Located in the vibrant city of Hong Kong, a strategic conduit to the world’s largest emerging economy, the HKUST Business School has achieved prominent standing globally in business education in an impressively short period of time. With eminent faculty whose passion for research is contagious and a campus environment of pure natural beauty, you too can be part of HKUST’s pursuit of excellence.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programs in the HKUST Business School prepare students for a teaching and research career in universities, research institutes, and governmental or business organizations. These research-oriented programs have a global perspective with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region and cover accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management, operations management, and marketing.

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Fields Of Study

Seven PhD programs are offered in the HKUST Business School either as an integrated MPhil and PhD program or a direct-entry PhD program.

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PhD in\ Economics

PhD in\ Accounting

PhD in\ Information Systems

PhD in\ Finance

PhD in\ Management

[PhD in\ Operations Management*

* It includes two streams:

Operations Management & Business Statistics.](https://bmphd.hkust.edu.hk/programs/fields-study/phd-operations-management)