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On June 11, the Center for Economic Policy successfully hosted the 2021 HKUST Workshop on Industrial Organization (IO). During the workshop, ten distinguished IO scholars from the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and HKUST presented their latest research. The scholars included Professor Yuk-fai FONG, Professor Hongsong ZHANG ... Read More

Despite recent travel restrictions and social distancing measures, the Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program welcomed its second cohort in early June. This cohort is our most senior class yet with an average age of 41 years old and 18 years of work experience. The program also welcomed participants from faraway places such as Buenos Aires, Paris, London, and ... Read More

“Leading for Success” Consortium Program for Executives The 14th cohort of the “Leading for Success Consortium” program concluded successfully in May. The flagship program is specially designed to help leaders and entrepreneurs stay competitive and take their organizations to new heights, and featured four modules held between February and May 2021 – ... Read More

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