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On March 19, the Center for Economic Policy (CEP) celebrated its official launch with a panel discussion on the “Challenges facing Competition Policy in Hong Kong and Asia.” Following Dean Kar Yan TAM’s welcoming remarks, Professor Albert Park, Director of CEP and Chair Professor of Economics, outlined the Center’s mission focuses on offering high-quality ... Read More

Working hard to keep the global alumni community engaged and inspired, the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program team has hosted various online alumni sharing events to inspire their community with thought-provoking dialogues. On March 16, they welcomed alumnus Charles KUAI from the class of 2006 as their online event speaker. Currently based in Taipei, Charles is ... Read More

Founded in 1991, the Business Student’s Union, HKUSTSU (BSU) is the first student-led union established at HKUST and the only union representing all business students. With over 1,600 members, the Union aims to enhance students’ knowledge and exposure to the business world and improve bonding between its members and corporate partners. The Union celebrated ... Read More

How can we ace in a virtual negotiation? Should we be nice or tough? Contrasting to conventional wisdom, Professor Martha JEONG, Assistant Professor from the Department of Management, shares that warm and friendly buyers tend to put themselves in a disadvantageous position during the negotiation process. Learn more at: https://hkust.edu.hk/news/research ... Read More

Seven of the top ten most valuable private companies worldwide are online platforms that thrive on the disruption of traditional business models. Surprisingly, however, such platforms have received little attention in the operations management (OM) literature. To fill this gap, HKUST’s Professor Ying-Ju Chen and Dr Shihong Xiao, alongside their international ... Read More

If you miss our Layperson Talk where Yue ZHENG shared her research “ The Value of Analysts’ Capital Expenditure Forecasts” in an easy-to-understand language, you can review her talk or read the summary written here below. Financial analysts are important information intermediaries in capital markets. Traditional research outputs of analysts, such as buy ... Read More

If you miss our Layperson Talk where Alminas ZALDOKAS shared his research “ Firms Innovation Disclosure and Their Banking Relationship ” in an easy-to-understand language, you can review his talk or read the summary written here below. Innovating firms face a choice whether to patent its innovation or keep it as a trade secret. US National Science ... Read More

We are delighted to announce the launch of “ Digital MBA for Global Leaders ” (DiMBA). As a pioneering program in Asia, DiMBA is a two-year part-time program offers a flexible online learning structure for motivated professionals in the region. Designed for working professionals in Asia who seek flexibility in their schedule or geographical mobility, the ... Read More

Earlier this year, the HKUST EMBA Program Office held two online events under the new series “Cutting-edge Research in Business Studies ( 商学前 「 研 」 )” to share the latest faculty research with business leaders of the EMBA program. The events featured two professors who were awarded the Liwei Huang Professorship in Business – Professor Abhiroop MUKHERJEE ... Read More

On February 6, the grand finale of the first annual Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge (HKEPC) successfully concluded. Organized by HKUST undergraduate students and supported by faculty advisor Professor Wooyoung LIM (Associate Professor of Economics), the event was hosted by the Department of Economics and the Center for Economic Policy, and sponsored by ... Read More