Special Features

• Earn a professional doctorate

• Transform your knowledge and experience into a practice-based academic framework

• Trust our experience: the PolyU DBA has been running for 27 years. The first professional doctorate in business administration launched in Hong Kong, it has the largest DBA alumni community in Hong Kong, and on the Chinese mainland.

• Choose your preferred study mode: two-year full-time or three-year part-time

• Gain an understanding of the impacts of digital technology and develop an appreciation of digital transformation to strengthen leadership and performance

Programme Aims

This programme aims to educate senior executives to be the “scholar-leaders”, who are able to apply research findings in solving the real-world management problems. It has been designed to integrate academic study and management practice in a way which will form a significant part of an individual’s business career.

On completion of the programme, students will be able to advance their knowledge, skills and intellectual abilities as defined in the broad learning outcomes which are underpinned by specific learning objectives below:

1. General Business Knowledge
   Learning Objective: Broaden, update and deepen students’ knowledge of business administration in general with an appreciation of digital transformation in the business world.

2. Specialist Knowledge
   Learning Objective: Acquire an in-depth knowledge of a specialist area including some basic understanding of the impacts from digital technology.

3. Applied Research
   Learning Objective: Sharpen students' ability to conduct original applied research and ethical awareness in business administration.

Characteristics

Accreditations

The Faculty of Business was accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) in 2010 in recognition of our business education.

The Faculty of Business was accredited by EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System) in 2007 in recognition of our programmes, research and associated activities.

International Collaborations

To enhance the international dimension and academic vigour of PolyU DBA, collaborations have been established with the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London, U.K..

IMD's open executive education programmes have been ranked first in the world by the Financial Times for the last nine years in a row (2012-2020).

LSE has been ranked top in Europe, and second in the world, in social sciences and management subjects for the ninth consecutive year in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.

Technological Element in the Curriculum

To help students embrace technological changes and digital transformation, five elements, namely Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Data Science, and Entrepreneurship, have been embedded across a wide range of subjects.

Our curriculum is aimed at fostering awareness about the impact of technology innovations in addition to enabling students to handle data and adopt technology to tackle business and organizational issues while enhancing management and leadership.