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In an ongoing effort to nurture the next generation of fintech talent, the Fintech Research Project has launched the website Explore Fintech for students and young graduates to explore the many learning and career opportunities in fintech. This information platform facilitates easy access to available resources like latest market trends, research findings ... Read More

Sponsored by the Karen Lee Student Mentoring Center, the Peer Mentoring Program has been essential in supporting new students and helping them get oriented to HKUST. In the 2021-2022 academic year, the School set up the Peer Mentoring Program Committee to further support the program. Nine enthusiastic students joined the Committee and formed three main teams ... Read More

The digital revolution is transforming the way people live, interact, and do business. With an aim to demystify the significant digital technology developments relevant to business operation, the Executive Education Office offered a 2-day open program on Digital Transformation for executives on Aug 25 & 30. The program covered four topics - Overview of ... Read More

In today’s dynamic and challenging business environment, it is essential for leaders to lead and communicate with their teams to make high-quality decisions and achieve desirable performance. Since 2014, the Executive Education Office has been offering the High Potentials Leadership 5-day Consortium Program to address executives’ learning needs. The ... Read More

Deloitte China recently announced the winners of the 2022 China's Best Managed Companies (BMC) awards program. These 50 winning companies have annual average revenue hitting 37.1 billion yuan (US$5.5 billion) and growth rate reaching 21% despite COVID-19 challenges. On August 12, an award presentation ceremony was held in Beijing. The HKUST Business ... Read More

The digital evolution and growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the last decade have led to a rising need for talent with good marketing skills and analytics competence. To meet the increasing demand, HKUST Business School has launched the new Master of Science in Marketing program. The program is designed for candidates around the world who plan to ... Read More

The HKUST Business School signed a partnership agreement with The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB) to establish an ECF-Fintech (Professional Level) Program. Based on the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)'s Enhanced Competence Framework and to fulfil its professional-level qualifications, the program aims to build a strong foundation for the ... Read More

With a steadfast commitment to nurturing business leaders and knowledge transfer, HKUST Business School is always at the forefront of advancing educational development and thought leadership. On August 8, 2022, the School and Deloitte China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take our collaboration to the next level. We hope to develop the next ... Read More

Congratulations to our two professors from the Department of Management and their postgraduate students, who are recognized by the Academy of Management for Best Paper Proceedings. In the field of Human Resources, the paper titled “Warmth Matters, Not Competence: AI Recruiting and Applicants’ Organization Attraction” co-authored by Professor GONG Yaping ... Read More

Non-fungible token (NFT) and the metaverse topped the list of the most searched keywords in Google in the year past, which saw a growing number of brands embark on new ventures in the metaverse sector. On the other hand, supply chain disruptions are likely to remain a threat to economic growth in the foreseeable future. Two faculty members have recently ... Read More