Press Releases

The School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) has risen to No.1 on Asia-Inc's list of top MBA schools in Asia, up from its No. 5 position in the last survey in 2000. This is the first time a Hong Kong institution has been ranked first in any regional/international business school rankings ... Read More

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) was ranked the top university in finance research among Asia-Pacific universities, according to a recent study published in the widely quoted Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (June 2001). The ranking comes on the heel of a separate ranking released in April that named HKUST as number 1 in the world in ... Read More

In 2000, the Accounting faculty at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) ranked 1st in the world in research articles published in the top five academic journals. HKUST is one of only seven accounting programs worldwide to consistently rank among the top ten during the past three years, with Chicago, Columbia, Michigan, Pennsylvania ... Read More

The year 2001 is a major milestone of HKUST's history - the 10 th anniversary. To foster a closer link between the HKUST School of Business and Management and alumni, and to keep the alumni in touch with the School's news and developments, the School has designed an alumni website which is launched on 18 April 2001. Highlights of the website: Career Services ... Read More

The Business Mentoring Program, now in its third year, welcomed a new batch of mentors and mentees at a reception on Monday 12 March. In addition to 20 executives from Friends Unlimited, a non-profit organization of young professionals and a founding supporter for the program, six MBA alumni, including Kitty Chan (Part-time '98), Kevin Chui (Part-time '97) ... Read More

HKUST Business School presented awards to recognize five outstanding teachers at a ceremony held on Friday 9 March 2001. This was the first time the School had given such awards. The awards, entitled "HKUST Business School - The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence", were set up with the support of the generous donations from the Larry and Mei Kwong ... Read More

The School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) has been ranked one of the world's top-50 business schools offering full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to the latest business education rankings released today by the Financial Times . "With some 1,500 MBA ... Read More

Telecommunications industry has moved into the new millenium at a critical technical and regulatory turning point. The fixed wireline system is now at a crossroad of mixed protocols while the mobile wireless system is currently in its transitional phase of generation upgrading. Additionally, increasing number of economies are trying hard to find the most ... Read More

Citigroup, the leading global financial institution and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) announced the launch of the "Citigroup Young Fellowship Program" on 14 December 2000. The Program will see Citibank N.A. and Salomon Smith Barney, two of the major operations under the Citigroup ... Read More

The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) today established a local chapter of the international Beta Gamma Sigma honor society on its campus. Beta Gamma Sigma was founded as an honor society of AACSB - The International Association for Management Education in 1913. Its mission is to ... Read More