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CB College International Advisory Board Meeting

The College of Business held its 6th Meeting of the College International Advisory Board (CIAB) at Academic 3 on 7th November.

The CIAB Meeting is an annual session for Board members to advise on matters affecting policy, goals and strategies for internationalization within the College. Member will consider strategic opportunities in the international education market, such as identifying suitable overseas academic institutions and business corporations as strategic partners, and make policy direction recommendations for the development of international programmes within the College.


From left: Mr Albert Ip, Mr James Thompson, Mr Alfred Chuang, Mr Rongrong Li, Prof Gregory Chow, and Prof Houmin Yan

The meeting was chaired by Prof Houmin Yan, Acting Chairman, and joined by other Board members:

  • Prof Houmin Yan
    Dean of the College of Business and Chair Professor of Management Sciences
    City University of Hong Kong, HK
  • Prof Gregory C. Chow
    Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus;
    Professor of Economics, Emeritus;  Senior Economist.
    Princeton University , USA
  • Mr Alfred Chuang
    CEO and Founder, Magnet Systems, USA
    Founder and Former Chairman, BEA Systems, USA

  • Mr Albert Ip Yuk-keung
    Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Langham Hospitality Investment Limited
  • Mr Rongrong Li
    Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (2003-2010)
    Vice Chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges
  • Mr James Thompson
    Founder and Chairman, Crown Worldwide, HK

Faculty members of the College Prof Julie Li, Prof Wenyu Dou, Prof Kelvin Yau, and Dr Cuili Qian also attended the meeting.

For more information about the College International Advisory Board, please visit CIAB website.