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donation of $300,000 from the Wong Chak Chui Charitable
Foundation, the School established a scholarship to help
business undergraduates with financial difficulties participate
in overseas competition, conferences and similar enrichment
programs.
BROADER COLLABORATION
The initial cohort in the School’s first company-sponsored
MBA program, organized in collaboration with Saudi
Aramco for employees in Saudi Arabia, completed their
studies in 2015. Following the successful pilot run, the
second cohort began their studies.
The move to expand the MSc portfolio saw the first cohorts
from the MSc in International Management, offered in
collaboration with the world’s top business school alliance
CEMS, and MSc in Global Operations graduated in 2014.
The two programs recorded promising placement results
for graduates. Another two programs were launched in
2014-15. The MSc in Accounting received accreditation
from major professional accounting bodies. The MSc in
Investment Management developed a partnership with
the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association
(CAIA), in addition to its current partnership with the
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. It was the first academic
partnership in Hong Kong for CAIA, recognized globally as
the leader in alternative investment education.
The School has been involved in higher education alliances,
such as the Global Network for Advanced Management
led by the School of Organization & Management at Yale
University, offering more global learning opportunities for
students.
The School has also expanded its executive education
programs through collaboration with existing and new
corporate clients as well as academic partners such as
Kaliningrad International Business School in Russia and
EADA Business School, Barcelona, in Spain.
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT
To enhance the impact of faculty research on society at
large and strengthen relationships with the business sector,
the School organized several high-impact conferences,
including the Inaugural Management and Organization
Review Research Frontiers Conference, HKUST Finance
Conference and the Asian Leadership Series Forum. The
School continued to hold its regular HKUST Business Insights
Presentation series at which faculty present their research on
topical issues at luncheon talks held in its downtown center.
3-year average rank of
Full-time MBA Program –
NO.1
IN ASIA
