The Faculty of Business is ranked 66th in the world in the latest UTD Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings based on research contributions in the 2004-2008 period. This rise is from the 78th position in the period 2003-2007 and 91st in the 2002-2006 period. Professor Judy Tsui, the Dean of the Faculty of Business announced this on 14 February 2009.

During the latest review period, members of the Faculty published 33 articles and achieved a score of 21, placing us in the 3rd place in Asia as compared to the 5th in the previous period.

The UTD ranking is a ranking exercise that has been conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas in the USA since 1990. The ranking is based on the number of research publications by academic staff in 24 leading journals, representing the top three to four in every business discipline. The UTD ranking effectively ranks the best business schools in the world in terms of their research contributions to business education and practice.

The Hong Kong Maritime Scholarship Scheme secured a grant of HK$ 4 million from the HKSAR government for the academic year 2009-2010. The Scheme was set up in the year 2007 by the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies. This scholarship is designated for full-time students enrolled in the MSc (Master of Science) in International Shipping and Transport Logistics programme.

The Faculty's management and marketing students, Ms Cheong Kit Ying, Ms Leung Ting Ting and Ms Xiang Shihui formed two teams with students from other faculties while the accounting and finance (AF) students, Ms Guo Di, Ms Guo Yirong and Ms Li Chen formed a single team to secure awards in the final round of a case presentation competition staged on 17 February 2009. The competition on "Exploring Your Ethical Values in Real Life Situations" was part of the Ethics and Moral Education Programme organised by the Student Affairs Office to sensitise students to the need to maintain professional integrity and to help deepen their social commitment.

Ms Cheong and Ms Leung's team presented their case analysis and reflection in the form of a radio programme and won the Gold Award. Ms Xiang's team used three lessons to illustrate their case and received a Certificate of Merit. The AF team did a media interview and won the Bronze Award.

Mr Knox Tang, a Financial Services Year II student from the School of Accounting and Finance teamed up with five students from the Hong Kong Baptist University to participate in the Joint-University Business Management Challenge (JUBMC) 2008. The team was 1st Runner-up at the finals of the competition held on 22 December 2008. The JUBMC is a business case competition which requires the participants to analyse the mechanism for evaluating a company's human resources management and to put forward recommendations to improve the same. A total of 122 teams participated in the competition.
 

A group of 13 Faculty students visited the elderly living in the Butterfly Estate, Tuen Mun on 17 January 2009. This community service co-organised by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Hong Kong and SCHSA (the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association) was joined by some 40 volunteers including ACCA members and their families. The PolyU students' participation was arranged and supported by the Faculty of Business which emphasises an all-round education of which service to the community is an integral part.
 

A team of six students from the Department of Management and Marketing applied the knowledge they had acquired in the classroom in the running of a stall at the Chinese New Year fair from 22 to 25 January, 2009 at a Tsim Sha Tsui shopping mall. They made a profit of more than $3,000 by selling handmade trinkets and stickers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Faculty has established an "Alumni Relations Unit" to foster closer ties among alumni from the Faculty of Business. The unit will organise activities for the alumni and facilitate communication between the members inter se and between alumni and the Faculty and PolyU. Further details can be obtained from www.fb.polyu.edu.hk/alumni.