HKUST Appoints Prof Leonard Cheng as Dean of Business & Management
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today (Friday, 27 February 2009) announced the appointment of Prof Leonard Cheng as Dean of the School of Business and Management (Business School).
The appointment, which takes effect on 1 March 2009, was made after an open and competitive international search.
Announcing the appointment, HKUST Vice-President for Academic Affairs Prof Roland Chin said he is very pleased that the university has found an eminent economics scholar and an able administrator to lead the Business School during this challenging period in the development of HKUST.
Prof Cheng has been Acting Dean of the Business School over the last 20 months during which the school has grown from strength and strength, with students, faculty and programs winning numerous accolades.
"I feel honored and humbled to head up what is widely recognized as one of the best business schools in this part of the world. As a leading research school, we are committed to offering nothing less than the very best for our students. This we will continue to do, and we will also reach out further to the business community," said Prof Cheng.
Now Chair Professor of Economics, Prof Cheng has been with the University since 1992. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980, and was Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Florida before joining HKUST.
A founding member of the university's Business School, Prof Cheng has done extensive research in economics and is well-known for his work in international trade and investment. His work has appeared in leading journals, such as the , the , the , the , the , and the .
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
