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The UG Programs Office always invites prominent business leaders across different industries to share their real-life experience and insights. The talks allow students to benefit from interacting with speakers and get some first-hand career information. In September, three “Dialogue with Executives” seminars series were organized with encouraging responses ... Read More

The Executive Education Office launched the “Digital Transformation: Strategy, Change & Technology” program this summer. This new four-day program brought together five leading experts to talk about the digital revolution and its impact on business. The program comprises of two 2-day modules (five topics) from August to September, namely ... Read More

Over the summer, the Executive Education Office organized a five-day program for executives from the Hana Financial Group, one of the largest bank holding companies in South Korea. The programs were conducted by a strong team of HKUST faculty in forms of lectures, case studies and facilitated discussions. The programs focused on a wide range of domains ... Read More

Raphael DANILO, Co-founder and CEO of Yobs Technologies (an HR Tech startup), shared his entrepreneurial experience with undergraduate students during his recent trip to Hong Kong. As a freshman in the World Bachelor in Business (WBB) Program in 2016, Raphael, together with and another WBB student Federico DUBINI, completed and launched their first prototype ... Read More

The Fidelity International Academy is a one-year immersive competition offering intensive training for HKUST students on investment analysis. The representatives and professionals from Fidelity came to HKUST on September 11 to introduce this event. Students can form a team of 2-4 to compete with other teams in managing virtual portfolios ... Read More

Mr Nicholas YANG, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government, visited the Business School on August 14. Secretary Yang was welcomed by senior management of both the University and the School, including President Prof SHYY Wei, Vice-President for Research and Development Prof Nancy IP, Dean of the Business School Prof TAM Kar Yan, together with ... Read More

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