Awarded by: HKUST Business School The HKUST Business School held the PhD Student Research Paper Competition on May 2, 2008. Of the 16 submissions to the competition, 3 finalists were selected by the PhD coordinators as among the best. Each finalist gave a presentation in front of a panel of judges and their fellow students. Winners are: - Alison XU from the ... Read More

Awarded by: Institute of Mathematical Statistics Professor Lancelot James of ISMT has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (ISMT). He received the award for his outstanding research and professional contributions to statistical theory and methodology. The IMS is an international professional society in statistic and ... Read More

Awarded by: US Wake Forest Elevator Competition A prodigious invention by a professor combined with the business acumen of three MBA year-one students has made HKUST the champion at the US Wake Forest Elevator Competition. The successful team of HKUST MBA students pitched and presented their business ideas for a rapid viral detection device to a group of ... Read More

Awarded by: Young Entrepreneurs Development Council Five HKUST MBA students won the top prize at the Young Entrepreneurs Development Council Entrepreneurs' Challenge (YDC E-Challenge) held in June 2006. The event has been organized by YDC in collaboration with Stanford University since 2000. It is designed to provide university students with exposure to the ... Read More

Awarded by: Harvard Business Review China A team of four HKUST MBA students took the first prize at the fourth Harvard Business Review China Case Contest held in Shanghai, August 25-26, 2006. The contest was jointly organized by the Shanghai Economic Committee, Shanghai Jing'an District Government and Harvard Business Review China . It was the first Pan ... Read More

Awarded by: Certified Public Accountant Qualification Program HKUST Accounting alumna Ng Yi Wai won the Gold Medal in the June 2006 Final Examination of CPA (Certified Public Accountant) Qualification Program (QP). Another HKUST Accounting graduate Yip Sin Ying also won the Gold Medal in 2005. Ng was graduated in 2005 and enrolled in the QP in September that ... Read More

Awarded by: Economist Intelligence Unit The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) today announced that its full-time MBA program has been ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) as No. 1 in Asia and Australasia. Among this year's world's top 100 MBA programs in the list EIU produces ... Read More

Awarded by: Financial Times The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Executive MBA program, taught in conjunction with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, ranks No. 3 in the world in this year's Financial Times EMBA global rankings. In addition to a strong showing in the overall ranking, the program is also listed among the ... Read More

Awarded by: Beta Gamma Sigma Quantitative Finance Year 3 student Ivan Wong receives the Beta Gamma Sigma scholarship from Dean K.C. Chan and Chapter President Kar Yan Tam during the ceremony. Beta Gamma Sigma, which translates roughly as "Honor, Wisdom, Earnestness", is the highest recognition that a business student can receive in programs accredited by the ... Read More

Awarded by: L'Oreal A team of undergraduate students took a creative turn as brand managers and placed second runners-up in a local competition organized by cosmetics giant L'Oreal. Katherine Mok, Ewin Cheung and Julia Cheong were tasked with developing a new line of bodycare products and a marketing strategy for Lancome, a brand owned by L'Oreal. Their ... Read More