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HKUST MBA |
MESSAGE FROM MBA PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Professor Tai-Yuan Chen
Professor Tai-Yuan Chen
It has been a most challenging start to the year amid the onslaught of coronavirus. Protecting the health and safety of our students is our utmost priority. The university has instructed all classes to be shifted online to mitigate risk of face-to-face contact in these trying times.
In the MBA program, we have been doing all we can to maintain as much class interactivity as circumstances allow and make sure students can complete their studies on time.
In the MBA program, we have been doing all we can to maintain as much class interactivity as circumstances allow and make sure students can complete their studies on time.
“Instead of just preparing students for normal times, we should take the opportunity to empower their professional knowledge, skills and mentality for crisis as well.”
Our professors are running online classes with Zoom where students can easily raise questions, conduct presentations and interact with each other. Career activities such as coaching, workshops, mock interviews and recruitment talks continue to be conducted, albeit in a virtual format, to offer students a similar level of career support as before in their job hunt.
The coronavirus crisis also prompted us to rethink the objective of our education. Instead of just preparing students for normal times, we should take the opportunity to empower their professional knowledge, skills and mentality for crisis as well.
As companies remove face-to-face elements in their recruitment process, we are offering new professional trainings in virtual interviews and presentations so that our students can perform at the top of their game. As different countries handle the outbreak with different approaches, we are launching an International Alumni Sharing Panel series, where alumni can contribute penetrating insights into their local markets and industries. As some businesses struggle to survive, we are inviting industry leaders and professional coaches to share how to thrive in crisis by harnessing the power of technology and better managing stress in the workplace.
These new initiatives are being rolled out as we speak. My deepest thanks go to our alumni for their steadfast support in helping current MBA students as mentors, speakers and recruiters, as well as to our team for working days and nights to coordinate all the classes and activities under considerable limitations.
In this newsletter, you can read more about the new career elements in our MBA curriculum, employment results of 2019, MBAA for the part-time class, and first-hand MBA exchange stories.
Meanwhile, please stay safe and healthy. We hope the world can emerge from the shadow of the outbreak soon.
Professor Tai-Yuan Chen
Associate Dean & MBA Program Director
The coronavirus crisis also prompted us to rethink the objective of our education. Instead of just preparing students for normal times, we should take the opportunity to empower their professional knowledge, skills and mentality for crisis as well.
As companies remove face-to-face elements in their recruitment process, we are offering new professional trainings in virtual interviews and presentations so that our students can perform at the top of their game. As different countries handle the outbreak with different approaches, we are launching an International Alumni Sharing Panel series, where alumni can contribute penetrating insights into their local markets and industries. As some businesses struggle to survive, we are inviting industry leaders and professional coaches to share how to thrive in crisis by harnessing the power of technology and better managing stress in the workplace.
These new initiatives are being rolled out as we speak. My deepest thanks go to our alumni for their steadfast support in helping current MBA students as mentors, speakers and recruiters, as well as to our team for working days and nights to coordinate all the classes and activities under considerable limitations.
In this newsletter, you can read more about the new career elements in our MBA curriculum, employment results of 2019, MBAA for the part-time class, and first-hand MBA exchange stories.
Meanwhile, please stay safe and healthy. We hope the world can emerge from the shadow of the outbreak soon.
Professor Tai-Yuan Chen
Associate Dean & MBA Program Director
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