As Hong Kong actively pursues the possibility of issuing its own retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), i.e., e-Hong Kong Dollar (e-HKD), HKUST Business School announced the findings from a recent survey on the general public’s perception of e-HKD. The survey revealed that, while CBDC is a new concept, survey respondents showed a positive disposition ... 阅读更多

The month-long educational event HKUST Fintechstic (Fintechstic) is back with the theme of “NFTs and the Metaverse”. Led by the Fintech Research Project of HKUST Business School, this year’s Fintechstic brought together students, industry leaders and entrepreneurs to explore the application of Web3 technology in the banking and financial industries. ... 阅读更多

To bridge the gap between school learning and skill demand in the real-world fintech environment, the Fintech Research Project has been collaborating with different industry partners to provide students with industry knowledge and prepare them for the competitive job market. Two fintech practitioner sharing sessions were held in October, covering topics ... 阅读更多

The Business School has recently joined the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI) to promote rigorous and highly impactful academic research on sustainable finance and investment. GRASFI organizes annual conferences, develops academic collaboration, and nurtures graduate students and junior academics working on ... 阅读更多

Management Associate Professor Melody CHAO has been named Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) which has a mission to advance the science, teaching, and application of social and personality psychology. SPSP Fellow status is awarded to those who dedicated a longstanding and distinctive contribution to the science of personality ... 阅读更多

The new season of BizTalk has begun, with its first session successfully held in dual mode featuring Assistant Professor LEE Dongwon and Associate Professor WANG Jing from the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management. They presented their inspiring works on how to solicit crowd contributions, followed by keen ... 阅读更多

To our MBA alumnus, Terry TSANG, HKUST is his “home” where he pursued his undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Terry could never forget the tremendous support he had received from this “home”. In return, he decided to be a strong supporter and give back to the University. “When I step into the University, it’s like I have returned home!” Back in 2004 ... 阅读更多