia and ... Read More

Awarded by: Financial Times The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Executive MBA Program, taught in conjunction with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, ranks No.1 in the world in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. This is the first time a Hong Kong-based program has topped an international rankings chart ... Read More

Awarded by: The Society for Experimental Social Psychology HKUST's Visiting Professor in Marketing Robert Wyer was bestowed the Distinguished Scientist Award by the US-based Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP). Prof Wyer's research and theoretical interests focus on the cognitive processes that underlie beliefs and judgments about people ... Read More

Awarded by: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Five accounting students pitted their wits, and their language skills, against 10 other teams from universities in Greater China to be named first runner-up in this year's Deloitte Tax Championship finals held in Guangzhou. The students, all local, were up against mostly native Mandarin-speakers more familiar with the ... Read More