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The Center for Economic Policy (CEP) hosted two panel discussions titled “Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains and the Digital Economy” and “Central Bank Digital Currencies: Implementation, Applications and Challenges” in May. Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains and the Digital Economy Our Assistant Professor Marc DORDAL CARRERAS (Economics) moderated a comprehensive ... Read More

HKUST Business School is excited three years in a row being rated among the world’s top business schools for its positive impact and sustainability by the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) ! The School is the only business school in Hong Kong recognized for such encouraging achievements presented by PIR, an initiative developed by business school experts in ... Read More

Congratulations to our Year 3 Marketing & Management student Jason CHEUNG Pok To, who won the overall Champion of the Pitch Perfect Programme. Being one of the seven winners from over 100 participants, Jason also clinched the overall championship title. In addition to the one-year HKGCC Student Membership and a total of HK$18,000 cash award, he will have the ... Read More

On June 1, students, alumni and faculty from HKUST joined more than 11,000 viewers online at the "Cloud Concert" to celebrate the University’s 30 th anniversary. Supported by the HKUST EMBA Alumni Council, and co-organized by the HKUST Business School Mainland Office and the University Development and Alumni Affairs Office, the concert featured eight ... Read More

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) released the results of the 2020-2022 “RIBA China Architect 100 Program", listing our EMBA Class 05 alumna, YE Min (Michelle), also founding partner of Fei (Fei Architecture, Fei Art Museum) and principal architect of Fei Architecture. "RIBA China Architect 100" is the most important project since RIBA's entry ... Read More

From Shifting Talent Acquisition Trends to Transforming ESG in the Digital Economy This article is based on a discussion featuring Professor HUI Kai Lung, Senior Associate Dean of HKUST Business School, and Mr Fred SHEU, National Technology Officer of Microsoft Hong Kong. The pandemic has rushed our world through a rapid digital transformation. Among ... Read More

To gauge the views and perceptions of individual investors towards sustainable finance, the School and Pictet Asset Management have joined hands to undertake a large-scale survey. According to the survey, Hong Kong retail investors show strong intent on ESG investment, despite awareness and associated investment experience remaining low, signaling strong ... Read More

The metaverse is viewed as the next iteration of the internet. The School, together with Hang Seng Bank, UOB, and City Super, has become a partner of Regal Hotels Group in MetaGreen project, a green metropolis in virtual gaming world The Sandbox. Scheduled for completion by October 2022, MetaGreen represents an ecosystem that will harness blockchain ... Read More

With “What Affects Attention” as its theme, our second talk in the new season of BizTalks featured Assistant Professor David HAGMANN (Department of Management) and Professor Ralf J A VAN DER LANS (Department of Marketing). Prof. Hagmann and his team show that there is a hidden cost to adapting nudges: people, including policymakers, overestimate their ... Read More

To inspire tertiary students to uncover meaningful insights with the use of big data and data analytics, the School’s Center for Business and Social Analytics (CBSA) , and Wisers AI Lab of Wisers Information Limited jointly organized the CBSA-Wisers Analytics Challenge @HKUST for the first time, drawing 30 team registrations from local tertiary institutions ... Read More