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Programme Overview (EMBA-International Stream)

“Global Thinker · World Changer”: EMBA-International Stream is tailored for senior executives with substantial management experience, particularly entrepreneurs and senior executives seeking internationalisation. The programme includes cutting-edge topics such as financial innovation, innovation technology, overseas strategy, data modelling and AI, family wealth management, ESG sustainable development, and various overseas modules to enable participants to gain global insights.

Upon successful completion, students will be conferred an Executive Master of Business Administration Degree issued by The University of Hong Kong.

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Programme Highlights
Courses
Programme Structure
Our Faculty

Truly Understanding China, Truly Understanding the World

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Fostering Global-China Synergies and Emphasising Practical Applications

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In-depth Understanding of Hong Kong History and Prospects

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Bridging International and Chinese Entrepreneurial Frontiers

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Overseas Modules: Partnership with Top International Business Schools

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International Alumni Network

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Marketing

Accounting and Finance

Family Wealth Management

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Innovation Technology

Management & Strategy

Data Modelling and Artificial Intelligence

Overseas Strategy

Students must complete 18 modules , with a total of 108 credits.

Fundamental
Core Courses

57 credits

Advanced Core Courses

21 credits

Capstone Course

6 credits

Elective Courses

24 credits

Start Date

March 2026

Study Mode

Part-time

Study Duration

2 years (in 18 months)

with a maximum of 4 years

Course Schedule

Block mode with 4-day classes per month

usually from Thursday to Sunday

Location

The University of Hong Kong

(HK Campuses and other centres)

and partner business school campuses abroad

Overseas Modules

Collaborate with other top business schools in the world

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Distinguished Scholars

Prof. Richard WONG

  • Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Chair of Economics
  • Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy
  • Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy

Prof. Hongbin CAI

  • Dean
  • Chair of Economics
  • Director, Institute of China Economy

Prof. Zhiwu CHEN

  • HKU Council Member
  • Chair Professor of Finance
  • Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance
  • Director, Centre for Quantitative History
  • Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

Prof. Max SHEN

  • Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Chair Professor jointly in the Faculty of Engineering and HKU Business School
  • Dean of Graduate School
  • Acting Director of Technology Transfer Office and Knowledge Exchange Office
  • Founding Director of HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science

Prof. Chen LIN

  • Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business)
  • Chair of Finance
  • Stelux Professor in Finance
  • Director, Centre for Financial Innovation and Development

Prof. Haipeng SHEN

  • Associate Dean (EMBA/IMBA Programme)
  • Patrick S C Poon Professor in Analytics and Innovation
  • Chair of Business Analytics and Innovation

Prof. Echo Wen WAN

  • Associate Dean (MBA)
  • Director, Institute of Behavioural and Decision Science

Prof. Pingyang GAO

  • Associate Dean (Taught Postgraduate)
  • Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting

Prof. Junhong CHU

  • HKU EMBA Programme Director (International Stream)
  • Professor of Marketing
  • Associate Director, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Associate Director, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute

Prof. Jin LI

  • Area Head of Management and Strategy
  • Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy

Prof. David BISHOP

  • Associate Professor of Teaching
  • Associate Director, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute
  • 2023 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award Recipient

Prof. Christoph H LOCH

  • Visiting Professor
  • Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Chinese Management
  • Former Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School

Prof. Derrald STICE

  • Associate Professor of Accounting and Law
  • Deputy Programme Director and Admissions Tutor of BBA (Acc&Fin) / BBA (ADA)
  • MBA Programme Director

Prof. Hong ZOU

  • Professor of Finance
  • IMBA Programme Director

Business Leaders

Prof. Zhiping SONG

  • Honorary Professor
  • President of China Enterprise Reform and Development Research Association
  • Ex-chairman of China National Building Materials Group and China National Pharmaceutical Group

Prof. Xiaoyuan HONG

  • Professor of Practice (Finance)
  • Executive Director of China Society of Economic Reform
  • Member of Chief Executive's Policy Unit Economic Advancement Expert Group

Prof. Shusong BA

  • Professor of Practice (Finance)
  • Member of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group

Prof. Roy Liang TAN

  • Professor of Practice (Management and Strategy)
  • Ex-Global Executive President of Alibaba Corporate University

Prof. Jun MA

  • Professor of Practice (Management and Strategy)
  • Chairman of Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking
  • Chairman of Hong Kong Green Finance Association

Prof. Jeffrey SAMPLER

  • Professor of Practice (Management and Strategy)
  • Author of Best-Selling Book Analysing Dubai's Economic Transformation

Sand to Silicon and Sand to Silicon - Going Global

Prof. Tao WANG

  • Professor of Practice (Finance)
  • Had Been Working in China International Capital Corporation Commodity and Fixed Income Department
  • Morgan Stanley Fixed Income Department

Prof. Paula MARQUES

  • Executive Director for Business Transformation, Executive Education
  • NOVA School of Business and Economics Expert in Future Work Skills

Prof. Stanisław KLUZA

  • Former Polish Minister of Finance
  • First Chairman of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority
  • Faculty member, Institute of Statistics and Demography at the Warsaw School of Economics

Prof. Yasuyuki NAMBU

  • Chairman and Group CEO of Pasona Group Inc.