学院消息 - HKU Business School

06 三月

Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award 2018-19

The Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award was established to honour and reward faculty members for having done excellent research and achieved international recognition in the field of business and economics.

In 2018-19, Dr. Yulei Luo received the Award for his exceptional research accomplishments with international recognition. The Selection Committee acknowledges the high quality and quantity of Dr Luo’s research publications, and his important contributions through novel research during his service with the University of Hong Kong.

26 二月

Masters programmes have a blast at Alumni Spring Dinner party

Held on 20 February at The Chinese Banks’ Association in Central, the FBE Masters Programmes Alumni Spring Dinner 2019 was a rousing success. Over 100 alumni from MEcon, MFin, and MScBA programmes and faculty members gathered together to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and to express gratitude to industry leaders who have served as mentors during the past year.

The event opened with a warm welcome from Professor Haipeng SHEN, Associate Dean (Executive Education) and Founding Director of the MScBA programme. Professor Shen shared with alumni the recent development of the Faculty, and invited alumni to render support to building a stronger alumni community.

Dr. Rujing MENG, Director of the MFin programme, applauded the dedication of mentors who have supported the MEcon & MFin Mentorship Programme and spent precious time and effort to nurture younger generation of business talents.

The dinner was generously sponsored by Fargo Wealth. Mr. Jefferson SUN and Ms. Cece HE, who represented Fargo Wealth and alumni of the MFin programme, have also joined the event. The evening was filled with festive joy and inspiring chatters.

01 二月

Public Lecture by Professor Yingyi Qian on ‘The Rise of China’s Universities in Comparative Perspective’

We are deeply honoured to have Professor Yingyi Qian from Tsinghua University to visit our Faculty and give a public lecture on ‘The Rise of China’s Universities in Comparative Perspective’ on 24 January 2019.

Professor Qian is the Distinguished Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Former Dean (2006-2018) of School of Economics at Tsinghua University. He shared his valuable insights on the higher education in Chinese mainland and examined university rankings from an economist’s angle. Professor Zhiwu Chen, Director of Asia Global Institute and Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at HKU, and Professor Zhigang Tao, Associate Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics, and HSBC Professor in Global Economy and Business Strategy later joined Professor Qian, and had an engaging dialogue to further explore the higher education and in the Nation.

01 二月

Students embark on Mentorship Programme 2019

The Faculty of Business and Economics Mentorship Programme Ceremony has successfully held on 28 January 2019. We were delighted to welcome many mentors with experienced business background, most of whom are alumni, friends and supporters of the Faculty, as well as about 60 student mentees to embark on this year’s mentorship journey.

We are excited to provide this opportunity for students to connect with mentors of diverse background. Mentoring is especially valuable in benefiting students by mentors’ sharing their knowledge and experience, encouragement and inspiration. Through regular mentoring sessions in the academic year, we believe students can learn and gain new perspectives on their studies and future career options.

29 一月

HKU MBA Programme Ranked No. 1 in Asia for the 9th Consecutive Year

In the latest World MBA Rankings released by The Economist¹ today, the MBA Programme offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong (HKU Business School) has been awarded No.1 in Asia for the ninth consecutive year since 2010.

“We are delighted that the HKU MBA Programme has been ranked the best in Asia for nine consecutive years. This remarkable achievement is a recognition of our continuous efforts in offering the highest quality MBA education.” Professor Hongbin Cai, Dean of HKU Business School, said. “I would like to thank the support from all our stakeholders, who have contributed to the development of the Programme. We will continue to strengthen our connection with alumni and together, we will make our MBA Programme stronger and better.”

Professor Patrick Chau, Associate Dean (Postgraduate), added, “We have been further enhancing the learning experience for our students, not only providing multi-location exposure and Asia-Pacific focused curriculum that differentiate us from others, but also a wide array of electives that are relevant to the dynamic market landscape. We are committed to strengthening the career development services and aspiring them to achieve greater success. We shall, from time to time, introduce timely elements to the Programme in order to meet the changing needs of the business world.”

With strong demands from the globe, the HKU MBA Programme continues to grow in scale, providing market-oriented and/or China- and Asia-focused electives. Our students come from different parts of the world which makes the HKU MBA multinational and international.

The Economist MBA Ranking is based on independent surveys on the following factors which are considered to be essential to their education by MBA students around the globe:

Open new career opportunities and/or advance current career
Personal development and educational experience
Salary increment
Potential to network

In addition to The Economist rankings, the HKU MBA is consistently ranked amongst the top programmes on other reputable international league tables. In the 2018 Financial Times ranking of ‘Top MBAs for Finance’, HKU MBA is ranked No. 13 in the world and No. l in Hong Kong. HKU MBA also ranked No. 7 in the Forbes 2017 Full-time MBA Rankings: The Best International MBAs: One-Year Programs (https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/international-1-year).

¹The Economist MBA Ranking: www.economist.com/whichmba/full-time-mba-ranking

28 一月

HKU-Accenture Business Consulting Programme 2018-19 Inaugurated

A ceremony was held on January 23, 2019 to mark the inauguration of the HKU-Accenture Business Consulting Programme 2018-19 – an experiential learning opportunity which allows students from HKU Faculty of Business and Economics 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) at HKU urged student participants to make good use of the opportunity to acquire practical skill-sets that allow them to gain a competitive edge and excel in their future career. He added that ‘HKU and Accenture value students’ growth, exchange of ideas and knowledge, and are advocates for innovation and technology. We believe that this programme helps foster these values and our partnership with Accenture continues to nurture future business leaders’.

In his keynote speech, Mr. Leo NG, Managing Director of Accenture Hong Kong explained how students could benefit from this programme. ‘Leaders from Accenture will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills in business consulting’.

Last year’s participants commented that the programme was very practical and inspiring, advising this year’s joiners to participate in class discussions proactively.

28 一月

Research Output Prize 2016-17

On January 4, 2018, the Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) announced the award recipients of the 2016-17 Outstanding Researcher Awards scheme. The following paper of Dr Tingjun Liu, Associate Professor in Finance, has been awarded the Research Output Prize (ROP):

Takeharu Sogo, Dan Bernhardt, Tingjun Liu. “Endogenous Entry to
Security-Bid Auctions”. American Economic Review, 2016, Vol. 106,
No. 11, pp. 3577-3589

The ROP is a Faculty-based award to honour the best research output from each Faculty. This year, ten Research Output Prizes are conferred on the authors by the Faculties.

Reference:
Research Output Prize Winners 2016-17

28 一月

Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award 2017-18

In 2017-18, Professor Tse-Chun Lin received the Award for his exceptional research accomplishments with international recognition. The Selection Committee acknowledges the high quality and quantity of Professor Lin’s research publications, and his important contributions through novel research during his service with the University of Hong Kong.

28 一月

Mr. David Bishop receives Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2018

Mr. David Bishop

"Enhanced Employment Agency Enforcement: A step towards eliminating one of HK's largest black-market industries"

Hong Kong’s employment agency industry has been criticised worldwide for its widespread illegal business practices. Mr. David Bishop’s KE project successfully lobbied the Hong Kong government to amend the regulations of the employment agency (EA) industry in Hong Kong, particularly extending the statutory time limit for prosecution of abuses, in an effort to eliminate one of Hong Kong’s largest black-market industries. The team organised NGOs and labour organisations focusing on migrant worker issues behind this goal and helped them draft statements for the Legislative Council. In addition, the team investigated several cases of agency illegality with HKU students, resulting in numerous media reports and criminal prosecutions.

22 一月

Faculty Teaching Award Scheme 2017-18

The Faculty Teaching Award Scheme recognises and rewards teachers with outstanding achievements and significant contribution in teaching and student learning in the Faculty. The award-winners for the academic year 2017-18 are:

Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award (Postgraduate Teaching)

Dr. Matthias BUEHLMAIER
Principal Lecturer

“I deeply care about our students at FBE and about creating a positive impact in their lives through better teaching. As a teacher and instructor, what matters most to me is to foster long-lasting changes in student’s professional lives and careers by going beyond the daily routine of delivering courses and lectures. In each and every class, I ask myself how the material taught can be used and applied by students not only to hopefully receive a good grade at the end of the course, but more importantly how it can be employed to make wise career choices and to advance students’ careers even many years after graduation.”

Dr. Alex CHAN
Principal Lecturer

“My teaching practice is to establish an effective learning environment for students. Excellent course preparation is one of the essential elements. For example, specially designed project works can let students understand how to apply theoretical financial models into real world situations and also enhance their learning interests through the practical experience. A mutual respect and trust relationship between a teacher and students is another essential element, which allows a teacher to provide a personalized teaching and learning experience to individual students. I believe that every student in my class is a distinctive individual. I do my best to recognize every student in my class and understand the student’s learning progress. This personalization practice can effectively encourage students to actively participate in class discussion, and also allow me to provide immediate guidance to those who need additional support. Finally, students’ learning attitude and learning effectiveness can be greatly enhanced.”

Dr. Heng CHEN
Associate Professor

“Teachers’ beliefs are self-fulfilling. When we believe our students have high potentials, we set high expectations for them and they perform well. A great teacher should be a giver who is inclined to discover the potential of students, hold on the optimistic beliefs about them and take efforts to develop them.”

Mr. David LEE
Senior Lecturer

“Two aspects of my teaching practice that I am striving to develop have recently been on my mind. First, are ways to create a more active classroom learning environment that expands beyond traditional teacher delivered lectures. There are myriad ways to accomplish this, including technology tools, which I am trying to incorporate more effectively. Second, I have tried to cultivate more reflection in my teaching practice to help me not just assess my teaching, but more importantly, to help me determine if students are learning well too, which is the ultimate goal.

Admittedly, though there are many areas of my teaching practice that are still developing, I am grateful for the opportunity I have to be in the classroom and teach such wonderful students. Teaching at HKU is truly a privilege in my life.”

Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award (Undergraduate Teaching)

Dr. Winnie LEUNG
Principal Lecturer

“As a teacher, I have been supporting my students to develop passion and professionalism in their academic disciplines. Students find my teaching useful and relevant if I can demonstrate to them how the subject knowledge is linked to real life contexts and their future career. Students would also like to put what they have learnt into practice during their studies, so it is crucial for teachers to build up a practical learning environment that encourages and empowers our students to grow and develop.

Apart from specialized knowledge, students should be equipped with generic skills such as critical thinking and problem solving skills. These abilities are of utmost importance to facilitate their life-long learning and enhance their sustainability in face of various challenges and competitions. Still, this is not enough. In this ever-changing world, people use creativity to stand out among others. I believe inspiring students to think and stay on the cutting-edge of global trends is always the right way to help our students create a successful career and make contribution to the advancement of society.”

Dr. Sangyoon PARK
Assistant Professor

“As a student, I failed my first intermediate microeconomics course, receiving an indisputable F as a final grade. Among other excuses, I found the content difficult (with all the first order and second order conditions) and boring (e.g., how is knowing how to disentangle substitution effect from income effect useful for solving real world issues?). So the moment I learned that I would be teaching this course at HKU I was strongly committed to change this perception. To accomplish this, in the past two years, I have developed in-class experimental learning sessions to provide students with an engaging and tangible learning experience and introduced some of my ongoing research projects to convey to students how microeconomic theory can be applicable and utilized for understanding human behavior and institutions in the real world.”

Dr. Danqing WANG
Assistant Professor

“I enjoy teaching and interacting with students. My teaching philosophy is simple: truly care about the students and enjoy the time with them! Students know whether you truly care about them or not. And they reciprocate by being engaged and being thankful. When you truly care about the students, teaching is not something counted as “teaching load”, or duties specified in the contract. It is how you define your career, how you define who you are and how you would like to spend your life in a meaningful way. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experiences with students. And I highly value the title of “professor” as to communicate and to pass on

Faculty Special Contribution Teaching Award

Professor Haipeng SHEN
Patrick S C Poon Professor in Analytics and Innovation