School News

We are pleased to celebrate the successful conclusion of the HKU-Accenture Business Consulting Programme 2024-25 on March 29, 2025. Now in its seventh year, the Programme continues to empower students with industry knowledge, hands-on exposure, and essential skills for the business consulting field, bridging university education with real-world applications. From hundreds of applicants, 30 students from HKU Business School were selected and divided into 6 teams to participate in four lectures curated by Accenture Managing Directors. These lectures covered range of topics such as introduction to consulting industry, design thinking, storyboarding, executive presentation, and emerging trends like next-generation technology and AI. Between sessions, Accenture Managers also provided tailored coaching to help students to consolidate the knowledge and skills they acquired and apply to a real-world business case.

HKU Business School, in collaboration with the HKU Business School Alumni Association, was privileged to host an inspiring fireside chat titled, “Joey Wat’s Leadership Journey: Inspiring the Next Generation” at HKU iCube. This exceptional event welcomed distinguished HKU alumna Ms. Joey Wat, CEO of Yum China, drawing approximately 150 students, alumni, faculty, and esteemed guests for a day of profound insight and motivation.

The Asset Management and Private Banking Programme hosted four sessions of “Meeting the Practitioners” in the academic year 2024-2025, covering senior executives in private banking, asset management, investment banking and securities trading.   Students from AMPB and other Business School programmes were invited to join.

港大經管學院非常高興邀請到亞布力論壇創始人、主席，邁勝醫療集團董事長兼元明資本創始合夥人田源博士，參加於2025年3月18日舉辦的「港大經管學院領袖企業家講壇系列 2025年 - 第一講」，並擔任主講嘉賓。本次講座延續了去年的熱烈討論，重點探討了企業領袖在全球政治經濟大變局下，如何應對挑戰、把握機遇，並與青年學子共同探討商業發展的新趨勢和創新路徑，以及領導力在新時代中的重要性，為與會者帶來了寶貴的見解和啟發。

On March 17 2025, the Dean of HKU Business School, Prof. Hongbin Cai, signed a MoU with CGS International Holdings (CGI) at HKU iCube. The Agreement is to keep working together to increase talent cultivation and collaboration opportunities . Dean Cai and Business School associates were joined by CGI’s Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Yu Chang, and her associates.