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HKUST 2011-2012 Annual Report
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Excellence in
teaching and
research
The Kellogg-HKUST Executive
MBA (EMBA) program was ranked
first in the world by the
Financial
Times
2011 EMBA global rankings
for the third year in a row while
the School’s MBA program was
placed among the world’s top
10 by the
Financial Times
Global
MBA Rankings 2012, despite
changes in rankings criteria. The
MBA program has now attained
a three-year average of 8th in the
world.
In research, the
Financial Times
ranked the School’s performance
first in Asia and 19th in the world. This was echoed in the
University of Texas at Dallas Top 100 World Rankings
of Business Schools Based on Research Contribution
, which placed the School top in Asia and 17th in the world.
These attainments derive from the solid work of the School’s world-class faculty. In 2011-12, more than 40
articles were published by the School’s academics in top journals, as identified by the
Financial Times
.
The School’s faculty members were honored for their research excellence. Prof James Thong (Information
Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management) won the Information Systems Research’s ISR Best
Associate Editor Award. Prof Jing Zhu (Management) received the Scholarly Achievement Award from the
Academy of Management (HR division). Prof Jun Kim (Marketing) received the Frank M Bass Dissertation Paper
Award from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
Student achievements were also impressive. Mr Lo Sze Ping, a student on the HKUST EMBA for Chinese
Executive Program, was named a Young Global Leader for 2012 by the World Economic Forum, in recognition
of his outstanding leadership and commitment to society. Undergraduates had won a number of competitions
including the 5th Annual Henkel Innovation Challenge held in Poland; Facing Disaster in the 21st Century
organized by global youth think-tank Challenge: Future; the 2012 HSBC / McKinsey Business Case Competition
in Hong Kong; and the AIESEC — Boston Consulting Group Social Enterprise Case Competition 2012.
Pioneering global education
Exciting arrangements made over the year saw the School partner with the University of Southern California
in the United States and Bocconi University in Italy for the launch of the pioneering World Bachelor in Business
in Fall 2013. The undergraduate program aims to nurture future global business leaders by providing an
unparalleled multi-campus, cross-continental learning experience. New postgraduate programs prepared during
At the HKUST Business School, 2011-12 has been another year of positive progress and
achievement, with the School’s education programs and research continuing to be ranked
among the best in the world by international media and academic institutions.
