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16.07.2018

HKUST tops Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2018

When you think big, you achieve even bigger success. Little wonder then, that HKUST has just been crowned the world’s best young university in a new THE ranking.

For the first time, we have reached the top of the rankings that include only universities under 50 years old.

22.03.2018

MBA Students Claim Top Prizes in International Case Competitions

A truly international team formed by five MBA students: Michael Pelosi (Canada), Zhang Jiaying (China), Aman Arora (India), Harsh Mody (India) and Sonia Im (South Korea), won the Client Prompt & Championship at the USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge in the US. Meanwhile, another team of three MBA students: Akhil Nair, Jonathan Ramsay and Ryan Chan took home the first place prize in the 2018 Haskayne MBA 24 Hour EPIC Case Challenge in Canada.

21.03.2018

HKUST MBA Program Graduation Ceremony

Some 80 full-time HKUST MBA students brought together their families and friends on campus to join the MBA Program Graduation Ceremony on 18 March.

29.01.2018

HKUST MBA Claims No.14 in Financial Times Global Ranking

The MBA Program, offered by the School of Business and Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School), has been ranked No.14 in the world by the Financial Times. This is the ninth consecutive year that the Program has been ranked in the top 15 globally.

16.11.2017

HKUST Graduates Move Up to 12th Worldwide, Tops Greater China In Global Employability University Ranking 2017

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has risen one place to rank 12th worldwide and No. 1 in Greater China in the high-profile annual Global Employability University Ranking this year. HKUST graduates have been ranked the world’s top 20 most employable and the most employable in Greater China five years in a roll.

30.10.2017

MBA Students Work on Solution to Sustainable Development

The first ever UNLEASH Innovation Lab was held in Denmark In August 2017, where 1,000 selected students and other participants gathered to co-create feasible solutions to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals before 2030. As one of the academic partners, HKUST nominated two MBA students, Julian Wong and Yasir Naveed, to the program.

25.10.2017

HKUST Ranks No. 1 in Hong Kong and 3rd in Asia

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is placed No. 1 in Hong Kong and climbing one place to3rd in Asia in the latest QS Asia University Rankings. This year’s ranking features over 400 universities and was compiled by assessing universities across 10 different indicators including the proportion of academic staff qualified to PhD level and the proportion of inbound and outbound exchange students at the university. More information about the methodology can be found here.

18.10.2017

Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program Ranks World’s No.1 for Eighth Time

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) partnership Executive MBA (EMBA) program is ranked No.1 in the world in the latest Financial Times (FT) Global EMBA Rankings. This is the eighth time the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program has topped the highly respected international ranking chart.

24.02.2017

Nobel Laureate Professor Hiroshi Amano Speaks on the Development of LEDs at the Last Talk of HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the last round of its Distinguished Speakers Series today – a talk series launched over a year ago to celebrate the University’s 25^th anniversary. Prof Hiroshi Amano, a renowned physicist and engineer in semiconductor technology, marked the 9^th Nobel laureate and the 27^th who spoke for the series hosted by corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and key financial policy shapers around the world.

22.12.2016

Microsoft’s Executive Vice President for Artificial Intelligence and Research Dr Harry Shum Speaks on Artificial Intelligence at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series today, featuring Dr Harry Shum, Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence and Research Group. The event was well received by students, faculty members and guests from HKUST.

Speaking on “Realizing the Promise of Artificial Intelligence – moving from machine-centric to human-centric, from perception to cognition, and from rational to emotional”, Dr Shum shared Microsoft’s vision, efforts and tangible progress in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI).

13.12.2016

HKUST Business School Named “School of the Year” by CEMS

The School of Business and Management at the HKUST Business School has earned the “CEMS School of the Year” title, becoming the first Asian school to receive this international honor.

The HKUST Business School, in its third year of offering the program, has been chosen the CEMS School of the Year, and its elective course “Global Macroeconomics” was also named as one of the three CEMS Courses of the Year.

17.11.2016

HKUST Graduates Move Up to 13th Worldwide, Top Greater China In Global Employability University Ranking 2016

HKUST has risen one place to rank 13th worldwide and No. 1 in Greater China in the high-profile annual Global Employability University Ranking this year.  HKUST graduates have been constantly ranked the world’s top 20 most employable and the most employable in Greater China over the past four years.

17.10.2016

HKUST Celebrates its 7th World No.1 Ranking for Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program

HKUST's partnership Executive MBA (EMBA) program is ranked No.1 in the world in the latest Financial Times (FT) Global EMBA Rankings. This is the seventh time the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program has topped the highly regarded international ranking chart.

13.04.2016

25 years young HKUST ranked No.3 among the best young universities worldwide

25 year old Hong Kong University of Science & Technology is ranked No.3 worldwide among the 150 best young universities by Times Higher Education.

27.01.2016

The HKUST MBA Ranks First in Asia Pacific

The MBA Program of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) has been ranked 1st in Asia Pacific and 14th globally by the Financial Times. This is the seventh consecutive year that HKUST has been ranked in the Top 15 globally; during this period, no other MBA program in the Asian-Pacific region has been ranked in the top 15 in consecutive years. Additionally, this marks the sixth time in the last seven years that the HKUST MBA Program has been ranked as the best in Asia Pacific.