The ability of digital technology to continue transforming the world of business and finance - and even the basic notion of money - is something we at the Business School have been aware of for some time. As applications are found for the latest advances in areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, mobile communications and autonomous ... Read More

Members of the HKUST Business School are extremely saddened by the passing of its Founding Dean, Professor Chan Yuk Shee, on 22 May 2017. Professor Chan joined HKUST in 1990 as one of the founding faculty members. He was appointed as the Founding Dean of our School in 1993. As a leading finance scholar with a global vision, he played a pivotal role in ... Read More

Open Innovation at Huawei This is a summary of the case study prepared by Professor Jeevan Jaisingh, Kim Yongsuk Kim, Xu Yan and Huang Minyi for the Business School’s Thompson Center for Business Case Studies. Huawei’s history, performance and structure Huawei Technologies was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, originally as a sales agent for telephone ... Read More

Embracing the ever-changing financial industry, the 10th anniversary of the Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF) program jointly offered by the HKUST Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), celebrates how the program has gone from strength-to-strength during the last decade. To celebrate the program’s 10-year ... Read More

As the China-led One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative continues to draw world-wide interest, the HKUST Business School along with event partner United Overseas Bank (UOB) have launched a series of investment seminars, featuring prominent business leaders and scholars to provide a range of insights on how Hong Kong businesses and investors can seize the ... Read More

For anyone without the backing of an established company, having a good idea is just stage one in the process of producing a profitable new product or service. In addition to devising a solid business plan, and building a team that can successfully deliver on the concept, some capital is almost always essential to put together prototypes and research the ... Read More

As well as teaching many of the skills the new breed of entrepreneur will need, the HKUST Business School also serves as an incubator for real-world ideas and a place where creative relationships and teams can be formed. Former and current Global Business (GBUS) undergraduate students, Johannes Jaeger and Sandra Sobanska, met at HKUST. In May this year, the ... Read More

FinTech Wave Revolutionizes Financial World You have heard the word “FinTech” on various occasions: TV, social media, or even friends’ parties. Is it just a buzzword floating around nowadays? The answer is likely no. More and more people are starting to believe that FinTech is a new wave of digital revolution that could fundamentally change the financial ... Read More

FinTech: Observations of a Skeptic The year is 1967. Everyone is talking about the Hollywood movie The Graduate , especially about this dialog: Mr McGuire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr McGuire: Plastics. Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean? Mr McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it? Fast forward 50 ... Read More