Message from the Dean
Professor Hongbin CAI
Dean
Chair of Economics
HKU Business School
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
We are living in unprecedented times as technological advances accelerate in automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and the global economy and international political structure are undergoing fundamental changes. Never do the business landscapes change so rapidly, which present entrepreneurs and business leaders with numerous opportunities as well as tremendous challenges.
How do corporations survive and thrive in this complex and dynamic environment? How each of us can help to make the future world more peaceful and prosperous for our children and future generations? Faced with great uncertainty in a fast-changing world, it is more imperative than ever that leaders in business and in the general society stay current about the newest developments in technology and global economy, and never stop thinking and learning.
HKU Business School, together with our partner institution, Guanghua School of Management of Peking University, collaborate strategically to launch the Doctor of Business Administration Programme (“DBA Programme”) in 2017, which is designed to provide a unique learning journey for responsible and ambitious entrepreneurs and business leaders who aim to lead their firms to greater success and to contribute more to building a better future for all.
The strategic partnership of two world-renowned business schools in the region brings together world-class scholars to provide our students a wide array of diverse academic learning opportunities and intellectually stimulating experiences. Synthesizing the strengths of both Schools, the DBA Programme will help students further develop their analytical skills, foster their strategic creativity, cultivate their innovative mind, and enrich their management knowledge, preparing them to steer through uncharted waters.
Graduates of the DBA Programme will be INSPIRED and EMPOWERED to be stronger leaders, LEADING their own way of success. Over time, the DBA Programme will become a learning platform and community in which students, alumni and faculty members are fully engaged in life-long learning. Together, they will face the uncertain future with great confidence and are prepared to take on the challenges and responsibilities of our time.
I invite you to join us in this exciting learning journey.
Professor Hongbin CAI
Dean
Chair of Economics
HKU Business School
Message from Programme Director
Professor Pingyang GAO
Associate Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting
DBA Programme Director
HKU Business School
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
The Doctor of Business Administration Programme is jointly offered by HKU Business School and Guanghua School of Management, the Peking University. The Programme is designed to nurture business leaders with excellent research expertise and strategic global vision, to enhance the competitiveness of domestic enterprises and to strengthen the real economy in China.
The candidates in the Programme are business leaders or the senior management of multi-national corporations, private enterprises and state-owned enterprises. They have strong and solid management experience in their profession. With bringing in the world-class scholars from both The University of Hong Kong and the Peking University, a good mixture of both academic learning and practicality is ensured through teaching and experience sharing.
The Programme is delivered with the elements of coursework, study trip, seminars, extra curriculum and academic research. The comprehensive structure of the Programme enriches the scope of learning, opportunities of sharing and networking.
Prof. Pingyang GAO
Associate Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting
DBA Programme Director
HKU Business School