At the seventh inauguration ceremony of named professorships held by HKUST on December 5, ten outstanding faculty members and their donors were honored. Two of the faculty members are from the Business School. They are Crown Worldwide Professorship in Business — Professor CHEN Ying-Ju, and Liwei Huang Professorship in Business — Professor JI Yan.
All ten recipients of this year’s Named Professorships have made a significant impact on society through their research, with expertise covering a wide spectrum of areas. The professorships were made possible by generous donations from contributors to higher education. They are (in alphabetical order of surnames and the first letter of company names): Crown Worldwide Group, Mr. Richard ELMAN, Fang Brothers Holdings Limited, Dr. the Hon. Hari HARILELA, Lo Ka Chung Charitable Foundation, Dr. LO Tai-chin, Prosnav Holding Limited, Stephen Kam Chuen Cheong Education Fund, and an anonymous contributor.
Among the officiating guests at the Inauguration Ceremony were HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak, President and the Morningside Professor of Life Science, Professor Nancy IP, and other senior management. Donors and their representatives also attended the ceremony, including (in alphabetical order of surnames) Mr. Anthony CHEONG, Professor Paul CHEUNG, Mr. Douglas FANG, Dr. Aron HARILELA, Mr. Peter LO, Dr. LO Tai-chin, and Dr. James THOMPSON.
For more information about the ceremony and all named professorships, please click here.
Learn more about Crown Worldwide Professorship in Business, Prof. CHEN Ying-Ju, in this video.
Find out more about Liwei Huang Professorship in Business, Prof. JI Yan in this video.