(From top left) Ir Prof. T.C. Edwin Cheng, Prof. Eric W.T. Ngai, Prof. Michael Harris Bond, Prof. Kee-hung (Mike) Lai and Prof. Shuaian (Hans) Wang (From bottom left) Dr Vincent Cho, Prof. Chung Lun Li, Prof. Andy C.L. Yeung and Ir Dr Tsz Leung Yip

Eleven members of PolyU Business School (PBS) are among the world's top 100,000 scientists by citation (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in their disciplines. Nine members among the eleven are current PBS members, six members are from the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, and three members are from the Department of Management and Marketing. Ir Prof. T.C. Edwin Cheng, Prof. Michael Harris Bond, Prof. Eric W.T. Ngai, Prof. Kee-hung Mike Lai, and Prof. Shuanian Hans Wang have been listed as the world’s top 2% for four consecutive years. Tracking millions of scientists worldwide, the study has identified about 204,600 scientists across 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, among whom 208 are PolyU academics.

The database contains the career-long data based on the October 1, 2023 snapshot from Scopus, updated to end of citation year 2022.

PolyU Business School World's Top 2% Scientists

*The ranks are based on a composite score with self-citations excluded. The numbers in the brackets represent the ranks of the staff among the 208 PolyU scientists listed in the study. # Former faculty member

Ioannidis, J.P.A. (2023) October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Elsevier Data Repository, V6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw.6.

PolyU has been ranked 1st globally for Management by ShanghaiRanking in its Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2023. This also marks the seventh consecutive year that PolyU has been ranked 1st in Hong Kong for Management.

The GRAS 2023 evaluates the performance of 5,000 universities in 55 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences. The rankings are based on research output, research influence, international collaboration, research quality, and international academic awards. More than 1,900 universities across 104 countries and regions are included in the rankings.

GRAS is regarded as one of the three most influential and widely followed university classifications, alongside the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

PolyU Business School’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programmes were rated “A+” in the 境外大學學科分級目錄 (人文社會科學) (transliteration: rating category of programmes of universities outside mainland China (humanities and social sciences)) compiled by the All-China Society for Information Research of Higher Education Institutes (全國高校信息資料研究會) and the Evaluation Research Center of Renmin University of China (中國人民大學評價研究中心). Our BBA programmes are the only programmes in Hong Kong that attain an A+ in the category of business administration.

Using academic innovativeness and talent development capability as the two major criteria, the research team evaluated relevant subjects delivered by more than 10,000 institutions in 13 disciplines related to humanities and social sciences. The top 2% of the programmes receive a rating of A+. PBS joins the league of top institutions in the category of business administration alongside University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and Stanford University.

The rating reflects PBS’s dedication to the pursuit of Innovation-driven Education and Scholarship (IDEAS). PBS is a world-class business school that offers high-quality academic programmes and leads cutting-edge research in business and related disciplines. We are proud to have achieved accreditations from AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System).

PBS currently offers three BBA (Honours) Schemes, namely:

• BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance
• BBA (Hons) in Aviation, Maritime and Supply Chain Management
• BBA (Hons) in Management and Marketing

Students apply to enter one of the Major programmes in Accountancy, Accounting & Finance, Digital Finance & Investment, Aviation Management & Finance, Supply Chain Management & Analytics, International Shipping & Transport Logistics, Management, and Marketing, at the end of their year one study. They are also welcome to opt for Secondary Major in Artificial Intelligence and Minor programme during their course of studies, subject to requirements set out by the University.

The Six Sigma Institute (SSI) appointed Prof. Petrus Choy, Professor of Practice (Shipping Finance) of the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, as its Honorary President on 1 June 2023 for a term of three years.

SSI Chairman Dr Y.K. Chan expressed his delight with the appointment: “Prof. Choy’s appointment as SSI Honorary President recognises his contributions in promoting techniques that enhance quality management. His cooperation with SSI by offering Six Sigma professional recognition to PolyU students has significantly impacted their academic and professional development. By integrating academic and professional knowledge, Prof. Choy’s contributions have also positively impacted SSI by training a new generation of competent, skilled, quality management professionals.” Dr Chan further added that Prof. Choy's appointment will enable him to share his extensive knowledge and experience, thereby helping SSI provide greater value to its members, to other organisations, and to society: “Prof. Choy’s contributions will be instrumental in advancing SSI’s mission and achieving its goals. We look forward to working with him, and we are confident that his leadership will help us achieve new heights.”

Established in Hong Kong in 2003, SSI is a leading non-profit professional and certification body that promotes quality and business improvement techniques such as Six Sigma, Lean, and Theory of Constraints. SSI is the only institute in Hong Kong whose Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt professional qualifications are mutually recognised by the China Association for Quality. As one of the best-known professional quality management institutes in the country, SSI has received a number of prestigious national awards recognising the invaluable contributions and impacts of both individuals and SSI itself on quality management and its techniques.

SSI has been granting professional recognition to the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of the Business School and the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies since 2014. It confers professional qualifications on students as Registered Six Sigma Champion, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Registered Six Sigma Green Belt, and Registered Lean Leader.

(From left) Dr Sebastian Y.W. Chan, Chairman of the Executive Committee of SSI, Prof. Petrus Choy, and Dr Y.K. Chan, Chairman of SSI