HKUST Global Business

| Alumni Sharing Session |
The Career and Professional Development (CPD) Team hosted an Alumni Sharing Session on November 22, inviting GBUS Alumni from different industries to share their working experiences and the key to career success.

| Alumni Sharing Session |
These exceptional alumni were invited to be our guest speakers to inspire and share industry insights with the GBUS juniors :

Sales and Trading: Darren So (Class of 2017) - Strategy and Corporate Development at Two Sigma; 3 years’ experience at J.P Morgan (Global Markets)
Data Science: Eric Wong (Class of 2019) - Data Scientist at Cigna; previous experience at HKSTP Capital
Entrepreneurship: Timothy Ng (Class of 2016) - Co-founder of Spread-it Limited; Forbes 30 under 30 Asia
Consulting: Gabriel Tam (Class of 2021) - Business & Technology Consultant at IBM; social entrepreneur

| Alumni Sharing Session |
Throughout the session, our alumni shared about:
- job duties and skills required in a specific industry
- challenges and obstacles faced at work
- possible future career development
The session has granted juniors the opportunity to:
- gain valuable insights into different industries
- explore career options
- expand the network by connecting with the alumni

HKUST GBUS Alumni Series - Chapter 1 / Serena Mak /

Our second video of the alumni series features Ms. Serena Mak from the class of 2004. She has also returned to HKUST to finish her Master's Studies in 2008.

Serena always looks for a purpose in what she does. During her days at Goldman Sachs, she spent a lot of time doing volunteer work. Currently, she works in Home Credit, a consumer finance company that focuses on providing responsible financing to people on their consumer durable products. In her role, she could see how the company can help people achieve a better life quality, which adds another layer of purpose on top of the work she does!

Serena has also given some advice to our fellow GBUSers. As she says, no matter what you do, put your heart to it, put your mind to it, and eventually, the opportunity will come, and you reap the benefit of it.

Let’s hear more about her story!

Hello high school students, Non-JUPAS application for 2021 entry has begun, and we will be sharing a few tips and information.

Important deadlines
- Early Round application: November 20th, 2020
- Main Round application: January 14th, 2021
As interviews are conducted on a rolling basis; thus, students who are interested in joining us are encouraged to apply in the Early Round Application.

Entry requirements
If applicants are successful with their personal statement and interview, they will be given a conditional offer with the following entry requirements.
- IB score of 40 or above
- GCE AL 3A* or A*A*A

Personal Statement Tips
- Make it your own work: You are unique in your own way, do not feel obliged to follow the structure of someone else’s statement.
- Be honest and be yourself: If you are good, you are good the way you are. Write what is true; individuality is appreciated.
- Get someone to proofread your statement: Ask your parents, teachers, friends and more! The more feedback you receive, the better.

There are no subject requirements or preferred subject as the diversity of student background is valued.

|2020 PMP Virtual Dinner|

For years, the Peer Mentoring Program has played a key part in establishing strong bonds within the GBUS community.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic this year, we have continued this tradition by hosting the PMP online which kickstarted yesterday.
Through in-depth discussions in mingling sessions, students from different cohorts get to intertwine and share invaluable experience and knowledge with each other, and most importantly to come together when we are physically apart.

We want to thank all the students and staff members who have poured in their efforts to make this happen during this difficult time, please stay healthy and safe while we continue to build community together!

|Global Leadership Forum|

The Global Leadership Forum is surely one of the highlight events of the GBUS program every year.

Last night, we were delighted to have Mr. Adrian Edwards as our keynote speaker in our first virtual Global Leadership Forum to speak to us about forced displacement globally and the challenges COVID-19 has brought to humanitarian workers in the world.

Mr. Adrian Edwards is the Head of Global News & Media, and Spokesperson at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. He has led the organization’s news operations and its worldwide media outreach, including communications around the annual Global Trends report and other major news events, and providing oversight of UNHCR’s work in crisis communications.

Mr. Adrian Edwards’ captivating speech prompted GBUSers to reflect on why the issue of refugees matter to us and the impact of the COVID pandemic on minorities.

We thank Mr. Adrian Edwards for promoting his vision towards creating a more inclusive humanity cultivated community and raising the civic awareness and compassion to social issues in the GBUS community. we hope our students will remember and cherish this message forever.

The Global Leadership Forum which happens every semester is a brilliant platform for students to exchange thoughts and spark intellectually stimulating conversations.

Last night out keynote speaker Mr. Adrian Edwards brought some unexplored statistics to our students’ attention. In particular, the fact that there are 79.5 million refugees who are forcibly displaced worldwide and that two-third of those refugees come from only 5 countries had prompted GBUSers to pay attention to these issues which seemed to be unrelated to our daily lives.

During the Q&A session, Mr. Edwards interacted with our students by discussing on the efforts made by the international community on refugee issues and how it transitioned from a humanitarian crisis to a political matter.

Once again, thank you Mr. Adrian Edwards for his insightful speech and all the students and staff members who have poured in their hard work to make this happen

Support for HKUST students runs broad and deep. Through Cheung Honnus, our Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program alumnae, some current GBUS students had an amazing internship experience at Mojodomo (www.mojo-domo.com). A big shoutout to HKUST Business School Alumni and corporate partners for helping our students gain outside-class experience to complement their inside-class education!

Mojodomo Group posted on LinkedIn As our head back to university this week, we’d like to reminisce their achievements and them for completing their 12-week ...