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HKU Business School is pleased to announce that it tops the rank of UTD Research Rankings in Asia. In ‘Finance Research’, HKU Business School is ranked No. 5 globally. The ranking is based on the number of academic articles published in 24 top business academic journals (UTD 24 journals) and the contribution of authors by each university in the year of 2021.

The School of Management of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), United States, has been compiling business school rankings since 2005 by tracking academic articles published. The UTD24 journals are highly recognised among academic institutions worldwide, covering major areas of business research, such as management science, accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, strategic management, organisational science and international business. It is an international research benchmark of business schools around the globe. 

Professor Hongbin Cai, Dean of HKU Business School, said, ‘Since its founding 20 years ago, HKU Business School has been committed to becoming a leading academic institution in business and economics. This ranking performance reflects the rapid progress we have made in strengthening our academic and research capabilities and in recruiting outstanding scholars from all around the world. As evident from the number of accepted and forthcoming papers in top journals, our growth momentum in research productivity is quite strong. We are very optimistic that the research capacity and faculty strengths of HKU Business School will achieve new heights in the years to come.’

HKU Business School is a leading, globally influential academic institution. It is deeply rooted in Hong Kong, fully engaged with China, and truly international. It is committed to providing world-class business and economics education that nurtures dynamic and responsible leaders, advancing the frontiers of knowledge through path-breaking research, and making real differences by partnering with communities.

This press release is issued on behalf of HKU Business School by Yuan Tung Financial Relations Limited.

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About HKU Business School
HKU Business School strives to nurture first-class business leaders and foster academic and relevant research to serve the needs of Hong Kong, China and the rest of the world in the new Asia-led economy. As a top international business school in Asia, the School engages leading scholars from all corners of the globe and they instil in students global knowledge with an Asian perspective. HKU Business School attracts top students from Hong Kong and beyond. It admits the highest proportion of non-local undergraduate students amongst all Faculties at HKU.

The School offers a full spectrum of business education. Its full-time MBA programme has a strong Asia and China focus, and the programme has been ranked Asia’s no. 1 in the World MBA Rankings released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for nine consecutive years from 2010 to 2018. Students can opt for an overseas exchange opportunity to supplement their campus learning in Hong Kong: a London track at London Business School, a New York track at Columbia Business School or a Hong Kong/China track at Fudan University.

HKU Business School also offers an International MBA Programme, delivered in Shanghai in collaboration with Fudan University. It was the first of its kind when it was launched in 1998. The School collaborated with Guanghua School of Management of the Peking University and offered a DBA programme and the HKU EMBA Programme in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

HKU Business School is fully accredited by the European Quality Improvement Systems (EQUIS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

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