AF faculty member is recognised as a 'Visionary Educator 2022'

Professor Brian Kei, Professor of Practice in the School of Accounting and Finance, was recently recognised as a Visionary Educator 2022 by the UiPath Academic Alliance, the educational partnership arm of UiPath, a global software company. UiPath is the global leader in making software robots using Robotic Process Automation (RPA), a software technology that makes it easy to build, deploy, and manage software robots that emulate human actions. By automating some of their business services, companies can improve their operational efficiency. The Visionary Educator award is awarded every year to distinguished educators who have demonstrated exceptional initiative to grow the adoption of automation skills and improve the employability of students. Professor Kei was recognised for his successful efforts to build a RPA talents community in Hong Kong, thus providing the tools for his Capstone project students to explore career opportunities through project engagement with diverse companies using automation technologies. For example, his students developed a software robot that enabled a company to replace the demanding manual process of producing 400 customised monthly financial statements with an automated process that took just 20 minutes. PolyU was the first university in the region to offer doctoral programmes in business administration and fintech. The Faculty of Business continues to maintain a strong reputation for innovation and original thinking in these crucial areas.  

MAFA Workshop x 2022 DAS Seminars

The Faculty’s Digital Transformation Centre, and School of Accounting and Finance organised two DAS (Digital Asset Series) seminars in October 2022, naming them the MAFA (MSc in Accounting and Finance Analytics) Workshop x DAS Seminars. The first seminar was held on 12 October to explore the world of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) – digital tokens issued directly by governing authorities and backed by foreign currency reserves. Speakers from BIS Innovation Hub, Zhejiang University’s International Business School, CryptoBLK, OneCash, and the Faculty’s School of Accounting and Finance explored topics including ‘CBDC and Global Trade’, ‘How e-HKD works for the consumer’, and ‘Stablecoin, the future of money’. A lively panel discussion followed. The second seminar was held on 27 October to explore decentralised finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrencies. Speakers from HKU’s Department of Computer Science, HKE Holdings, Matrixport, and the Faculty’s School of Accounting and Finance explored topics including ‘From TradFi to DeFi’, ‘DeFi: Opportunities and Risk’, and ‘How to profit $180K in 15 seconds with DeFi’. This was followed by a similarly animated panel discussion.

Our student team won the championship of the HKICPA Business Case Competition 2022

Congratulations to our student team for winning the championship of the HKICPA Business Case Competition 2022 in Hong Kong! This year, the case focused on Pharmaceutical Industry. After several rounds of review on teams' business proposals, our team had been shortlisted to compete in the final round of competition on 26 November 2022. The team consisted of four BBA in Accounting and Finance students, Zhang Hanqi, Zhao Yue,  Zhou Yingjun and Tang Jing. Special thanks and acknowledgement to Dr William Wong for his time and efforts in coaching the team. The annual HKICPA Business Case Competition provides an opportunity for tertiary students to exercise their academic competencies and business knowhow to solve real-life challenges, exercising their current skillsets, and simultaneously cultivate their professional judgement and enhance their global perspectives.

AF Graduates Achieve High Scores in ACCA Exams

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) held on 29 November 2022 an awards presentation and celebration for Hong Kong Top Achievers of the September 2021, December 2021, March 2022 and June 2022 exams. A total of seven AF students and graduates were recognized for their outstanding results.   Student / Graduate   Programme Exam session / Conditional Exemption programme Award / Achievement Ms Chan Lai Ching (2019 graduate) Master of Professional Accounting Conditional Exemption (CE) programme, 2020 Outstanding CE Award Ms Lo Kin Kwan, Kinson (2020 graduate) BBA (Hons) in Accountancy September 2021 Top Affiliate Mr Liu Baiyi, Mike (2020 graduate) BBA (Hons) in Accountancy September 2021   September 2021 Bronze Medalist   AAA – Advanced Audit and Assurance Mr Lai Chun Yat (2014 graduate) BBA (Hons) Financial Services December 2021 SBR – Strategic Business Reporting Ms Chan Ho Yan, Maissa (2017 graduate) BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance December 2021 FR – Financial Reporting Ms Lo Wing Tung, Maggie (2016 graduate) BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance March 2022 Top Affiliate   Mr Song Yijian (2019 graduate) BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance June 2022 Gold Medalist   The Conditional Exemption (CE) programme provides a fast track for students to sit ACCA exams during their studies in universities and institutions. Outstanding CE Award winners complete all ACCA papers within two years.

Center for Economic Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Finance (CESEF) receives Gold Award at the IFPHK Financial Education and ESG Leadership Awards 2022

Center for Economic Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Finance (CESEF) is awarded the “Corporate Financial Education and ESG Leadership – Gold Award” at the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) Financial Education and ESG Leadership Awards 2022. The award has been launched since 2018 to pay tribute to commercial firms, non-profit organisations and individuals that have made significant contributions in providing public financial education to the community. More details: http://www.ifphk.org/FELA2022/index.html

PolyU ESG and Sustainable Finance Capability Building and Talent Summit

The Center for Economic Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Finance (CESEF) is organising a PolyU/ PASS conference “PolyU ESG and Sustainable Finance Capability Building and Talent Summit” on 28 November 2022 (Monday) via Zoom. Date: 28 November 2022 (Monday) Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm (UTC+8) Platform: Zoom Please register here by 21 November. For event details, please click HERE.

PolyU’s School of Accounting and Finance launches its first Fintech Adoption Index Survey

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance, in collaboration with AI investment trading start-up Asklora, has released the inaugural PolyU-Asklora Fintech Adoption Index (FAI), which is the first locally developed index to measure Hong Kong consumers’ fintech adoption and impact. The FAI surveyed over 1,000 Hong Kong residents in regard to their adoption of key fintech applications including virtual banking, mobile payments, online brokerage, digital insurance and cryptocurrency. The survey found online stock brokerage has the second-highest adoption rate among all the fintech applications but ranked second-lowest in terms of active usage rate. Conversely, digital insurance has the second-lowest adoption rate while scoring second-highest in active usage. The research also found that users of virtual banking services had a higher overall adoption rate of all kinds of fintech applications. For instance, 77% of them were users of online brokerage services.

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PolyU’s Partnership with CIMA on CGMA® Finance Leadership Program

Hong Kong, China, 17 August 2022 – The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) recently signed an agreement with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) for a new remote, digital self-paced learning program namely The CGMA ® Finance Leadership Program that will be available for PolyU’s Accounting and Finance (AF) students and alumni.

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