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The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA (EMBA) Program held a celebration event on April 8 to mark its record-setting achievement in the Financial Times (FT) Ranking in 2018. Senior management of the University, the program alumni and students, and distinguished guests gathered to celebrate the Program’s record ninth world No.1 ranking in the in the ... Read More

Three well-trained case competition teams, formed by both our undergraduate and MBA students, shined in three case competitions held abroad by taking home the championship trophies. Business Analytics Case Competition in Canada A team of UG students accepted a challenge by joining the first International Business Analytics Challenge Case Competition held in ... Read More

Our achievements of excellence in business education has been reaffirmed as the School has maintained accreditation attainment by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB validation has demonstrated that the School has not only met the stringent standards of multi-dimensional criteria but has also been fully committed to ... Read More

The HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2019 (Beijing) was kicked off on April 23. On its ninth anniversary, the theme of this year’s competition is artificial intelligence (AI). Participating teams will present their ideas and compete in several rounds to qualify for the regional finale in Beijing in August. Hosted by the HKUST ... Read More

Our Alumni Family Day, one of the School’s annual alumni engagement programs, was awarded Silver award for the 2018 Circle of Excellence, organized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) . Being the only institution in Hong Kong receiving the award, the judges highlighted the effectiveness and thoughtfulness of the program in engaging ... Read More

In a series of talks entitled the “Road to Unicorn Series,” organized by the HKUST Entrepreneurship Center, the CEO of BitMex Arthur HAYES and the Managing Director of SenseTime SHANG Hailong were invited to talk with students on April 4 and 11, respectively, about their journey in turning a startup into a Unicorn. BitMex is a crypto-coin trading ... Read More

With the success of its first run, the Executive Education Office has partnered with Colgate again to conduct the Colgate Asian Leadership Program on campus. With an aim to strengthen participants with competence in strategy planning, accelerate growth and enhance their self-awareness and effectiveness with critical leadership skills, the ... Read More

The Executive Education Office organized a five-day program for an MBA group from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden in March. The program was conducted by the collective effort of a team of HKUST faculty and guest speakers who are well-grounded in the history and culture of China. To make participants understand China’s dynamic growth, the ... Read More

The students and alumni of our Quantitative Finance (QFIN) Program participated in two activities that connected the community and the industry closer. In the morning of March 23, a Cross-Mentoring & Networking Workshop was held to further enhance QFIN students’ networking skills and knowledge in the industry. The workshop was split into two parts, with ... Read More

To engage our diverse alumni community and to enrich our alumni experience, the School is constantly exploring new ideas and activities. On April 4, the Alumni Development Office partnered with one of our academic partners, the University of Southern California (USC) to organize an alumni lunch in Causeway Bay. Held at a trendy Chinese restaurant founded ... Read More