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Congratulations to Year 2 Information Systems & Big Data Technology student Andrew CHAN Gachun for being one of the 25 winners of the Innovation and Technology Scholarship in Hong Kong. With the prize valued at HKD150,000, the scheme also includes an Overseas Attachment Program as well as Mentorship and Service Project Programs, all of which will become ... Read More

We are delighted to share the exciting news that our undergraduate teams shone and won multiple awards in various case competitions in the past few months: First Runner-up in the 18 th HKUST International Case Competition This year’s HKUST International Case Competition was held online attracting leading business schools from Australia, Hong Kong, Japan ... Read More

The HKUST BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance (SGFN) program has supported the HKFYG Pre-University Pilot Program. This partnership with the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) Leadership Institute aims at providing high school students an overview of sustainable and green finance, by exploring the relationship between sustainability, business ... Read More

The Department of Economics (ECON) and the Center for Economic Policy (CEP) jointly organized the first ever ECON-CEP UG Virtual Research Showcase in June. The event provided a stage for the high-quality research undertaken by our undergraduate students through the ECON 4670 Research and Communication Course, UROP projects, and CEP student research ... Read More

A paper co-authored by our faculty titled “Information Bias in the Proxy Advisory Market” has received the Rising Scholar Award by The Review of Corporate Finance Studies (RCFS ) . Assistant Professor YAN Xiong of the Department of Finance co-authored this paper alongside MA Shichao, PhD graduate from the University of Rochester. As investors increasingly ... Read More

The service sector is a key contributor to Hong Kong’s vibrant economy. In addition to serving as a member of the judging panel for Sing Tao Service Awards 2021, Professor HUI Kai Lung, Senior Associate Dean of HKUST Business School and Chair Professor of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management officiated at its ... Read More

Blockchain has significantly changed the way of data access, storage, retrieval, and information discovery, and is increasingly important to modern businesses. In light of that, the Fintech Research Project invited Mr. Simon SYWAK, a veteran of the digital markets and a highly seasoned financial services executive, to share his unique experience and insights ... Read More

Bookcrossing has grown into a global phenomenon in the past decade, but the idea still has not taken off in Hong Kong yet. BBA alumnus Damon FAN (MARK & MGTO 2003) established a bookcrossing club with BSc alumnus Danny CHEUNG (Chem 2002) back in 2020. But staying in just one location was difficult for them to give out books efficiently. To enhance the book ... Read More

A research team led by the School’s Associate Professors (Department of Finance) Abhiroop MUKHERJEE and George PANAYOTOV, together with Associate Professor (School of Banking and Finance) Rik SEN from the University of New South Wales, has demonstrated how to measure vaccine effectiveness (VE) in the absence of adequate public health data. The team offers an ... Read More

On May 16, the School’s faculty members came together to celebrate another year of hard work at the award ceremony for the Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence. We are honored to have our donor, Professor Laurence FRANKLIN, and Dean of HKUST Business School, Professor TAM Kar Yan to present the awards. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Undergraduate Teaching Amber LI Yao ... Read More