A ceremony was held on January 10, 2023 at HKU iCube to mark the inauguration of the HKU-Accenture Business Consulting Programme 2022-23 – an experiential learning opportunity that allows students from HKU Business School to gain industry knowledge and exposure to business consulting. This year, 30 undergraduate students were selected to join this two-month programme.
Professor Ian HOLLIDAY, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) of HKU delivered the opening remarks. He expressed that the programme feedback from past participants was highly positive since its launch in 2016. ““We are extremely grateful to Accenture for pulling a lot of resources to the Programme and providing opportunities for our students to learn from industry experts.” Ms. Christina WONG, Managing Director, Strategy & Consulting, Greater China, emphasised how students could benefit from this Programme and get prepared for their future careers. Students would be equipped with the essential knowledge and skills in business consulting, with the most up-to-date strategies and topics, including design thinking methodology. “I am sure students will be able to learn necessary skill sets to cop with the challenges in the market, and set the right mindsets with innovation and creativity in order to contribute back to the society!”
Preded to the inauguration ceremony, the 2020-21 Awardees shared their experience with student participants and advised them to treasure this valuable learning experience.
Professor Hongbin Cai, Professor Ian Holliday and Ms. Christina Wong inaugurating the Programme
Professor Hongbin Cai, Professor Ian Holliday and Ms. Christina Wong inaugurated the Programme
Student sharing by Mr. Jiang Zhikun, Alan (2020-21 Awardee), Mr. Sheung Chi Long, Sunny (2020-21 Awardee), Mr. Leung Ethan Ting Cheung, Ethan (2022-23 participant) and Mr. Bajaj Rohan (2022-23 participant)
Ice-breaking session with senior consulting professionals of Accenture
FBE Student Contribution and Innovation Award aims to recognise and reward HKU Business School undergraduate students who have demonstrated contribution and innovation to the School, University and the wider community through their leadership and/or entrepreneurship; and to promote experiential learning through students’ participation in extra-curricular activities, involvement in community service and student leadership.
“I feel incredibly proud and honoured to be an awardee of the FBE Student Innovation and Contribution Award. I am very grateful for the tremendous and relentless support given to student societies like Business Association by the HKU Business School. This award reflects the recognition given by the School to the importance of extra-curricular learning and personal development. The award will certainly motivate me to continue contributing to the School, the University and the broader community by taking up more leadership roles in various organisations and exploring new perspectives on issues around us. As a student double majoring in International Business and Global Management and Politics and Public Administration, it is exciting for me to find opportunities in which innovative business ideas could be used to bring forth greater public good.”
– Chu Kin Hei, BBA(IBGM)
“It is my great pleasure to be one of the awardees. Being a student entrepreneur for more than two years, I have benefited from support from great government organizations, professors, and talented peers. I am confident that Hong Kong is one of the greatest places to start a business in the world. My startup Metalympics has made several meaningful contributions to the local society with practical education. And my vision in education never stops there. In order for Hong Kong to shine in the coming decades, we need to nurture great talents with new technologies and mindsets. Entrepreneurship is the word that excites me. As I dream of making the next unicorn business, I would love to become a role model and share my experiences and advice for the younger generations to start exciting and meaningful startup businesses. I deeply appreciate my family and my role model Yat Siu for their great inspiration and support.”
– Lee Christopher, BBA(IS)
“It is an honour to be awarded for the work I have put into giving back to society these few years. While the award may be on a personal note, the recognition won’t be just for me. I have my team to thank as they were the ones who believed in what I wanted to create for society – a place where values can be shared and a future worth fighting for.
I hope to continue my work in pro-bono student consultancy and shed light on societal issues in Hong Kong by cultivating more opportunities for HKU students to create social impact. It’s these times when we truly understand the meaning of what we do and I am certain I want to be part of this journey with our students for as long as I can.”
– Look See Yui, BBA(Law)&LLB
“I am thrilled and honored to have been selected as one of the awardees for the FBE Student Contribution and Innovation Award at HKU. It is a great recognition of my efforts and I am grateful for the opportunity to be acknowledged for the work that I have done.
In the future, I would like to continue making contributions to the field of Web 3.0, particularly in the context of Hong Kong. I believe that this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with the internet and I am excited about the possibilities that it holds for improving communication, access to information, and overall connectivity.
I see a lot of potential in Hong Kong as a hub for Web 3.0 and I believe that we can make a difference in the development and growth of this technology.”
– Ng Chi Ting, BBA
“I am tremendously pleased to be selected to receive this award. The award serves as a meaningful recognition for my past contribution to the wider community with different leadership and entrepreneurial determination. I would also like to express my deepest gratitude for HKU Business School in encouraging me to explore various fields of knowledge, skills and cultures through diverse enrichment experiences during my college years, which inspires me to constantly improve myself and embark on my own initiation in creating social impacts focusing on youth.
I plan on using the offered scholarship to capture the learning opportunities that HKU Business School has offered, from international cultural enrichment to out-of-classroom courses. Heading towards the end of my undergrad degree, I would continue my determination in supporting youth development and do my best to embody the ideals that this award represents as I take the next step toward a brighter future.”
The inaugural edition of our brand new “Global Reunion Series” Alumni Dinner Talk was successfully held on January 12! Hosted by HKU Business School and co-hosted by HKU Business School Alumni Association and Yale Club of Hong Kong, a full house of about 100 of our own amazing alumni and alumni from Yale University came out to mingle, reconnect, and hear HKU’s very own Professor Zhiwu Chen to share his sharp insights on US-China relations and the state of the global economy.
Echoing the theme of “Global Reunion”, the dinner talk came on the heels of the reopening of the Hong Kong-Mainland China border, as well as the resumption of quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and the world since the start of the pandemic. We look forward to bringing our valued alumni even more of these exciting events in 2023!
Let’s revisit some of the memorable moments on the event.
香港大学经管学院(下称学院)经济学助理教授马驰骋凭独著论文 「知识传播与智识变迁：当儒家文人遇上耶稣会士」(Knowledge Diffusion and Intellectual Change: When Chinese Literati Met European Jesuits)，荣获本年度美国经济史协会 (Economic History Association)「Arthur H. Cole奖」，用以表彰刊登于经济史学顶级期刊《经济史杂志》 (The Journal of Economic History) 的年度最佳论文。该奖项在2022年9月16至18日威斯康星州拉克罗斯举行的经济史协会年会上公布。
In 2022, Optimas Capital and HKU Business School established a Scholarship Award for Vietnamese students, with up to 10 full scholarships per year. The Scholarship aims to support high calibre students from Vietnam to enroll in full-time Master Degree programmes at HKU Business School. Optimas Scholarship awardees will receive continual professional, financial and research development support throughout their Master’s Degree programmes and after graduation.
Individuals who hold a Vietnamese passport or have completed their undergraduate degree in Vietnam are eligible to apply. Candidates will be evaluated based on their academic merit, interview performance, and professional track record (if applicable).
Interested person please contact The Representative Office of The University of Hong Kong in Vietnam via info@hku-vn.org or visit here for more information.
The “Advancing Greener Tomorrow Competition”, organized by KONE Elevator (HK) Limited, aims to encourage students to develop innovative ideas to convert the existing building into a greener structure come in form of efficient use of energy or consideration of environmental sustainability in the design. The theme of the competition was Advancing Greener Tomorrow – preventing waste through reduction, recycling and reuse and achieving sustainability of the environment.
Students were required to submit a written proposal and multimedia work. Qualified entries were uploaded to KONE Elevator (HK) YouTube channel and proceeded to Public Voting. The most popular entry was selected and won the Most Popular Green Solution Award; while the Champion and Merit entries were selected by the judging panel, comprised of senior management members of KONE Elevator (HK) Limited.
“The competition was a valuable opportunity for me to combine transdisciplinary knowledge in an area I barely knew anything about. The competition requires participants to choose 1 type of building (commercial, institutional, educational…) and design a sustainable solution for it. I decided to do a case study on one of the previous clients of KONE, Swire Properties and their commercial buildings in Quarry Bay.
During the preparation phase, I had to conduct research on various areas, such as Engineering for the design of the HVAC and Movement Systems, Architecture for the facade design, Urban Design for the interaction between occupants and the building and the community, and Law for industry best practices and regulations. In the end, I was able to create a solution that pushes the boundaries of energy conservation and efficiency, create a circular economy that helps the building achieve net zero and even net positive throughout the building lifecycle, and stimulate the review of current regulations and codes of practices for the progress to a greener tomorrow.
The competition proved to be an excellent journey of challenge and self-exploration for me.”
The “Climathon@Hangzhou 2022” is a regional case competition, hosted by the Melton Foundation. This year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the competition was organised virtually by Melton Foundation ZU (Zhejiang University) and co-organised by the ZU Student Association of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction (SAEC).
The competition aims to develop tangible and efficient solutions and to collaborate on forward-thinking ideas from students that tackle local environmental and climate change challenges.
During the 24-hour virtual innovation marathon, students learnt about environmental issues through keynote speeches given by scholars and experts and received guidance from the judges before the final presentation. The theme of Climathon@Hangzhou 2022 focused on energy conservation and emission reductions, as well as community involvement and economic growth.
(2 other team members were students from other Universities)
Students Sharing:
“Participating in Climathon@Hangzhou 2022 was a fun and unique experience. At first, we found the case challenging due to its innovative nature, the unfamiliar context and the need of coming up with a pain point on our own. However, we managed to come up with an idea and solution that we were satisfied with. Throughout this competition, I was able to develop my intellectual knowledge in both E-commerce and Augmented Reality. I also seized this precious opportunity to learn from the professional judges and the other teams. It was extremely memorable when the professor specifically mentioned our team during the debriefing, encouraging us to continue developing our idea and even to connect with his team.
Last but not least, I would like to thank my teammates for their immense effort, especially during the first hour of brainstorming. I would not have gone this far without them.”
(by HUANG Rui Xiang)
“The Climathon@Hangzhou was a fruitful experience. As the person in charge of E-commerce, not only did I learn a lot about the operation and the business model of online shopping, but I also gained more knowledge of cryptocurrency. My research and presentation skills have also been polished in the case. It is definitely a precious chance of learning. Furthermore, I would like to thank my teammates for their dedication and all the hard work. I would not have done it without them.”
(by CHAN Yik Fong)
“To me, participating in Climathon@Hangzhou 2022 was an enigmatic yet intriguing experience. It was also a challenging experience since I have never joined a case study competition before. We are required to thoroughly investigate a case and come up with new innovative ideas in a limited period of time. Fortunately, our team managed to overcome all these trials and tribulations. Since I am responsible for the background and current situation of E-commerce in Hangzhou, I am able to gain a deep insight into the carbon emission due to E-commerce, which is mainly contributed by logistics and packaging. As a witness of these evitable carbon emissions, we proposed two potential solutions, Augmented Reality and Location-Based Advertising. It was such a precious opportunity that I learnt to appreciate the beauty of E-commerce. Lastly, I would like to express my platitude of gratitude to all of my teammates. Without our concerted effort, we could never have done it.”
