Key events in the development of the College of Business.
September 2023
Launch of 5-year double degree programme－BEng Environmental Science and Engineering and BBA Finance
September 2022
5-year double degree programme － BSc Computer Science & BSc Computational Finance and Financial Technology launched
February 2021
Fintech and Business Analytics Centre (FBAC) established
September 2020
CityU partnered with Beijing National Accounting Institute to launch an MSc Accounting and Finance with AI and Fintech Applications
October 2018
College International Advisory Board celebrated its 10-year anniversary
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September 2018
EMBA (Chinese) Alumni Association established
August 2018
CityU joined hands with Tsinghua University to launch Asia’s first EMBA+MPA programmes
July 2018
The College established a Business Career Development Advisory Committee
January 2018
CityU-FudanU DBA Alumni Chapter established
January 2018
CB and the Hong Kong Myanmar Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a scholarship for students from Myanmar
May 2017
CityU and UNECE co-organised the UNECE International PPP Forum
November 2016
CB presented the first Distinguished Alumni Award
September 2016
The College held the first Business Career Fair
September 2016
CB launched a BSc in Computational Finance and a BBA major in Global Business
February 2016
CB established the Research Centre on One-Belt-One-Road
January 2016
CityU, Tsinghua and UNECE established the PPP Specialist Centre of Excellence for Public Transport Logistics
September 2014
The College launched Joint BBA programmes in Business Economics with Columbia University and the National Taiwan University
September 2014
CB launched EMBA (Chinese) Programme
June 2014
Our Theme-based Research Scheme project on health care was approved by RGC with a grant amount of HK$20.45 million (US$2.64 million)
CB moved into new high-end teaching and learning facilities in Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU). Executive Education and offices of the MBA, EMBA and DBA programmes were opened
April 2014
CB was ranked world Top 50 for the first time in The University of Dallas at Texas Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings based on research contributions during 2009-2013
SEPTEMBER 2012
CB joined hands with National Taiwan University to launch Joint BBA programme in Accountancy
SEPTEMBER 2012
Full implementation of the BBA 4-year curriculum
January 2011
CB opened the Centre for Advanced Business Research and Executive Education (Shenzhen)
June 2010
IDBA Programme launched in collaboration with Fudan University
October 2009
CB established College International Advisory Board
March 2009
CB was ranked 90th in The University of Dallas at Texas Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings based on research contributions during 2004-2008.
November 2008
FB was renamed College of Business (CB)
February 2007
FB achieved accreditation status with EQUIS
September 2006
FB launched the DBA Programme
January 2005
FB achieved accreditation status with AACSB International
FB collaborated with Centaline Agency Limited to develop the Centa-City Index (CCI)
January 1999
FB launched Interactive Master of Business Administration (iMBA) in collaboration with Hongkong Telecom
September 1997
FB launched EMBA Programme
September 1996
FB launched the integrated BBA Programme
October 1990
Establishment of Faculty of Business (FB)