CityU DBA - Doctor of Business Administration
AACSB EQUIS

4 September 2020

Orientation and Residential Workshop for DBA Cohort 2020

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme welcomed the new DBA students in the three-day Orientation and Residential Workshop held on CityU campus from 28th to 30th August.

Prof Frank Chen, Dean of College of Business, expressed his warm welcome to the new cohort. Prof Muammer Ozer, DBA Programme Director, made an enlightening and enriching introduction to the DBA programme and to the three-day workshop, followed by a detailed presentation by Dr Sidney Leung, DBA Associate Director, 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 Head of Department of Accountancy
  • Prof Junbo Wang, Professor of Department of Economics and Finance
  • Prof Kai Lim, Chair Professor of Department of Information Systems
  • Prof Muammer Ozer, Professor of Department of Management
  • Dr Maggie Dong, Associate Professor of Department of Marketing
  • Dr Geoffrey Tso, Associate Head of Department of Management Sciences

During the workshop several guest speakers including Ms Joyce Lau of Cohort 2019, Mr Leo Yeung of Cohort 2018, and Mr Michael Leung of Cohort 2017, as well as 2020 graduate, Dr Joel Ma, shared the challenges and rewards of their DBA journey.