China Focus

Our China Focus

• Situated on the doorstep of the world’s most rapidly developing market, HKUST offers a China-specific education. You will learn from experienced practitioners, study real-world cases and benefit from China field trips, all focused on China. Opportunities abound for networking with Chinese business leaders through our China Club, and an extensive alumni network in the country will give you a head start in pursuing a successful career there.

• China Focus Courses

  Doing Business in China
  General managers in China are constantly challenged by a changing business environment. This required course emphasizes the realities of operating a business in China today. It will prepare you to face the major issues through a focus on past mistakes and best practices.
  
  Apart from the above flagship China Focus course, more electives are available under "General Management in China" career track, covering topics like leadership, management, marketing, finance and investment in China.

• Field Trips

  Our field trips take in a range of organizations in Shanghai and Beijing, where you will learn firsthand the recipe for success and the challenges faced. Each trip is a two-credit excursion that also involves preparatory lectures and post-trip reports and presentations on business practices in China.

• China Club

  The China Club offers students the opportunity to experience Chinese culture while networking. Through the Club’s many activities you will have the opportunity to meet business leaders whose success stands out in the dynamic and stimulating context of Chinese business.

• Meet our alumni in China

  Our alumni come from a diversity of cultural backgrounds and excel in many Chinese industries. They are middle- to senior-level executives with international mobility and entrepreneurial outlooks. Most live and work in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta region, which will offer you numerous networking opportunities in China.