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A group of 30 people, comprising of top HR executives and high potential managers from the largest Italian bank, Intesa San Paolo, visited campus on May 29. Led by Prof Veronique A. LAFON-VINAIS, Department of Finance, the group was given an introduction to HKUST as an academic institution, with a focus on the school’s initiatives in entrepreneurship and ... Read More

June saw a number of events and gatherings, both in Hong Kong and Mainland China, with active participation and strong support from alumni across different years and programs. EMBA Home-coming HKUST EMBA Alumni Home-coming Event was held on campus on June 22. It was attended by over 200 alumni from over the world and joined by President Prof Wei SHYY ... Read More

Our partner school the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO has received the international accreditation EQUIS. This encouraging result is a testimony to SKOLKOVO’s strong local and growing global network and firm commitment to quality education programs, including its dual degree EMBA with HKUST. Only 182 schools in the world receive the prestigious EQUIS ... Read More

The Alumni Development Office organized its annual alumni entrepreneurs lunch at the Explorium Hong Kong on May 22. Powered by the Fung Group , Explorium is the latest innovation hub with a special focus on global supply chain management, including retail, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics. Over 50 alumni joined the networking lunch, followed by a ... Read More

The World Bachelor in Business (WBB) students have represented the HKUST Business School at two global case competitions recently. Despite being only sophomores, they achieved encouraging results in both competitions. Andrea, Ankit, Kim and Kristiana competed with 15 other teams from the world’s top business schools in the Sauder Summit Global Case ... Read More

To enrich students’ learning experience and know more about the mainland cultures and business environment, 38 Global Business (GBUS) students joined a 4D3N study trip to Shanghai on April 20-23. Through visits to the Xiaolungbao Workshop, Fudan University and companies like Explorium and Siasun, the participants were able to experience local cultures and ... Read More

The Business Cohort Community (BCC), together with the UG Programs Office, organized the “Last Day of School” event on May 8 and 9 to farewell the half-excited-half-anxious final year students and our exchange students from different countries. The occasion also provided an opportunity to thank all the students who made a tremendous effort in supporting the ... Read More

To help executives acquire cutting-edge insights and stay ahead, the Executive Education Office offers a number of open programs every year on different management topics and new timely topics. Program participants are seasoned executives and decision makers from diverse functions, industries and locations. In March and April, the Office ... Read More

Cryptocurrency remains one of the hottest fintech topics today, notwithstanding the arrival of Bitcoin a decade ago. For the first on-campus seminar hosted by the Fintech Research Project, Prof John M. GRIFFIN, a forensic finance expert, was invited to deliver a fascinating talk – “Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?” on May 22. The seminar attracted close to 70 ... Read More

Supporting its aspirations in becoming a major intellectual powerhouse of Fintech in Asia, the School has recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with ZhongAn Technologies International Group Ltd. The MoC sets out a framework for the two parties to open up a new stream of opportunities for students in the fields of Fintech and Insurtech ... Read More