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The HKUST Business School has joined hands with the Journalism Education Foundation (JEF) to launch a Management Training Program for middle-to-senior management of local media organizations. Organized on four Saturday afternoons in January, the program was designed for both media management and journalists, with four major ... Read More

Underpinned by its strong commitment to continuous improvement, the HKUST Business School has successfully undergone the accreditation review by AACSB - a highly recognized global accrediting body for business schools. The accreditation review was conducted between January 20-22, where a team of experienced external reviewers from the US and Australia ... Read More

December saw a double celebration for the Class of 2018 HKUST MIMT (International Management). The Class has joined the CEMS graduation ceremony in Europe and also received the “CEMS Club of the Year Award”. The CEMS graduation ceremony was held in Malta on December 5-9, 2018 to celebrate the 30 th anniversary for CEMS this year. At the ceremony, the CEMS ... Read More

A team of four Year-3 UG students won the championship at the first Hang Seng Insurance X CUHK Business School Case Competition on December 4, 2018. University students from all major universities in Hong Kong participated and the competition offered an opportunity for local UG students to gain a better understanding of the Hong Kong insurance market. The ... Read More

To nurture the next generation of finance talent, China Construction Bank (CCB) formally announced the establishment of the “CCB University” on December 17, 2018. Through collaboration with well-known institutions in mainland and overseas, the CCB University will provide an international and professional platform for staff of CBB to learn about the ... Read More

The HKUST’s Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies co-hosted a special session in the Fifth China Family Business Review (CFBR) China Family Business Heritage Forum in Shenzhen on December 10, 2018. The forum was one of the most influential family business related forums in Mainland China. This year, the Forum was titled “Wealth ... Read More

The Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS) is a growing network of more than a hundred member schools and institutions that share a common goal to advance business education in the region. The association conducted its second annual meeting in Australia in November 2018. Hosted by the UNSW Business School, the meeting brought ... Read More

The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business will become the first US academic member of CEMS – the Global Alliance in Management Education, of which the HKUST Business School is a member. The collaboration will provide the opportunity for the CEMS students who wish to gain part of their business education from a US Ivy League school. Beginning in the 2020 ... Read More

The Executive Education Office has been successful in acquiring new clients from two new markets - India and Kuwait. A group of high performing relationship managers from Citibank India came to HKUST for a two-day “Future of Investing” program. The program offered in-depth insights and knowledge for participants to understand and cope with ... Read More

The Executive Education Office has acquired two new corporate clients from the finance industry. They are the Merchants Union Consumer Finance Company and CMB International. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the Merchants Union Consumer Finance Company (MUCFC) is a joint venture of China Merchants Bank and Union. MUCFC was founded in 2015 and has ... Read More