Congratulations to all awardees of 29th Recognition Ceremony!  We are proud of you!

Awardees from HKU Business School

Achievement Award For Co-Curricular Excellence

Bibi Hajirah, BEcon&Fin Year 3 (Leadership, Youth Empowerment & Global Engagement)
Ho Sze Long Aaron, BBA Year 3 (Sports)
Kikabhoy Rafeek, BBA Year 3 (Sports)
Sun Yingzi, MSc(Mktg) Year 1 (Leadership)

Distinguished Service to the Community

Project: Embrace Chorus

Ma Wing Heng, BBA Year 4

Project: OUTLET (Outreach Legal Talks Initiative)

Members Faculty of Business and Economics

Lee Yin Pui, BBA(Law)&LLB Year 2
Mao Yan Yi, BBA(Law)&LLB Year 4
Sin Long Kiu, BBA(Law)&LLB Year 5
Wong Hung Chit, BBA(Law)&LLB Year 4
Yin Chun Lok, BBA(Law)&LLB Year 4

Project: Umeed Connect

Bibi Hajirah, BEcon&Fin Year 3
Singh Karndeep, BEcon&Fin Year 4

CEDARS Service Awards

Gold Award

Bibi Hajirah, BEcon&Fin Year 3
Hui Sze Ki, BEcon&Fin Year 5

Silver Award

Ho Wing Tung Natalie, BBA(Acc&Fin) – Class of 2025

Bronze Award

Kung Ka Ho, BFin(AMPB) Year 2
Tse Pun Yiu, BEcon&Fin Year 3
Walia Priyanka K, BBA(Acc&Fin) Year 5

Full list of award recipients: https://wp2.cedars.hku.hk/prize/

HKU Press Release: https://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_29081.html

Prof. Xi Li is a prolific scholar with interdisciplinary research interests in marketing and operations. His remarkable impact is reflected in ten articles published in “A” journals, including Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, Management Science, MIS Quarterly and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, since joining the Faculty in July 2021.

Beyond his publications, Prof. Li has been serving on the editorial boards of leading academic journals, including as Senior Editor for Production and Operations Management, as well as a member of the Editorial Review Board in Marketing Science.  Prof. Li was also recognized as an MSI 2021 Young Scholar by the Marketing Science Institute, and was renowned globally as one of the Top 50 Most Productive Marketing Scholars in 2024 by the American Marketing Association.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Prof. Li for his unwavering contributions to research excellence. At HKU Business School, we strive for world-class research and academic innovation.

Join us in celebrating Prof. Li’s outstanding achievements!

We were delighted to host a special high-level event: HKU–Pepperdine Cross-Pacific Dialogue on Law, Economics & Innovation on 24 April 2026. Jointly organized by HKU Business School along with the HKU Faculty of Law and HKU Business School Alumni Association, the event attracted over 100 attendees.

The morning began with an exchange between President Jim Gash, the Pepperdine University’s senior leadership, and Dean Hongbin Cai. This was followed by an inspiring programme featuring, Fireside Chat: International Law and Global Economics, and Panel discussion: Venture Capital, Universities, and Geopolitics: Navigating Innovation Between Hong Kong, the US and Asia.

We were honoured to welcome our fireside chat speakers:

• President Jim Gash, Pepperdine University
• Hualing Fu, Dean, HKU Faculty of Law
• Heiwai Tang, Associate Vice-President (Global), HKU and Associate Dean (External Relations), HKU Business School

From our panel, we warmly welcomed:

• Kenneth Wong, Director and Kerry Group Professor in Public Policy, HKU School of Governance and Policy
• Jason Woodard, Co-Director, HKU School of Innovation
• Fred Li, Managing Director and Head of University Ventures, Gobi Partners (HKU Business School alumnus)
• Nicky Mac Cullum, Venture Partner, Elaphurus Capital (Pepperdine alumnus)
• Beaux Pontak, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank (Pepperdine alumnus & moderator)

To our students and young leaders, thank you for joining us and engaging so actively. It was a rare opportunity to learn directly from some of the finest minds shaping thought leadership across continents.

A heartfelt thank you to President Jim Gash and the Pepperdine delegation for travelling across the Pacific, and a special thanks to Pepperdine alumnus, Mr. Mahesh Harilela for helping make this meaningful partnership possible. We also thank all the speakers who made this wonderful event possible.

We are thrilled to announce that HKU Business School has been ranked No. 6 globally and No. 1 in Asia in the 2025 UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, compiled by the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Moreover, for the 5-year period of 2021-2025, the School also ranks No. 1 in Asia.

This outstanding achievement reflects our School’s rise as a global hub for pioneering research across management science, accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, and more. It underscores our position as Asia’s leading business school and one of the world’s most impactful institutions in advancing knowledge and shaping the future of business.

Heartfelt thanks to our dedicated faculty, students, alumni, and partners, whose contributions and support have made this milestone possible. Looking ahead, HKU Business School will continue to deliver world-class research and education that makes a real difference to policy, enterprises, and communities.

Read more on the UTD Research Rankings: https://jsom.utdallas.edu/the-utd-top-100-business-school-research-rankings/

2026年1月13日，港大經管學院與香港大學賽馬會環球企業永續發展研究所聯合舉辦的Jeffrey. D. Sachs教授茶會活動順利舉辦。

此次活動的主講嘉賓Jeffrey D. Sachs教授是哥倫比亞大學知名教授，在國際學術和政策研究領域聲名卓著，長期致力於全球經濟、永續發展等重大議題的研究，其研究成果和觀點在國際上具有廣泛影響力。

香港大學副校長（大學拓展）汪洋教授，香港大學賽馬會環球企業永續發展研究所所長何國俊教授，現任及前任香港特別行政區政府官員，港大經管學院校友組織代表－華北校友會會長沈忠民博士、華南校友會秘書長申斌先生、新加坡校友會主席Chris Leo女士、新加坡校友會對外聯絡負責人羅丹女士，各計畫校友代表，賽馬會學者以及在校學生代表等來自不同領域的嘉賓，參加了此次茶會。

Sachs教授以專業且深入淺出的方式，剖析了美國地緣政治的複雜格局以及當前全球事務的演變趨勢。他運用大量的數據和案例，從政治、經濟、文化等多個維度進行解讀，讓與會嘉賓對國際情勢有了更全面、更深入的認識。

汪洋教授與何國俊教授就Sachs教授的精彩分享，同與會嘉賓們展開進一步深入交流，他們從不同角度探討問題，分享見解，為與會嘉賓提供了多元的思考方向和視角。

隨後進入閉門問答環節，與會者圍繞世界經濟走向、政治體制變革、文化多樣性以及人口結構變化等重要議題展開討論。大家結合自身經驗與專業知識，各抒己見，既有理論分析，又有實務案例分享。討論過程中，氣氛熱烈而有序，不同觀點碰撞交流、相互啟發，為解決全球性問題共探新思路新方法。

香港大學賽馬會環球企業永續發展研究所所長何國俊教授擔任主持人，以精煉的學術脈絡串聯全場，引導討論有序進行。

在精彩的閉門問答和熱烈討論後，活動進入尾聲​​。 Sachs教授的深邃的洞見與獨到的見解，為所有參與者帶來了深刻啟發。

未來，港大經管學院將繼續建立高品質對話平台，匯聚更多智慧和力量，為推動全球學術交流和永續發展持續貢獻力量。

We are delighted to announce that HKU’s Pokfield Campus has been honoured with the Gold Award for Best New Development at the MIPIM Asia Awards 2025!

The HKU Pokfield Campus represents the University’s commitment towards building a sustainable, healthy and smart campus, as well as our dedication to providing world-class facilities for our faculty, students and the community. Once completed, the campus will feature a new and interactive academic complex for the HKU Business School, and will offer more than 9,000 sqm of greenery to significantly optimise both liveability and energy efficiency.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the project team and our partners for their invaluable contributions, which were instrumental in reaching this significant milestone.

Learn more about the HKU Pokfield Campus: https://pokfield.hku.hk

Congratulations to Prof. Xuewen Liu, Professor in Finance, for winning the 2024 Research Output Prize!

Professor Liu is an economic theorist. His research areas include financial economics (corporate finance, financial markets, financial institutions, and financial crises), macroeconomics, growth and development, and Chinese economy.

Join us in congratulating Prof. Liu for earning the 2024 Research Output Prize – what a remarkable achievement!