Introduction | Worldwide Recognition | Accreditation | London Track with London Business School | New York Track with Columbia Business School | China Concentration Track
Full-Time MBA: Introduction
HKU MBA is an intensive 14-month Full-time MBA program offered with the option of three streams.
London Track with London Business School
New York Track with Columbia Business School
China Concentration Track
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and its unique MBA Programme is a major participant in, and contributor to, the business culture of Hong Kong and Mainland China.
MBA students today demand an approach that can set them up for success both regionally and across a wider world; a learning experience that bestows upon them a first-class education, real-world experience, and a deep understanding of international business, and cultural differences and nuances. Our Full-time MBA Program is specifically designed to produce those outcomes. The Asia-Pacific and China focus gives our students a unique advantage to build their career in the region and beyond.
Learn business where the business is
Mainland Chinese come to HKU to look at their country from the outside, and to learn the business methodologies of the West; while overseas students get to experience China and Asia firsthand. Both are able to relate their knowledge to a global playing field.
Diversity is key
Our location in a city with such a rich business and entrepreneurial heritage is an immense advantage for students.
Not surprisingly, Hong Kong has become a magnet for MBA students from all over the world. A significant percentage of our student body is from overseas and the PRC, which, combined with local students, produces an exciting and stimulating mix of backgrounds. Our professors are all distinguished in their fields and come from different countries, creating a truly international experience.
Partnerships
The unique partnerships with world-renowned business schools such as London Business School and Columbia Business School offer our students unmatched opportunities in terms of educational experience and networking. Our existing partnership with Fudan University in China further complements the overall experience.
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Worldwide Recognition
HKU MBA ascend in The Economist ranking
HKU MBA continues to be ranked as one of the top three programmes in Asia and Australiasia according to The Economist rankings. As a relatively young full-time MBA program, it has made some impressive marks in world rankings and in the 2009 World MBA Ranking by the renowned The Economist magazine, the HKU MBA ranks 38th among the world's top 100. HKU MBA has catapulted ahead growing from strength to strength within a very short period of time. In 2009, the HKU MBA is ranked 8th in the world in personal development and educational experience overall, with special strength in education experience (2nd rank). After graduation, most students secure jobs within three months (top rank) and they earn significantly higher salary (10th rank).? Quality of faculty and student and recruiter diversity also received high ratings.
- HKU has been ranked 24th amongst the top universities globally, the best in Hong Kong and China, and the second in Asia in the latest ranking by the Times Higher Education's Quacquarelli Symonds (THE-QS) World University Rankings.
- HKU has received the Platinum Award again in this year's Reader's Digest Trusted Brands Survey, in the category of 'universities' in Hong Kong. HKU has won the award for the second year running since the category was introduced to the survey for the first time last year
- China Business Environment
- China Marketing
- Doing Business in China
- Studies in China's Competitiveness
- Business Strategy in China and India
- Changes and Uncertainty Management in China
- Accounting Control and Management Behaviour
- Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
- Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation
- Service Marketing and Management
- Strategic Human Resources Management
- Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
- Supply Chain Management
- Take Strategies into Action
- Total Quality Management
- Multinational Corporations
- Management Consulting
- Investment
- Change Management and Reorganisation
- Shanghai Media Group
- Westin Bund Hotel, Shanghai
- Volkswagen, Anting Automobile Town
- Van Shung Chong Holdings, Shanghai
- Shanghai Expo Group
- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
- Lotus Supercenter, Shanghai
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Shanghai office
- Suzhou (city visit)
- Shanghai Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone
- Sands Casino, Macao, China
- Motorola in China: Failure of Success?
- Shanghai General Motors: the Rise of a Late-Comer
- Shanghai Volkswagen: Time for A Radical Shift of Gears
- Successful MNCs in China (Industry note)
- Whirlpool's Roadmap in China
- Chinese Medicine in an Emerging Market
- Lenovo: Countering the Dell Challenge
- Shanshan Enterprise: Reform Pioneer of China's Garment Industry
- Wal-Mart Stores: 'Everyday Low Prices' in China
- Anheuser-Busch Versus SABMiller: Bidding War in China's Beer Industry
- ASIMCO: Developing Human Capital in China
- PetroChina: International Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics
- SK-II: Damage Control in China
- Pepsi Grows Potatoes In China
- Haier: How to Turn a Chinese Household Name into a Global Brand
- Acquisition and Consolidation: The Evolution of Tsingtao Brewery
- China Telecom: WTO Obligations to Regulate Mobile Communications Standards in China
- Carrefour China: Maintaining its Past Glory or Drowning in the Sea of Competition?
- Mortgage Securitisation in Hong Kong and Asia
- EnterpriseAsia.com: Investing in High-technology Businesses in Asia Pacific
- Turning Copper into Gold: Bharti Airtel's Fixed-line Service in India
- Nireco Co., Japan: Introduction of the Poison Pill
- Singapore Telecommunications Limited: The Bid for Cable & Wireless HKT Limited
- Biocon: From Generics Manufacturing to Biopharmaceutical Innovation
- Hong Kong Disneyland(C): The Joint Venture Negotiation
- Hong Kong Economic Times Group: Diversification and Differentiation
- Promoting Healthcare Tourism in India
- People Management Fiasco in Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd
- Hostile Takeover Battle in Japan: Fuji TV vs Livedoor for NBS
- Tokyo Disneyland: Licensing vs. Joint Venture
- The Asean Free Trade Area(AFTA) and the Malaysian National Car Project
- Daewoo and the Korean Chaebol
- Crisis Communication: The Asian Bird Flu
- Competition in the Hong Kong Banking Sector: Interest Rate Wars
- Singapore: Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness
- Seiko Watch Corporation: Moving a Brand Upmarket
- Cathay Pacific Airways: Service Straight from the Heart
- DAKSH and IBM: Business Process Transformation in India - PART 1. The Formative Years
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Accreditation
The Faculty of Business and Economics is fully accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Information System).
EQUIS is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. Its fundamental objective, linked to the mission of EFMD, is to raise the standard of management education worldwide.
EQUIS is not primarily focused on the MBA or any other specific programme. Its scope covers all programmes offered by an institution from the first degree up to the Ph.D.
EQUIS has established its prestige and recognition worldwide. In its first seven years of existence, EQUIS has accredited 82 institutions in 28 countries.
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London Track with London Business School
From 2006, the HKU Full-time MBA in partnership with London Business School, an intensive 14-month programme, has attracted extensive attention. Students are guaranteed to study in London for three to four months after completing the core courses in Hong Kong.
Upon completion of their core courses at The University of Hong Kong, students will be eligible to spend the semester taking up to five elective courses side-by-side with London Business School MBA, EMBA, and Master of Finance students, with access to London Business School's distinguished student, alumni and corporate networks as they participate in London events, meet illustrious business leaders as part of the School's famed speaker series, and visit with leading firms located in London City. London Business School will issue a unique certificate for this partnership, an official transcript to the HKU MBA students, and provide a wide range of alumni services upon successful completion of the programme.
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New York Track with Columbia Business School
Since 2007, The HKU Faculty of Business and Economics and Columbia Business School have entered into a partnership that will enable a significant number of HKU MBA students, - to study elective courses at Columbia Business School for a full semester. The Columbia Business School partnership represents the completion of a triumvirate of three premier business schools to provide world-class MBA education and networks in Hong Kong, London, and New York - a manifestation of the natural synergy among the three major financial centres of the world.Upon completion of their core courses at The University of Hong Kong, students will be eligible to spend the semester taking up to five elective courses side-by-side with Columbia MBA and EMBA students, with access to Columbia Business School's distinguished student, alumni and corporate networks as they participate in Columbia events, meet illustrious business leaders as part of the School's famed speaker series, and visit with leading firms located in New York City. Columbia Business School will issue a unique certificate for this partnership and an official transcript to the HKU MBA students and provide a wide range of alumni services upon successful completion of the programme.
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China Concentration Track
The rapid growth of Asia as the hub for global business has created tremendous amount of opportunities for individuals hoping to ride the Asian wave. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and its unique MBA Programme is a major participant in, and contributor to, the business culture of the Asia region and hence provides an ideal base for a learning experience that will prepare our students to make the most of the Asian boom.The China factor
Within the Asia focus there is a strong element of China business. This makes our MBA highly relevant to the region's dynamic and evolving business environment. China focus is achieved through special courses with China elements, regional case studies, field trips, seminars and conferences, Chinese language training, company visits and part of studies undertaken in Shanghai.
The Hong Kong advantage
Hong Kong's vibrant economic environment attracts business from all over the globe. Dynamic Hong Kong is an upbeat, 'can do' city and its business advantages are legendary: the world's freest economy and a strategic financial and business centre with low taxes, rule of law, clean government, free flow of information and international lifestyle. All these are on Mainland China's doorstep -- and in the very heart of Asia. Our location in a city with such a rich business and entrepreneurial heritage, and in so dynamic part of the world, is a big advantage for students. Not surprisingly Hong Kong has become a magnet for MBA students from all over the world.
Programme details
The 2009/10 cohort will start the MBA course with Mandarin and Chinese culture training in Beijing. They will study core courses in Hong Kong along with the other full-time students. The concentration in China business will be achieved through the special electives designed for this focus and delivered in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Our existing partnership with Fudan University will be leveraged to provide students with the access to Fudan University and to a large pool of HKU IMBA alumni base in China. One of the key components of this module will be field trips to China, which will involve company and business visits to Shanghai, Beijing and south China region.
Other than classroom learning, students will be exposed to various aspects of the Chinese business through seminars, industry interface, live projects and enrichment workshops. Some of the China related electives to be offered in 2008-09 include:
Students can also take certain electives at HKU IMBA in Shanghai. The following courses were offered in 2010.
Advanced Corporate Finance (ACF) |
Advanced Financial Management |
Business Transformation (BT) |
Controllership (Con) |
Current Topics in Human Resource Management (HRM) |
Derivative Securities (DS) |
Emerging Internet Business Models (EIBM) |
Entrepreneurship (Entre) |
Fast Companies (FC) |
Game Theory and its Applications in Business ( GTAB ) |
International Business (IB) |
International Corporate Tax Regimes (ICTR) |
International Management |
Knowledge and Innovation Management (KIM) |
Management Consulting (MC) |
Managerial Accouting (MA) |
Managerial Decision Making (MDM) |
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) |
Operations Management |
Risk Management ( R M ) |
Supply Chain Management and Logistics (SCML) |
Total Quality Management (TQM) |
Students are also encouraged to select other electives on offer which have the Asian perspective built in through the cases discussed and other teaching materials. Some of the electives available are:
HKU MBA thoroughly adopts an experiential-learning approach with an extensive use of business cases. Business cases train our students to become effective problem-solvers and decision-makers in rapidly changing business settings. These cases are written by our own professors and are published by our prolific Asia Case Research Centre (ACRC). Relatively small class size allows more extensive interaction and collaboration.
China related cases are extensively used to achieve our programme's China business focus. Within the China Case Series, ACRC recently initiated a set of strategy cases and industry notes on multinational corporations (MNCs) in China. These cases deal with issues and challenges that arise at different phases of business development and identify the strategies employed to succeed in this vast and unique marketplace.
Some of the China focused cases include:
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