商業及管理

A part-time top-up degree programme aims to ensure that students will develop a broad understanding of the complex, diverse and dynamic business environment for management. The programme curriculum is both international and practical in it contents. Students will acquire management skills as well as intellectual capability that enable them to perform effectively as a practicing manager. Thus, enhances their employability and facilitate career management.

The programme enables students to:

• Understand the basic concept of machine learning, data and analytics and the importance of analytics storytelling in the world today;
• Develop data stories through exploring various real-life case studies of machine learning and big data;
• Shape ideas in a structured way to engage different audiences in the stories;
• Develop skills to generate effective data visuals and effective presentation;
• Familiarize themselves with the process of interactive dashboard development; and
• Understand the importance of ethical use of visuals and data.

This programme aims to provide paricipants with the practical knowledge of decision making with a data-driven approach. It will help to improve their understanding of data and emerging technology concepts, to communicate more effectively with technical staff and interpret data resources for better business decisions.

This programme is designed to provide updated knowledge about the concepts and practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and introduce the typical issues faced when applying CSR in an organisation. The Executive Certificate will be jointly awarded by HKU SPACE and HKQAA.

The programme aims to:
- Develop innovative and entrepreneurial talents with capabilities to create value by transforming creative ideas into innovative products    for business growth;
- Enable students to adopt market-driven innovation process as a guiding framework to access technology relevance as well as market needs for new product development; and
- Equip students with a set of methodologies to engage the right partners with solid value propositions for commercializing innovative products.

The programme aims to benefit student through better understanding of how to plan, manage and implement new digital technologies, and shaping his/her digital leadership style.

This programme provides students with systematic and comprehensive knowledge in organisation and human resource theories and practices.  This will enable them to meet the demand on strategic talent management for the organisation in response to changes in environment, different characteristics and needs of the organisation.  Students will be able to develop strategic staffing plans, employee motivation and skills development programmes for enhancing employee engagement and improving organisational effectiveness in meeting long-term organisational development objectives. Students will also be able to map out implementation details of the plans and programmes.

Demand for good managers is always on the increase in Hong Kong. Government research suggests that the number of managerial personnel needed in all sectors of the Hong Kong economy will grow by 65,000 from 2010 to 2018. Browsing through the main job sites in Hong Kong, it is clear that management is the category that offers by far the most positions. Leading companies are increasingly competing to win over good management executives with attractive remuneration packages. This Postgraduate Diploma aims to equip students to capitalise on these opportunities within these trends.

The programme aims to:

1. nurture innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial talents to sustain organizations’ business growth through collaborations to create synergy, reduce risk, and share resources; and
2. enable students to gain insight into challenges and opportunities in managing complex innovation projects across boundaries, cultures and generational differences.

This programme aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills about the latest trends in digitalisation and new technology with a focus on the impacts in logistics industry. Students will acquire basic knowledge and practical skills for exploring alternative digital solutions to boost operational efficiency in logistics organisations. 

In the journey of starting a new business, running a small business, or advancing the career,  executives newly charged with responsibilities of business line performance.  This programme aims to equip entrepreneurs who running a business or executives for career advancement with  knowledge on key concepts of accounting and finance in order to understand and manage business performance.

In view of limited funding available in the market, from the government or private venture capital, developing a feasible and appealing business plan as well as good pitching skills are more important than ever to win funding and sponsorship. This executive certificate helps entrepreneurs, SME owners, corporate project managers, and change-makers refine and differentiate their business plans to increase the chance of success in these turbulent times.