CityU DBA - Doctor of Business Administration
AACSB EQUIS

12 September 2018

Orientation and Residential Workshop for DBA Cohort 2018

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme welcomed the new DBA students with a three-day Orientation and Residential Workshop I held in Macau from 31st August to 2nd September.

Prof Muammer Ozer, Director of the DBA programme, warmly welcomed the new cohort in his opening remarks, followed by an informative presentation by Dr Sidney Leung, Associate Director of the DBA programme, on course and administration matters of the DBA learning journey.

As part of the intensive workshop, Prof Ozer introduced the research process and highlighted the critical aspects of generating high quality research. The following departmental representatives also introduced research in their respective disciplines:

  • Dr Sidney Leung, Associate Professor of Department of Accountancy
  • Prof Junbo Wang, Professor of Department of Economics and Finance
  • Prof Leon Zhao, Chair Professor of Department of Information Systems
  • Dr Andrew Chan, Associate Professor of Department of Management
  • Prof Julie Li, Head of Department of  Marketing
  • Dr Gang Hao, Associate Professor of Department of Management Sciences

During the workshop several guest speakers including Mr Michael Leung of Cohort 2017, Ms Anna Chan of Cohort 2016, and Mr Ashish Chand of Cohort 2015, as well as 2014 alumnus Dr Toa Charm, shared the challenges and rewards of their DBA journey.