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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

To equip executives with skills in turning data into actionable business insights, the Executive Education Office hosted a real-time online open program “Data-driven Storytelling for Executives” by Professor Allen HUANG. The program attracted 57 senior executives, including C-level executives, from industries ranging from healthcare and financial services to ... Read More

At an insightful fireside chat co-organized by the School and Columbia Alumni Association Hong Kong, Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners Nisa LEUNG shared valuable insights from her successful career as a venture capitalist focusing on the Chinese healthcare market. The event was moderated by the School’s Head of External & Alumni Relations Helen ... Read More

Congratulations to two teams from the School’s undergraduate programs for their outstanding performances at the Hong Kong Joint University Case Competition (HKJUCC). Comprising Year 2 Global Business students HUNG Yun-yeh, SO Chi Ching and WONG Hoi Tung and Year 1 Economics student POON Lok Sun, team Ace Advisory was named the First Runner-up. Team Daemon ... Read More

Digitalization in the financial services industry has driven the demand for talent skilled in both business and technology. To help address the fintech industry’s demand for interdisciplinary talent, the Fintech Research Project collaborated with Financial Career Insights (FCI) to pilot the Python for Fintech Workshops series, offering practical programming ... Read More

With their in-depth, accurate, timely reporting, news professionals help ensure the free flow of information, contributing greatly to the development of our economy and community. Serving as a judge for the award for the third time in a row, Professor TAM Kar Yan, Dean of HKUST Business School, joined the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award (CJEA) ... Read More

To promote equal opportunities and gender diversity, HKUST DBA Program, which targets a highly selective group of senior executives, has launched two awards to bestow on eligible DBA candidates in the form of scholarship. The Award for Women Leaders seeks to recognize female leaders with good academic performance and professional achievement, as well as ... Read More

The School has completed an in-depth research study pointing way forward for Hong Kong’s development into a leading global fintech hub. Taking references from the experience of seven fintech hubs in the world — namely London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Zurich, this first-of-its-kind comprehensive study outlines ten opportunities ... Read More