University of Hong Kong Faculty of Business and Economics
香港大學經濟及工商管理學院 | |
Official logo | |
Other name | HKU Business School |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Accreditation | |
| Affiliation | The University of Hong Kong |
| Dean | Hongbin Cai |
| Website | www |
The Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港大學經濟及工商管理學院), advertised as the HKU Business School (Chinese: 港大經管學院), is a faculty at the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. The faculty primarily focuses and offers business and economics related undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The current dean of the faculty is Hongbin Cai.[1]
The faculty is accredited by EQUIS and AACSB.[2][3][4]
History
The Faculty of Business and Economics was established in 2001 as an amalgamation of the School of Business and the School of Economics and Finance. The faculty was accredited by EQUIS in 2004 and by AACSB Accounting and Business in 2010.[2]
In July 2024, at least 30 of the faculty's master students were found having used false documents for their admittance into the faculty, with the dean of the faculty projecting numbers to reach up to 100.[5][6][7]
Undergraduate degrees offered
The undergraduate degree programmes offered by the faculty as of 2025 are as follows
| Degree | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration | 4 years |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting Data Analytics | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analytics | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Global Management | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws[a] | 5 years |
| Bachelor of Economics | 4 years |
| Bachelor of Economics and Finance | |
| Bachelor of Science in Marketing Analytics and Technology | |
| Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Finance | |
| Source:[8] | |
Postgraduate degrees offered
Part-time and full-time options vary between degrees. The postgraduate degree programmes offered by the faculty as of 2025 are as follows
| Degree | Duration | Full-time or part-time |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Master of Business Administration[b] | 2–4 years[9] | |
| Master of Business Administration | 1–2 years[10] | Both offered |
| Master of Business Administration (International)[c] | 2–4 years[11] | |
| Doctor of Business Administration[d] | 4 years[12] | Part-time |
| Master of Accounting | 1–2 years | Full-time |
| Master of Economics | ||
| Master of Finance | ||
| Master of Finance in Financial Technology | ||
| Master of Global Management | ||
| Master of Science in Business Analytics | ||
| Master of Science in Marketing | ||
| Master of Philosophy | 2 years[13] | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | 3–4 years[13] | |
| Source:[8] | ||
See also
- University of Hong Kong
- List of EQUIS accredited institutions
- List of AACSB-accredited schools
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School
Notes
- ^ This is a double degree programme offered with the Faculty of Law
- ^ The target audience of this programme are Chinese Nationals in the mainland with at least 8 years of managerial level experience
- ^ Jointly offered with the School of Management of Fudan University, with courses mainly conducted on the campus of Fudan University. This is however not a double degree programme in which only the University of Hong Kong issue a degree for the programme.
- ^ Two years for coursework and two years for research
References
- ^ "Message from the Dean - HKU Business School". 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b "Rankings & Accreditations - HKU Business School". 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "EQUIS Accredited Schools - EFMD Global". www.efmdglobal.org. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "The University of Hong Kong | AACSB Accredited". www.aacsb.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "'Dozens enter HKU business school on fake documents' - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Anti-corruption agency to review universities' admissions". University World News. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Chan, Irene. "Over 30 students caught using forged credentials to enrol at University of Hong Kong Business School".
- ^ a b "Programmes - HKU Business School". 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "高级管理人员工商管理学硕士课程香港大学EMBA" (PDF).
- ^ "HKU MBA MBA Programmes | Full-time MBA | Part-time MBA | The University of Hong Kong". Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Overview". IMBA - HKU. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "HKU Business School - DBA". dba.hkubs.hku.hk. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b "Programme Details - Programme Details - Programmes - PhD and MPhil - FBE - HKU". fbeo.fbe.hku.hk. Retrieved 2025-06-09.