Part Time | HKUST MBA | Learn. Innovate. Lead.

Program Overview

Why HKUST MBA?

Advancing in your career requires depth of expertise and breadth of professional exposure. The HKUST Part-time MBA is designed for working professionals, offering flexible study options and a curriculum focused on innovation, technology, and leadership. In addition to a well-structured core curriculum, our program allows students to take many electives to personalize your journey for your needs. Join a dynamic community while immediately applying what you learn to drive results in your current role.

Connecting with the Corporate World

In the classroom, our students expand their professional networks through peer learning, collaborative projects designed for working professionals, and meeting guest speakers. Out of the classrooms, our students gain insights and practice leadership skills by exchanging business ideas, and leading student events and activities, including executive sharing sessions with industry leaders. This positions our students for long-term career growth.

Recent events include the following examples:

Executive Sharing with Ronald Lam, CEO at Cathay Group (Cathy Pacific)
Executive Sharing with Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman of Schneider Electric
Executive Sharing with Mike Shang, Managing Director at The Blackstone Group
Executive Sharing with Issac Kong, Head of Digital at DBS (Consumer Banking Group and Wealth Management)
And more...

The Curriculum

Earn 45 credits through rigorous core courses, extensive and exciting electives, and career-focused training programs.

Accelerators and Immersion Program

The program begins with accelerators in July 2026, building your foundation in essential business skills including accounting, data analysis, and Python programming. This is followed by a mandatory 2-credit Immersion Week in early August 2026, which includes in-person orientation activities.

The tentative Immersion Week schedules are:.

Weekly format: August 2026

Biweekly format: August 2026

Core & Elective Courses

The core curriculum develops comprehensive leadership capabilities across business functions.

With electives making up over 55% of total credits, you can customize your learning path from a wide range of courses to match your career goals and interests.

Required Core Courses

Technology Strategy and Management

Explore the strategic role of technology in business as a general manager, covering enabling technologies, system design and management, and technology decision-making.

Marketing Strategy

Discover how to get your innovation in front of the right eyes. Understand the centrality of the customer and learn how to implement marketing strategies through pricing, distribution, promotion, and product decisions.

Strategic Management

Develop and implement effective corporate strategies with our Strategic Management course, covering concepts, analytical techniques, competitor analysis, and strategic evaluation.

Corporate Finance

Build skills in cash flow valuation, capital budgeting, and cost of capital estimation with our Corporate Finance course, including practical applications in bonds, stocks, and debt management.

Corporate Reporting

Understand the importance of managing stakeholders through information sharing. This course will ground you with accounting fundamentals, financial statement preparation, and analysis.

Operations Management

Learn how to manage business processes and supply chains with our course covering operations strategy, process analysis, inventory management, and quality improvement.

Managerial Microeconomics

Discover demand forecasting, cost analysis, pricing decisions, and more in our comprehensive course, featuring case studies and practical applications.

Responsible Leadership

Develop responsible leadership skills and learn how to create ethical corporations, developing the know-how to create a decision-making framework for making ethical judgments.

Elective Options

Finance & Accounting

– Overview of Alternative Investments

– Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Their Business Applications

– Investment Analysis

– Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in China

– Launching and Running a VC Firm

– Family Business

– Responsible Finance

– Managerial Accounting Foundations

– Financial Statement Analysis

– Business Law

– Venture Capital and Private Equity

– Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Their Business Applications

– AI and the Future of Finance

– Beyond the Headlines: Financial Reporting and Valuation Issues in M&A

Marketing

– Mastering D2C Marketing

– Pricing Strategy

– Navigating Business Decisions with Data and Causality

– Marketing Strategy Simulation

– Understanding Consumers

– Entrepreneurial Marketing

– Content Marketing

– New Product Development Using Design Thinking

– Marketing Analytics: Driving Business Decisions

Management & Leadership

– Effective Negotiations

– Management Consulting

– Management of Organizations

– Managerial Communication

– Global Leadership and Governance

– Leading Virtual Teams to High Performance

– Irrational and Rational Thinking and Judgment in Management

– Financial Advisory and Transaction Execution for M&A

– Effective People Decisions: Unlocking the Power of Talent

– Applied Strategic Thinking

– Crisis Leadership

– Strategic Management in China

– Applied M&A for Corporates

– Agile Leadership in the Digital Age

– C-SuiteLife

– Strategic Corporate Financing: IPOs, Debt, and Private Equity Solutions

Technology

– Digital Transformation In The Exponential Age

– AI, Innovation, and Product Management

– Fintech and Big Data Financial Analytics

– Data Analysis

– Deep Learning Business Applications with Python

– Doing Tech in Asia and China

– Mastering The Customer Experience: Mapping the End-to-End Customer Journey

– Digital and Social Media Strategy

– Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence

– Big Data Analytics

– Visualizing Data for Business Decisions

Business Trends & Others

– Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in China

– Economic Development in Asia: A Practitioner’s Perspective

– Managing the Workforce of the Future: Emerging Generations and Work Paradigms

– Managing Creativity and Innovation

– Innovating via Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship

– Strategic AI: Transforming Business and Redefining Leadership

– ESG in Finance in Hong Kong

– Enhancing Professional Skills

– Business Modeling

– Managing Business to Create Value through Sustainability

– Project Management

– Integrated Business Simulation and Strategy

*This elective list reflects courses offered in the 2024-2025 academic year (as of July 2024). We continually refresh our electives based on the latest business trends, student interest, faculty availability, and other considerations. Therefore, our electives are subject to change every year without any prior notice.

More elective options:
Small Network Online Courses (SNOC)

– Aviation Finance (UCD)

– Learning from Indonesia (U of Indonesia)

– Luxury Industry (HEC)

– And more....

Students can also fulfill their elective requirements through courses offered by the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM) Small Network Online Courses (SNOC).

*The elective courses, listed above, including GNAM SNOC offerings, reflect the 2024-2025 academic year. Course offerings will vary in future years based on curriculum updates, faculty availability, and overall program planning. The university reserves the right to modify course offerings without prior notice.

Global Opportunities

All part-time MBA students have the opportunity to connect with exchange students from leading business schools worldwide. They’ll join your elective courses, allowing you to engage with diverse perspectives, broaden your global outlook, and build your professional network - right here at HKUST.

Part-time MBA students can broaden their global outlook through our international exchange program. You have the option to study at top partner schools worldwide - either in-person or online - for up to one semester. This optional experience adds invaluable cultural insights and global connections to your HKUST MBA journey.

Here are some of the global programs on the exchange list:

– Cornell University

– University of Pennsylvanias

– London Business School

– Northwestern Kellogg

– HEC Paris

– Seoul National University

– Universidad Panamericana

– Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung

Fostering Connections Beyond Classroom

At HKUST, part-time MBA students dive into experiences beyond classroom - taking charge of industry events, engaging with leading executives, and honing their expertise through interactive workshops. This vibrant journey develops leadership, expands networks, and drives real career progress.

Class Profile

Who you will study with

Your MBA journey is shaped by who you learn with. Here, you'll collaborate with ambitious professionals from diverse industries and cultures, creating a powerful network that extends far beyond the classroom.

Our 2025 cohort brings together accomplished professionals with an average of 9 years of work experience. These diverse perspectives come from various industries, including technology, finance, consulting, manufacturing, and healthcare. Our international diversity varies by class format, with 25% of weekly class students and 90% of biweekly class students coming from outside Hong Kong, creating enriching cross-cultural learning environments.

Part-Time Weekly

1 25

3 - 19 years

of working exp range

22 50

33

average age

0 100

45%

female

0 100

25%

non-Hong Kong (Australia, India, Malaysia, United Kingdom and more)

Bi-Weekly

1 25

3 - 23 yrs

of working exp range

22 50

34

avg (min age 25, max age 44)

0 100

45%

female

0 100

90%

non-Hong Kong (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Beijing and more)

Companies represented (selected examples)

– Airbus

– Apple

– Aecom Asia Co. Ltd

– AIA

– Amazon

– Bank of America

– BNP Paribas

– Cathay Pacific Airways

– Deloitte Advisory

– Ernst & Young

– Hang Seng Bank

– Hong Kong Exchange

– HSBC

– Huawei Technologies

– Kerry Logistics Network Limited

– Meta Platforms

– Microsoft

– Mindshare (GroupM)

– Moet Hennessy Diageo

– Morgan Stanley

– MTR

– Nissan Motor

– OT&P Healthcare

– Shangri-La Group

– Shopee

– Tencent

– Toshiba

– Walmart

Mode & Schedule

How you will study

The Part-Time MBA program at HKUST offers two flexible scheduling options, allowing you to choose between weekly or biweekly classes to best fit your professional commitments.

Part-Time Weekly

Classes are mainly held on a weekly basis

Electives are on weekday evenings and Saturdays and Sundays

Core courses are mainly held on Saturdays

Selected elective options are available at HKUST’s downtown campus

Part-Time Bi-Weekly

Core courses and electives are mainly held in the daytime on alternate weekends (both Saturday and Sunday)

On-campus accommodation is available at the HKUST Conference Lodge (subject to availability, additional charges apply), offering a serene and conducive environment

You may choose to take weekday electives in the evening if your schedule permits

Complimentary transportation will be provided for Bi-Weekly classes between key locations including Shenzhen Bay Border, West Kowloon HSR Station, and Fanling Station (pickup locations subject to change)

Talk to Ambassador

Connect with Part-time MBA Ambassador

Scarlett Rong

Part-time Weekly MBA

The HKUST MBA program made me understand how to balance the IT needs and the business needs. The skills, soft and hard, and network and connections I developed at HKUST have elevated my managerial acumen.

Naveen Jesly Fernandez

Part-time Weekly MBA

HKUST’s close ties to industry, the vast variety of electives and exchange opportunities offered by the HKUST MBA program, its extensive alumni network, and the flexibility of the Part-time Weekly mode were all factors that drew me to the program

Grace Hang

Part-time Biweekly MBA

When I had the idea to pursue an MBA, I wanted to take it in Hong Kong as Hong Kong is a fantastic city with a mixture of Chinese and Western Cultures. And HKUST MBA program is no doubt my natural choice. 