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HKUST Part-time MBA|Asia's First Technology/Green Finance MBA

2022-01-02T22:12:47.066Z


In a highly competitive business environment, if you want to gain a foothold in the workplace, employees must absorb new knowledge and skills, and further studies are the best choice. The MBA program is one of the most popular further education programs. Part-time


In a highly competitive business environment, if you want to gain a foothold in the workplace, employees must absorb new knowledge and skills, and further studies are the best choice. The MBA program is one of the most popular further education programs.

The part-time Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Master of Business Administration (MBA), as Asia’s first technology and sustainable development program, is particularly suited to the needs of the technological age. In cultivating sustainable leaders with business technology capabilities, the leadership level covers such as ESG green economy.

As online learning has become a major trend in the future, the HKUST MBA has also innovated the teaching model, allowing students who need to leave Hong Kong to develop online courses, allowing students to freely choose and continue their MBA studies.

Derek, a part-time student of the University of Science and Technology MBA who is about to take up his post in the Netherlands, praised the flexible class arrangement: "It helps me overcome the 6-hour time difference between Amsterdam and Hong Kong, and allows me to flexibly arrange my study time and working time."


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For many companies, an MBA degree is a basic condition for job promotion. Derek admitted that his application for the HKUST MBA Part-time course is also considering the future: "After graduation, he has worked in retail, digital marketing, e-commerce and project management. In the past 10 years, I know that an MBA degree is helpful for promotion, so I consider further study. Besides, I am currently in charge of Uber's Asia Pacific market operations full-time, and I also set up a sports technology start-up company. The main business includes the development of sports and education programs. The MBA also focuses on technology and business knowledge, which fits my needs."

Diversified business technology courses emphasize both theory and practice

In modern society, technology has become an essential element for most companies. In order to improve students’ business technology capabilities, the HKUST MBA provides diversified business technology content with equal emphasis on knowledge theory and practical experience. Derek has also benefited a lot: "Business technology content Including programming, cryptocurrency, blockchain, artificial intelligence, financial technology, and even technological entrepreneurial skills, it helps me equip myself in many ways. The content is more in-depth and simple, strengthens my programming ability, and is inspired by it. Not only can it be applied in In addition to daily business, it is more conducive to the development of his own start-up company.” During his MBA program at HKUST, Derek was given the opportunity to move up overseas. He will move to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to carry out strategic planning for the three regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , And successfully expanded the work area to overseas.

Derek was given the opportunity to be promoted overseas during the HKUST MBA program and achieved his original goal of enrolling.

Flexible choice of classroom format

Although Derek is about to take up his post in the Netherlands, his path for furthering is still unimpeded.

In response to the innovative teaching model of HKUST’s MBA, it also provides face-to-face and online classrooms, allowing students who need to leave Hong Kong to choose freely, and it is convenient to arrange to complete their studies overseas. Derek also benefits from flexible arrangements: "I can continue to choose online classrooms in the future. The degree is completed in the form of a flexible class time. The flexible class time is more helpful to solve the 6-hour time difference between Amsterdam and Hong Kong, and it is convenient for me to arrange class time and working time flexibly."

Cultivate social and business ethics to achieve sustainable leaders

As for the emergence of the concept of "sustainable leadership" in recent years, emphasizing an ethical way of doing things, the HKUST MBA program has also added the element of "sustainable leadership". Derek said that the relevant courses are inspiring: "Help to establish a long-term vision and thinking, remind I shoulder the ethics and responsibility to the society in the business decisions of work and entrepreneurship."

Professor Chen Taiyuan, Associate Dean of the Business School of HKUST and Director of the MBA Program, said: “The original intention of education is to contribute to the future of mankind. In the HKUST MBA program, we have added the element of sustainable leadership, hoping to awaken the social responsibility of leaders. While making business decisions, the environment, humanities, and the overall interests of the next generation must also be taken into consideration."

Professor Chen Taiyuan, Associate Dean of the Business School of HKUST and Director of the MBA Program, stated that the course aims to nurture sustainable leaders who are willing to take social responsibility.

Note: Flexible classroom arrangements have a limit on the number of students

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Source: hk1

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