The University of Hong Kong’s business school, also known as HKU business school, is one of Hong Kong’s newest programs, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a lot to offer. HKU business school is already well known for its Western-style teaching method in an Asia-focused curriculum. Because of this, HKU business school continues to climb rapidly up global MBA ranking lists. In fact, the HKU business school program recently ranked number one on The Economist’s MBA program rankings list in Asia, with a laudable 24th place on the global list. The Financial Times ranked HKU number 29 in its survey of full-time MBA programs. HKU is obviously fast becoming a world player for business executives to ascertain their education. But what else should an MBA-seeker really know when looking at this soon-to-be Harvard of the East? Read on.
Far beyond HKU business school’s impressive climbing ranks and increasing status is what the campus has to offer. Due to its status as a Special Administration Region in the People’s Republic of China, HKU business school draws students from all across the globe and Mainland China. Its entrepreneurial history and palpable spirit produces an incredible mixture of ethnicities and minds not seen anywhere else. In fact, even the distinguished professors come from the world over, too. It is truly an international university and has the partnerships to prove it—even far beyond London, New York, and Shanghai.
HKU business school offers a fourteen-month curriculum. In this curriculum, students are allowed to pick one of three tracks: London, New York, or Hong Kong, but all students must begin their first month of education in Beijing for a Chinese immersion program. The Chinese immersion program includes orientation and MBA prep, while also introducing students to each other and Chinese culture. Students then spend the next nine months in Hong Kong, studying the celebrated Western-style program under the banner of the growing financial prowess of China and Asia. Core classes can include corporate finance and global economy. Students also pick four to five electives, which delve deeper into the subjects of Asian economics.
As for what happens after a student completes their studies at the HKU business school, the world is their oyster. An astonishing 95% percent of HKU business school graduates had job offers within three months of finishing their studies, and the job offers were not just in Hong Kong, but Mainland China, Singapore, India, and more. The industries varied from Finance to IT to Consulting. It just goes to show, HKU graduates can expect success in their career wherever they decide to go.
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