Entrance Year Jan 2024
Programme Code 02014
Mode of Study Part-time
Normal Duration 3 years
Credits Required for Graduation 51
Local Application Deadline 16 Oct 2023
Non-Local Application Deadline 16 Oct 2023
Programme Leaders
Programme Director Deputy Programme Director
Prof. Kai Lim
BS, MA, PhD
Dr Steven Wei
BSc, MA, MSc, PhD
Remarks
Duration of Study: Students who wish to extend their studies beyond normal duration should submit an application via eStudent to Research and Postgraduate Studies Section of the Faculty for consideration.
Aims and Characteristics
Special Features
- Pioneering FinTech doctorate in the world
- Benefit from pooling resources from different faculties of the university
- Integrate academic study, applied research and management practice
- Embrace digital transformation and technological innovations
- Explore the potentials and promises of digital technology in business
- Become part of an elite network of over 600 alumni and students
Programme Aims
The DFinTech Programme aims to educate top executives and business entrepreneurs who are interested in understanding the FinTech impacts on various industries. 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:
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General Business Knowledge
Learning Objective: Acquire a solid understanding of the impacts of digital transformation and technological innovations on the business world today with ethical implications. -
Specialist Knowledge
Learning Objective: Acquire an in-depth knowledge of digital technologies in the financial industry. -
Applied Research
Learning Objective: Acquire the ability to conduct original applied research in tech-related business areas.
Characteristics
Accreditations
International Collaborations
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.
News & Upcoming Events
- January 2024 admissions now open
- PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes
- DFinTech Sample Lectures
- “Scholar-leaders” speak at DBA and DFinTech webinars 工業轉型 迎新機遇 理大DBA及DFinTech「學者型領袖」網上講座系列第三講：再工業化
- “Scholar-leaders” speak at DBA and DFinTech webinars 智慧城市 今天展現 理大DBA及DFinTech「學者型領袖」網上講座系列：智慧城市
- DFinTech Residential 2 (online)
- DBA and DFinTech Scholar-leaders Webinar: Digital Transformation in Hong Kong Conventional Business by Dr Derek Chung and Dr Edwin Lee
- “Scholar-leaders” speak at DBA and DFinTech webinars 拓展視野 貢獻社會 理大DBA及DFinTech「學者型領袖」網上講座系列
- Doctorate programme prepares leaders for a FinTech future
- DFinTech Residential 1 (online)
Highlight
Academic Team
Ir CHENG T.C. Edwin
Fung Yiu King – Wing Hang Bank Professor in Business Administration
Chair Professor of Management
ScD, PhD, MSc, BSc[Eng](Hons), IASCYS Academician, FHKEng
Research and Teaching Interests:
E-business and E-commerce, Information Systems Management, Innovation and Technology Management, Operations Management, Quality Management, Scheduling Science, Supply Chain Management
CHENG Zhuo June
School of Accounting and Finance
BE, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Information Systems
CHO Vincent
Department of Management and Marketing
BSc, MSc, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Textual Mining, Technology Adoption, Information Systems Management
GUO Song
Department of Computing
PhD (uOttawa), FCAE, FIEEE, MAE, DMACM
Research and Teaching Interests:
Big Data, Edge AI, Mobile Computing, Distributed Systems
JIANG Li
School of Accounting and Finance
BSc, MBA, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Corporate Finance, Behavioural Economics, Finance, And Accounting, Cost Of Equity Capital And Firm Valuation
JIANG Li
Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Data-driven Operations, Incentive-driven Information Sharing, Omni-channel Design and Analysis, Modelling Behaviour Operations
JIN Yong Jimmy
Faculty of Business
Associate Professor
School of Accounting and Finance
BSc (Hons), MPhil (CUHK), PhD (U Florida)
Research and Teaching Interests:
Asset Pricing, Credit Market And Risk, Market Microstructure, Information Systems
LI Qing
Department of Computing
BEng(Hunan); MSc, PhD(USC); FIEEE; FIET/IEE; DMCCF
Research and Teaching Interests:
Multi-modal Data Management, Data Warehousing and Mining, Social Media and Web Services, e-Learning Technologies
LIM Kai
Yeung Kin Man Professor in Information Technology Innovation and Management
BS, MA, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
e-Health, Cross-cultural Issues related to Information Systems Management, IT-enable Innovation, Digital Transformation, e-commerce, Social Media, Mobile Commerce, and Human-computer Interactions
LIU Xintao
Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
BEng, MSc, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
GISci, Complex Network, Transportation Geography, Urban Computing, Geographic Information Systems, Geomatics Algorithms and Geodatabase, Infrastructure and Utility Management
LU Haitian
Hong Kong Sustaintech Foundation Professor in Accounting and Finance
Professor, School of Accounting and Finance
LLB, LLM, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Corporate Disclosure and Governance, Entrepreneurial Finance and Fintech,
Law and Economics
LU Xingye
Department of Computing
BEng [Southeast], PhD [PolyU(H.K.)]
Research and Teaching Interests:
Applied Cryptography, Post-quantum Cryptography, Blockchain Security
LUO Xiapu Daniel
Department of Computing
BSc, MSc(Wuhan), PhD[PolyU(H.K.)], SMIEEE
Research and Teaching Interests:
Network and System Security, Information Privacy, Internet Measurement, Cloud Computing, Mobile Networks
OU Y. Amy
Department of Management and Marketing
BA, MA, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Strategic leadership, Leader Humility, Organizational Culture, Women Career Management
SHI Jieming
Department of Computing
BSc(Nanjing), PhD(HKU)
Research and Teaching Interests:
Big Data Analytics, Databases, Machine Learning - especially Large-scale Graph Algorithms, Graph Mining and Learning, GPU Parallel Computing, Heterogeneous Data Management
SHI W.Z. John
Chair Professor of Geographic Science and Remote Sensing
Director, PolyU-Shenzhen Technology and Innovation Research Institute (Futian)
Director, Smart Cities Research Institute
Director, Joint Research Laboratory on Spatial Information of PolyU and Wuhan University
AIEAS, DNatSc, FHKIS, FRICS, FHKIES
Research and Teaching Interests:
GISci, Remote Sensing and Urban Informatics, focusing on Analytics and Quality Control for Spatial Big Data, Object Extraction and Change Detection from Satellite Images and LiDAR Data, Integrated Indoor Mapping Technology, 3D and Dynamic GISci Modelling, Smart City Applications, Geographical Information Systems Concepts and Principles, Advanced Geographical Information Systems, Design and Development of Geographical Information Systems
SIN Charleston
School of Accounting and Finance
MSc, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Technology Management
TONG Wilson
Professor of Practice (Finance)
School of Accounting and Finance
BSocSc, MIM, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Privatization, China Market, Asian Equity Markets, Return Anomalies
WEI Steven
Deputy Director, AMTD FinTech Centre of PolyU Faculty of Business
Associate Professor
School of Accounting and Finance
BSc, MSc, MA, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Finance and Financial Services
XIAO Guang
Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
BSc, MSc, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Integrated Risk Management, Socially Responsible Operations
XU Xin
Faculty of Business
Professor
Department of Management and Marketing
BEcon, MPhil, PhD
Research and Teaching Interests:
IT Service Management, IT Innovation and Consumers, Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Computing, Social Media and Business Analytics
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