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Case competitions are great extracurricular activities for students to develop innovative solutions for real-life business problems. Participating in case competitions can also help students learn valuable skills to support their future careers. Over the years, our students have established a long-standing tradition of “learning from case competitions” ... Read More

Patrick TU and Alex CHU, alumni of the BBA program and co-founders of Dayta AI, are selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list under the Retail and E-commerce industry. The list features 300 young entrepreneurs, leaders, and trailblazers across Asia who overcame the challenges of COVID-19 and identified new opportunities in the “new normal.” Selected from ... Read More

Hong Kong’s success with COVID-19 lies in strict health and safety measures, including early and repeated school closure. The Center for Economic Policy’s online discussion on April 16, titled “Opening Schools in Hong Kong in the Time of COVID” explored the rationale for closing schools and arguments for opening schools. Featuring Mrs Belinda GREER, CEO of ... Read More

On March 13, the School organized a BizTalk to showcase and share insightful faculty research findings in an easy-to-understand way. Entitled “Should We Disclose Corporate Information”, the first session featured Professor Alminas ZALDOKAS from the Department of Finance as he shared his research topic “Firms Innovation Disclosure and their Banking ... Read More

On April 8, the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) launched the new Thematic Program on Fintech and Digitalization to deepen participants’ understanding of fintech and inspire them to promote adopting fintech in their organizations. Celebrating the launch with the webinar on “Fintech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning”, Professor TAM Kar Yan, Dean ... Read More

The Management Development Program (MDP) is a customized course designed by the Executive Education Office to help HKSAR Government officers gain new knowledge and skills to serve our community. Part of MDP, the second module on “Leadership and Change Management” was successfully held in March through a hybrid online and offline learning model. Taught by ... Read More

Professor Siu Fai LEUNG from the Department of Economics has been appointed by the HKSAR Government to join the Communications Authority as a member. Established under the Communications Authority Ordinance (Cap. 616) in April 2012, the authority is an independent statutory body that regulates and oversees the converging telecommunications and broadcasting ... Read More

Miss HU Xinyu, a current student studying MSc in Global Operations, was awarded the 2021/22 Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP) organized by the Bai Xian Asia Institute (BXAI). HU is one of the students at HKUST who receive this honor. HKUST is one of the few Asian universities chosen by BXAI as a Partner University for the program. AFLSP ... Read More

On April 14, the MSc in Global Finance (MSGF) Program launched the new MSGF Global Insight Series – a global learning platform that gathers experienced MSGF fellows from different parts of the world together to exchange ideas and insight with our students and alumni. The first episode on Recovery of Real Estate Industry in Post COVID-19 featured a panel of ... Read More

According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories, spring is a great time to improve liver health. On April 22, registered Chinese medicine practitioner Ms Clara CHAN gave an insightful wellness talk on liver health to the HKUST community. From a TCM perspective, Dr CHAN explained that the liver is interconnected with different organs. As the ... Read More