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Office workers often spend long hours hunched over their desks. They can also suffer from varying degrees of tight shoulders, back pain, and poor quality of sleep. On June 9, BBA alumna Ebe CHAN conducted an online yoga workshop for our alumni community and introduced participants to Anti-Desk Stretch – a new exercise concept that addresses various office ... Read More

HKUST Business School was ranked the top overall standing by the Panel of Business and Economics and a “world leading” and “internationally excellent” school among all universities in Hong Kong in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2020 organized by the University Grants Committee (UGC). These impressive results are a testament to our ongoing ... Read More

On May 6, HKUST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tencent Finance Academy (Hong Kong) (TFAHK) to nurture the next generation of fintech talent. The signing ceremony was part of a Youth Forum hosted by TFAHK and allowed audiences to gain a better understanding of the developments of the Greater Bay Area and help young talent explore career ... Read More

Situated at HKUST’s south campus, the Shaw Auditorium is set to open in Q4 2021. Generously supported by donations from the Shaw Foundation Hong Kong, the signature large-scale multi-purpose facility will increase teaching and learning space on campus, house HKUST’s flourishing arts and culture, and accommodate various large-scale university functions. As ... Read More

The China market is barely 40 years old. Yet, its beauty market is estimated to reach USD65 billion in sales by 2024. As niche and younger brands begin to expand, international players like Shiseido are also pivoting their strategies to stay competitive and ahead of the trends. On May 27, MBA alumna Carol ZHOU, SVP of China Business Innovation and ... Read More

As part of the world’s largest and most immersive global EMBA network, the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program welcomed participants from six other partnering schools to join their Alumni Business Card series. A celebratory event was held online on May 4 and featured alumnus Martin HOLME (Class of 2012), Vice President and Global Head of Lead Logistics of A.P. Moller ... Read More

On April 24, the MSc in Finance (MFin) program held an online talk featuring Mr Billy TEA, CEO of Serum of Truth, to talk about the alarming, growing, and costly phenomenon of fake news. Billy described some of the psychological factors that prompt people to fall prey to fake news as well as the rapidly changing social and technological environments that ... Read More

On April 21, MBA alumna Ms Cindy CHOW, Executive Director of the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, was featured in the online Economics Industry Talk on “Transforming Hong Kong through Entrepreneurship”. Cindy provided valuable insights on the entrepreneurial landscape of Hong Kong and explained its importance to help the city’s economy thrive. She also ... Read More

The Fintech Research Project has organized two industry talks in April to explore top trending skills in the current fintech job market. On April 21, Miss Florence LAM from Financial Career Insights shared the latest market trends and highlighted the importance of data analytics and python programming skills for fintech jobs. She also discussed the ... Read More

A team of 36 students and alumni from the HKUST EMBA program succeeded and surpassed themselves in the 16 th Xuan Zang Road Business School Gobi Trek Challenge held between May 2 and 5. The team was awarded the "Shackleton Cup" for great team spirit throughout the four-day challenge. For the first time, the team also won the “Best Creativity Award” by ... Read More