A round of applause to the teams that participated in the thrilling MBA Case Competition. Congratulations to the top three teams for their outstanding performance, who will receive sponsorships from the Morris S. Smith Foundation and will participate in an external international case competition of their choice.    

WINNER 

Congratulations to Stan Ma, Camille Hung Chiu Ming, Vinith Muralidhar, and Zach Bradford from the HKUST Full-time MBA Intake 2023 for their remarkable success. They have won the Gold award at the 2024 IESE Roland Berger International MBA Case Competition by showcasing innovative solutions and strategic prowess in a real-world business scenario. 

Frank Yang (杨锋)，香港科技大学MBA 2008 届校友。现任蓝海资本创始合伙人兼CEO 

Frank Yang, Class of 2008 

在风云变幻的资本世界，机遇总是青睐有勇气突破自我、有魄力挑战未知的人。港科大MBA校友杨锋（Frank Yang）正是这样一位一往无前的开拓者：从海关系统到投资领域，从建银国际董事总经理到创立蓝海资本，跨界转型的他成功让梦想落地。 

在Frank身上，你能看到敢于跳出舒适圈的无畏：为了精进自我，他辞去高管职位重返校园，来到港科大全日制MBA项目开启全新的人生征程；你也能感受到他直面挑战勇于创新的精神：创业第一年，他就带领团队完成了一笔价值2.5亿美元的巨额交易，成功跻身当年的“十大医药投资并购项目”。 

 

Michele Valente used his MBA at HKUST Business School to pivot his career to consulting within Europe. 

Pre-MBA: Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, Canon 
Post-MBA: Consultant, Bain & Company 

 

Could an MBA in Asia help you get hired in Europe? It worked for this HKUST Business School grad 

Hugo Tapia Frade went from finance in Spain to retail in London after his MBA from HKUST Business School—here’s how he managed it. 

Pre-MBA: Audit Senior II, Deloitte 
Post-MBA: Project Manager, Group Business Development, 
Hackett London 
Current: Head of Consumer Strategy and Planning - Group Business Transformation, Hackett London 

Akhil landed an internship with support from the HKUST MBA career office, which was converted into a full-time job offer. 
Pre-MBA: Operations Manager (Second Officer), Anglo Eastern 
Post-MBA: Regional Supply Chain Manager (Asia Pacific), Methanex Corporation 

Tomas Kucera changed careers and relocated from the US to China with an MBA at HKUST Business School in Hong Kong. He tells us why more people should do the same. 

Pre-MBA: Business Analyst, The World Bank Group (US) 
Post-MBA: Senior Consultant, 7Marketers (China) 
Current: Senior Branding and Business Development Manager, Shanghai Foreign Service Group (China) 
 

Yoshifumi Morita, Class of 2017 
Pre-MBA: Associate, Mizuho 
Current: Senior Associate, PwC Advisory LLC 


 

1. Why did you decide to do an MBA and how has the experience transformed you?

COVID-19 has hit the travel industry hard. HKUST Business School MBA, Aldric Chau, explains how top MBA talent can help the industry recover 

Gautam Khattak, Class of 2013 
Full-time MBA 
Asia 

The HKUST MBA curriculum is designed to help grads launch careers in tech. 34% of 2019’s MBA cohort entered tech companies like Apple, Google, and more 

Technology is overtaking banking and finance in Hong Kong as the most popular destination for MBA graduates from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School. Up to 34% of HKUST MBA graduates entered the sector in 2019.