‘STEMB’ Is The New Strategy: Why Tech-Linked MBAs Are Shaping The Future Of Business

HKUST Business School

Established: 1991

Location: Hong Kong

Graduate Courses In: Transforming Business with Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning Business Applications with Python, Big Data Analytics

Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world, with the kind of high-rise neon and glass skyline that befits a bustling hub of technological innovation and financial services.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s main campus occupies 60 hectares on the east coast of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula. Developed during the late 1980s, the university opened in 1991 in response to strong demand for graduates to fuel the increasingly service-sector-driven Hong Kong economy.

Now ranked among the top 50 universities globally by QS, HKUST is organized into schools of Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, and Social Science, in addition to the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, reflecting the institution’s approach to building knowledge by combining different fields of study.

HKUST Business School embeds STEM, with a particular focus on analytical and technical content, across its curriculum. More specialized offerings such as the MSc in Business Analytics offer courses in Visual Analytics for Business Decisions and Business Modeling & Optimization, encouraging a data-based approach to leadership. At the MBA level, elective modules give students opportunities to explore programming and the strategic implementation of AI.

Integrated within a dynamic tech university entrepreneurial ecosystem, the birthplace of over 1,800 start-ups, HKUST Business School ensures students are equipped with STEM-related skills in statistics, modelling, data infrastructure, and analytical decision-making.

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