THE

WORLD
CLASS
The Kellogg-HKUST
Executive MBA program
WHERE GLOBAL EXPERTISE
IGNITES global leadership
The premier Kellogg Executive MBA Global Network is the largest and most immersive global
network with seven campuses across the globe. We empower leaders to grow through
cross-cultural collaboration and immersive learning from renowned faculty worldwide. Here,
elite executives from around the world exchange ideas about doing business and forge
powerful connections. As a result, you’ll gain the insights and cutting-edge perspective
needed to lead on a global scale.
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
GLOBAL EXPERTISE
The Largest and Most Immersive Global Network
With seven Executive MBA campuses around the world — experts on any of our campuses, investigate emerging markets,
based in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the North America and study alongside international students during Global
— the Kellogg Executive MBA program offers the largest, most Network Weeks. You’ll experience complete immersion in global
immersive network of its kind. Our premier Executive MBA markets, connect with business leaders from around the world
Global Network offers unparalleled access to a broad range of and develop local knowledge that cultivates global expertise.
global study opportunities. Take global electives taught by local

Kellogg Kellogg-WHU Kellogg-Recanati Kellogg-HKUST

Kellogg School of Management
– Northwestern University
Chicago
- Consumer Led Growth
- Incentive, Organization and
Strategy
- Innovations Strategy and
Management
- Leading High Impact Teams
- Strategic Alliances
- Visualization for Persuasion
WHU Otto Beisheim School of
Management
Vallendar
- Luxury Brand Management
- The Analytic Edge
- The Business Environment
in Europe
Recanati School of Business –
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv
- Intellectual Capital
Management
- Management in a Data
Driven Environment
- Product Management for
Technology Companies
- Venture Capital
HKUST Business School –
Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology
Hong Kong
- Deal-Making in China and
Asia
- Understanding Consumers
- Value Investing

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Study in local markets. Sharpen your global acuity.

Our unique model allows you to learn directly from the source
– local faculty with firsthand knowledge about the markets
and industries they teach. With expertise developed through
experience, they bring an insider perspective to the classroom
that is invaluable for executive students.
Collaborating and connecting with people from different
backgrounds and geographies will significantly broaden your
perspective. You’ll look at issues from new angles, reflect on
your management approach and see opportunities in a whole
new light.

Kellogg-Schulich Kellogg-Miami Kellogg-Guanghua

Schulich School of Business –
York University
Toronto
- Enterprise IT Strategy &
Governance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Kellogg School of Management Guanghua School of
– Northwestern University Management - Peking
Miami University
- Biases and Forecasts Beijing
- Family Enterprises: Success - Finance in China
and Continuity - West Meets East: Strategic
- Investment Banks, Hedge Implications for Managing in
Funds and Private Equity the 21st Century
- Marketing Analytics
- Strategic Alliances
- Strategies for Growth For the most
- Strategy Beyond Markets updated
information on the
- World Economy
list of courses:

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A PROGRAM FOR
WORLD CLASS LEADERS
Two Schools. One World Class.
January Live-in Week at HKUST (1 week)
The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program is a partnership
between the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
February – July Modules 1 to 5 (2 weekends per month)
University (Kellogg) and the Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology’s School of Business and Management (HKUST
Business School). August Live-in Weeks at Kellogg (2 weeks)

A program suited to executives. October – February Modules 6 to 10 (2 weekends per month)

Classes are held on Friday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays.

The program starts with one live-in week at HKUST, followed by November – May Global Elective* (1 week at partner school)
two live-in weekends per month for modules 1-5, then two live-
in weeks at the Kellogg School and concludes with additional *One elective at Kellogg or partner schools in Beijing, Evanston, Frankfurt,

two live-in weekends per month for modules 6-10. Miami, Tel Aviv or Toronto.

Typical Curriculum

Live-in -- Analytical Approach to Module 1 -- Frameworks for Strategic Module 2 -- Financial Reporting Systems
week in Uncertainty Analysis
-- Microeconomics
HKUST -- Leadership and -- Statistical Decision Analysis
Organizations

Module 3 -- Managerial Finance I Module 4 -- Managerial Finance II Module 5 -- Managerial Accounting

-- Operations Management -- Marketing Strategy -- oundations for Strategy

F
Formulation

Global -- Negotiation Strategies Module 6 -- Macroeconomics Module 7 -- Digital Marketing

network -- Strategic Crisis Management -- Mergers and Acquisition -- International Growth
weeks in
-- Marketing Strategies -- Private Equity in Asia -- Big Data Applications in
Kellogg Business
-- trategic Decision in
S
Operations

Module 8 -- Understanding Consumers Module 9 -- Law and the Corporate Module 10 -- Leading a Global Company
Manager
-- eal Making in China and
D -- Capstone
Asia -- New Venture Discovery

-- Value Investing

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AT THE TOP OF THE

RANKINGS
The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA program has
consistently been ranked among the world’s top
10 by the Financial Times since debuting on the
newspaper’s annual E xecutive MBA rankings in 2003.
The world’s top business schools are ranked yearly on
criteria such as students’ increased earning capability after
graduation, diversity of the class and seniority of the students.
We have maintained our top position by continuing to bring
together the best and the brightest of students and faculty in
key global locations. Graduates gain competitive advantage – as
do their organizations.

No.1 in the world (7 times in the past 10 years)

Financial Times (2007-2016)
No.1 in the world, No. 1 in Joint Program
Quacquarelli Symonds (2017)

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BRILLIANCE SHARED
ACROSS BORDERS
Karl Schmedders
PhD Stanford University
Visiting Professor of Executive Education
The Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University

Research Interests:
Computational economics, general
equilibrium theory, asset pricing and
portfolio selection
Professor of the Year 2017
(Statistical Decision Analysis)

Harry Kraemer
MBA Northwestern University
Clinical Professor of Strategy
The Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University

Teaching Interests:
Values-based leadership/ managerial
leadership, management strategy
Professor of the Year 2015 (Leading a
Global Company)

Sunil Chopra
PhD State University of New York
IBM Professor of Operations Management
and Information Systems, The Kellogg School
of Management, Northwestern University
Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision
Sciences, The Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University

Research Interests:
Operations management, network
design, combinational optimization
Professor of the Year 2002
(Operations Management)

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Milind Rao
PhD Columbia University
Professor of Business Practice
Dept. of Economics, HKUST Business School
Research Interests:
International macroeconomics,
international finance,
international trade,
international flows of capital and labor,
hedge fund strategies,
management and assessment,
design of optimal investment strategies
and portfolios
Professor of the Year in 2006, 2008,
2010 and 2012 (Global Macroeconomics)
Vidhan Goyal
PhD University of Pittsburgh
Chair Professor
Dept. of Finance, HKUST Business School
Research Interests:
Capital structure, corporate
governance, and debt contracts
Professor of the Year 2016
(Managerial Finance)
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Kay Stice
PhD Cornell University
Adjunct Professor
Dept. of Accounting, HKUST Business
School
PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor of
Accounting, Brigham Young University
Research Interests:
Use of alternative accounting methods
and financial markets research
Professor of the Year in 2011 and
2014 (Financial Reporting System and
Managerial Accounting)
Jaideep Sengupta
PhD University of California, Los Angeles
Synergis-Geoffrey YEH Professor of
Business
Chair Professor
Dept. of Marketing, HKUST Business School
Research Interests:
Consumer information processing,
persuasion and attitude strength,
effects of marketing communications,
impulsivity and self-control
Professor of the Year 2007
(Understanding Consumers)
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A POWERHOUSE OF
ALUMNI
HONG KONG ROME
Susan Poon
Vice President, Information
Technology
ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG Asia
Pacific Office
(Class of 2005)
The Kellogg-HKUST Executive
MBA program not only
provides you with academic
information, it really helps
you to develop better
critical thinking skills and a
more general management
perspective. While finding a
balance between studies, a
full-time job and a personal
life, is always going to be a
challenge, the schedule on
the Kellogg-HKUST program
is more family-friendly than on
many other Executive MBA
courses.
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Robert Palmer
Management, Strategic
Communications, and Public Affairs
Consultant
Small Globe Media LLC / United
Nations
(Class of 2015)
In the program, I’m learning
from people in different
sectors, and there is a
unique dynamic because
Asia is where many of the
world’s major developments
are happening. Of course, I
couldn’t have done it without
the help of the Scholarship
for Leaders from Non-Profit
Organizations; it is essential
for people in my field.
SAINT- SHANGHAI
PETERSBURG Benjamin Liu
Anastasia Kozlova
CEO and Co-Founder
Europe to East
(Class of 2016)
I wanted to understand
business in Asia and the local
mentality - and of course
the school has a perfect
reputation around that
already - so that could help
me develop new patterns of
thinking and new ideas to
drive me forward. I think it’s
amazing that 28 per cent of
my cohort (KH18) are female.
It’s really important because
it changes the feeling in the
class. I think the Executive
MBA program is a beautiful
way to communicate that
women have their own
capabilities and talents.
Chief Executive
Domino’s Pizza China
(Class of 2016)
Because of my previous
experience I was looking for a
program that was not finance-
based, and I was looking for
a brand that was recognized
globally. One of the benefits
of having been in the Kellogg-
HKUST Executive MBA
program is the opportunity it
has given me to apply some of
the leadership skills and team
building skills while working
with a team. This is really
important, as I rely a lot on my
functional experts to give me
good information that allows
me to make better decisions.
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SHENZHEN SINGAPORE TAIPEI TOKYO

Daniel Shih Jay Mariyappan K.T. LI Timothy Hewitt
Senior Vice President, Managing Director Chief Counselor Director Head, Legal Asia
General Counsel and Chief Ethics Sindicatum Sustainable Resources Lee & Li Attorneys at Law Colt Technology Services
Officer (Class of 2012) (Class of 2003) (Class of 2016)
Walmart China
(Class of 2013)
Having worked for the last The innovative and practical The way we’ve become so
decade or more in a new approach of the cour se close in a relative short length
I wanted to be stimulated;
but steadily growing market, designs of the Kellogg-HKUST of time is a credit to the
I wanted to broaden my
the Kellogg-HKUST Executive E xe cutive MBA program course in the way the classes,
horizon. I was practicing as a
MBA program has been e nc ourage d me eve n at assignments and activities
transaction lawyer for about
perfect in providing me with my ver y advanced age to are structured. They are
eleven years by the time I
the skills to tackle current challenge preconceptions extremely interactive, and you
sent in my application and
and future challenges both in and test new ideas. The do have to collaborate and
everything was good and was
my industry and its broader program gave such invaluable work as a team. I’ve learned
going well. I wanted to know
interaction with mainstream perspectives, allowing me how to leverage a network to
more; I wanted to know more
markets and finance, as well to look afresh at issues and get a better result. It offered
outside of my own expertise.
as enhancing this learning identify solutions even more the most experience in terms
Joining the Kellogg-HKUST
through a high calibre, very effectively. of an introduction to China
Executive MBA program, I
experienced, and culturally and there was also the USA
immediately was connected
diverse peer group and exposure. The fact that it was
to 50 different experts from
network of executives in Asia the top ranked course was the
different walks of life. Everyone
and beyond. icing on the cake.
is quality. You get to learn
from every single one of
them. I think all those further
prepared me for what I have
to do today and what I will
need to do in the future.

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DIVERSITY AND
DYNAMISM
Women: 21%
Overview Participants’ profiles:

991
Classes 1998-2017 (KH01-KH20)
Total number of
participants
Men: 79%
Mainland China: 9%

Average age Average work experience * Otherparts of

39 years 16 years
Asia: 22%

US $273,073
Average annual total
Participants’
compensation
Nationalities

Full sponsorship: 39% *Non-Asia: 55% Hong Kong: 14%

Company
Sponsorship
Managing/ Executive Director: 18%

Partial
sponsorship: 61%
Director: 24%
Chairman/
CEO/
President:
11%
*** Other parts of Asia

and beyond: 33%

Hong Kong: 51%
Participants’
Positions
Office
Locations Vice President: Others: 10%
13%

General Manager: 9% Controller/

CFO: 4%
**Mainland China: 16%
Head of Department: 7% Owner/ Partner: 4%

*Origins outside Hong Kong, Macau and China include:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab of Emirates, The United Kingdom, The United States and Vietnam

**Beijing, Changshu, Dongguan, Fujian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kuming, Macau, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhejiang, Zhongshan
and Zhuhai

***Cities include: Abu Dhabi, Al Sulaymaniyah (Iraq), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Amsterdam, Azerbaijan, Bangkok, Basra, Burgos (Spain), Cainta, Canberra, Chicago, Dhaka, Ghaziabad (India),
Gurgaon, Hanoi, Helsinki, Ho Chi Minh City, Honolulu, Hsinchu (Taiwan), Hyderabad (India), Iloilo City, Incheon, Jakarta, Kawasaki, Khabarovsk (Russia), Kuala Lumpur, London, Lund (Sweden),
Manila, Mazatlán (Mexico), Mexico City, Milton Keynes, Makati, Milwaukee, Moscow, Mumbai, New Castle, New Delhi, New Jersey, New York, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Novosibirsk (Russia),
Osaka, Palo Alto, Paris, Pasig City, Pattaya, Perth, Pune (India), Rome, Saint Petersburg, Seattle, Selangor, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taichung (Taiwan), Taipei, Tekirdag (Turkey), Tokyo, Ulsan,
Voronezh (Russia) and Zurich

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A NEW WINDOW FOR

LEADERS
Scholarship for Leaders from Non-Profit Scholarship for Leaders in Emerging Market
Organizations This scholarship will be awarded to
an applicant based in country with an
The scholarship will be awarded to a
economy that has been classed as
candidate who has a strong background
an emerging market. The successful
and interest in NPOs work. The candidate
candidate must show a history of high
will be required to remain within the non-
academic achievement combined with
profit charitable sector for an agreed
leadership skills in their professional life.
period of time after graduation.
Preference will be given to those intend

“ It was the strong personal to remain in an emerging market country.

“
connection and cultural fit I felt with
I am working for a global company
and I want to maximize my ability to Virendra Jhamb
the school at every interaction: the
alumni I met while researching the
successfully do business in different (Class of 2017)
GEOFF program, the staff I met at information Managing Director
territories and cultures. The Kellogg- Kelvion India Pvt. Ltd.
SIEBENGARTNER sessions while I was applying, and
HKUST program not only provides
(Class of 2016) now the faculty and classmates that
Diplomat me with the best opportunity to cultivate this ability, it is also,
I spend my weekends with. Each has

”
U.S. Department of State
been, without fail, outstanding.
while set in the East, connected to the USA, Europe and the
Middle East, too. In addition we can choose electives from seven
partner schools. No other program has such an international

Scholarship for Entrepreneurs

outlook.
”
This scholarship will be awarded to a
candidate who shows an entrepreneurial Scholarship for Women
spirit and has been involved in setting up
his or her own business. For a female candidate who can

“
Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA
program is one of the best designed
demonstrate leadership potential and who
has an excellent track record in increasing
gender and viewpoint diversity.

“
programs in the world. The amazing
The HKUST-Kellogg Executive
blend of East meets West gives
MBA combines the power of East
us the best of both worlds. Not to
meets West, teaching the business
Siddhartha Nair mention the alumni network which models and philosophies from multiple
not only includes the HKUST but also
(Class of 2016) markets to provide a truly global Sophie Gray
Chief Operating Officer the global Kellogg Executive MBA (Class of 2018)
perspective. The other standout
HG Power Transmission programs across 7 campuses. It is a Marketing & Communications
Sdn Bhd feature is the collegiate nature of the
difficult world for entrepreneurs and Director
program and the focus on teamwork. Harvey Nash Executive Search
the scholarship is a fantastic initiative by the Kellogg-HKUST
The scheduling of the programme is Asia Pacific
Executive MBA program to encourage and reward entrepreneurs

”
also managed very considerately for

”
who want to take their venture to the next level.
those with full time roles.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP

To apply for any of the scholarships, please send us a cover letter outlining how your ideas and
achievements will contribute to the coming cohort. Please attach the letter to your application.

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ADMISSION TO
THE WORLD CLASS
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the Executive MBA program must:

1. Possess a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or an approved

institution, or possess recognized professional qualification equivalent to
a degree.
2. Have at least 10 years of significant full-time work experience after obtaining
their bachelor’s degree or professional qualifications.
3. Have company sponsorship and support.
4. Provide satisfactory results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) if they
were educated at institutions where the primary language of instruction
was not English and whose native language is not English.

In addition to an academic background, the candidates should be able to

demonstrate that:

1. Their organization sponsor considers they are outstanding and have

potential within the organization;
2. They are holding, or will soon hold, positions of executive responsibility
that make the program of value in furthering their career; and
3. They have both the time and the motivation to make the commitment to
attend classes and prepare assignments.

HK$ US$
Application Period: On acceptance of the 91,000 12,000
June 1 – September 30, 2017
admission offer
Class Commencement: Before February 1, 2018 399,000 51,400
January 2018
Before June 15, 2018 399,000 51,400
Early Bird* Offer Deadline: Before October 15, 2018 399,000 51,400
July 31, 2017

*A reduction of 10% of the total tuition upon successful

admission into the program
Total 1,288,000 166,200

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TYPICAL SCHEDULE
For the most
updated class
schedule:

KH21

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School of Management

Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program Office

Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program Office
Room 3053, 3/F, South Block Lee Shau Kee Business Building,
Room 3053, 3/F, South Block Lee Shau Kee Business Building,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong