𝟏. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐊𝐔 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲?

I chose to pursue my postgraduate degree at HKU after an enriching undergraduate exchange in Hong Kong, where I fell in love with the city and HKU campus life. After 3 years in the banking industry in Europe, I felt inspired to return to Hong Kong for a Master of Science in Business Analytics.

𝟐. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠? 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐊𝐔'𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞?

Both degrees I pursued had a similar blend of lectures and tutorials, but HKU was more practical. A key difference was the Boot Camp at the start of the Business Analytics programme, which helped me quickly grasp essential concepts. Instead of a traditional dissertation, I'm working with a Hong Kong company to tackle a real data problem, allowing me to apply what I've learned to actual challenges. Overall, I adapted well to HKU's teaching style.

𝟑. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠? 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐊𝐔 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥?

In the UK, I lived near campus and was active in student clubs, but during my postgraduate studies in Hong Kong, my lifestyle has changed. I now spend more time hiking and enjoying nature to balance the increased screen time from my coursework. I also appreciated the entrepreneur and CEO lectures organised by HKU Business School, which inspired me to work harder towards my goals.

Words from Students & Alumni

Class of 2025

Class of 2021

Sushma Suresh Pant