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Jointly offered by the Schools of Business, Engineering and Science for the first time, the new MSc in Fintech Program was officially launched in August. To mark this meaningful milestone, a fintech symposium was held on August 17, with an audience consisting of the new class and industry practitioners. The symposium featured a panel of ... Read More

With the start of the new academic year, different program offices of the Business School have arranged orientation activities to welcome their new students. With the largest population, our undergraduate programs welcomed more than 900 new students to HKUST. A diverse mix of students from 23 countries and places around the world got ... Read More

Entrepreneurial teams specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) took the spotlight at the 2019 HKUST-AXON “AI” One Million Dollar International Entrepreneurship Competition in Beijing. Ten finalists from across the nation vied for the one million yuan cash award from the judges in the finals on August 31. The champion Voibook Technology ... Read More

The new Incubator situated on the roof top of the Business School Building is ready for qualified student teams soon. This state-of-the art facility is a practical and inspiring space with meeting rooms, workshops and an open pantry for student teams across the University to turn their ideas into prototypes and proofs-of-concepts. The incubatory area is ... Read More

Congratulations to the HKUST student teams for achieving great success at the LEGO BRICKthrough Challenge! The HKUST teams won the championship title, the fourth and the fifth places, as well as the Best Presenter’s prize, out of 164 teams with 422 participants from 21 tertiary institutions. Participating teams were challenged to come up with a three-year ... Read More

The Alumni Development Office organized its first Joint Alumni Seminar with New York University and the University of Southern California on August 9. The seminar was set around an intriguing aspect of the business world – Family Business. The seminar began with a presentation by our alumnus faculty and family business expert Prof Roger KING, Founding ... Read More

The Executive Education Office has offered the “High Potentials Leadership Consortium Program” since 2014. The Program is comprised of three 1-2 day modules from August to October, namely Managerial Decision Making, Effective Team Communications and Leading Teams to Performance. This year, 28 high flyers from diverse backgrounds (functions ... Read More

Over 20 faculty of the School visited Huawei and WeBank in Shenzhen on August 22 to learn more about the current technology developments and applications of these two well-known tech companies in China. The advances of technology influence different aspects of businesses, and thus the visit not only attracted 13 Information Systems faculty, but also ten ... Read More

Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Asian E-tailing Summit is a platform for business professionals to network with online retail experts and obtain the latest sourcing trends and market intelligence, cases and best practices of e-tailing. The Summit will feature renowned industry experts offering insights on the hottest topics such as ... Read More

The Business School Alumni Summer Drinks 2019 was held in Central on July 30. This quarterly networking event attracted close to 200 alumni from different programs, graduation years and companies. Our alumni had a joyous time reconnecting with classmates and networking with new friends, exchanging interesting stories and work experiences across different ... Read More