MBA Connect
August 2018
 CUHK MBA
Getting To Know More About Professor Roger Levermore
It was such a privilege to be able to sit down with Professor Roger Levermore, who recently joined the CUHK Business School, for a chat and understand a bit more about him. Professor Levermore will be teaching strategic management courses and Scenario Planning, a new course aims to help students develop a forward-thinking mindset to think and plan 5-10 years ahead. He will also be teaching ethics courses for MiM and Undergraduate programmes. Through his position as Associate Director of the MBA Programmes, Professor Levermore is commissioned to help students cultivate different soft skills, etiquettes of meeting people and how to make better connections in order to advance their career network......
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MBA Connect Story: Seeing Both Sides Of The Coin
Venus Tse Weithaeuser (Full-time, Class of 2009) 
Vice President – Digitalisation Strategy & Fintech Partnership, Digital Banking,
Credit Suisse
Venus Tse Weithaeuser was a trained hardware engineer prior to pursuing an MBA. She now works at Credit Suisse, responsible for the overall definition and development of the bank’s digital strategy as well as executing partnerships with financial technology companies. It is hard to imagine someone with a technical background strives and thrives in the banking industry as the industry has always been extremely traditional, jammed with legacies from the “old banking world”......
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2018-19 MBA Opening Ceremony
Ms. Stephanie Villemagne, Director of MBA Programmes, officiated the opening ceremony on the evening of 19 August at YIA Building, signifying the commencement of the 2018-2019 CUHK MBA Programmes.
Members of the Faculty, Alumni and current students were at the ceremony sharing their stories and valuable experience. Students were joined by their families and friends, immersed in the joy and excitement of the celebration.
The evening was highlighted by a networking reception where fine wines and a huge selection of canapés were served to the guests. A memorable event indeed and we wish our students a fruitful MBA journey!!
MBA Welcome Orientation
On 15 August, a welcome orientation kick-started the journey for the new batch of full-time and part-time MBA students. The day was full-on with the morning session covering an overview of what to expect during the programmes plus an introduction of the services provided by our Career Management Centre. Whilst the afternoon session was set in motion by a sumptuous “Dim Sum” lunch then a workshop delivered by a representative from Lumières on the history and working culture in Hong Kong. We hope to provide support and advice to all our students from the very first day so that this great connection amongst our students and with the school helps create a wonderful learning experience for all.
Experiential Learning Through SPLASH For Our New MBA Cohorts!
Our new MBA intake came together for an intensive Pre-term in Mid-August. It includes SPLASH projects, a 2-day experiential programme for our fresh MBA students where they engaged in a community serving project with a Hong Kong based charity. This course is designed to explore students’ key management capabilities including skills in problem-solving, team-building, leadership and communication under unfamiliar conditions. This pre-term course also aims to stimulate thoughts and discussions on some of the current and future challenges faced by managers and leaders on the global stage, with workshops focusing on sustainability, general management and ethics.
Upcoming Event
At our next China Business Knowledge @ CUHK Luncheon Series on 18 September, Prof. Maggie Hu of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management and Department of Finance will present her Sydney based research findings on how culture intertwines with Asian immigrants’ property investments in a globalised world. She will share how our cultural identities affect almost all of our choices in life, including where we live and how we make our investment decisions. Alumnus Mr. Clement Lau will share his insights on human-centred urban planning with real-life examples, and how to develop a livable city where people can move around and gain easy access to different services, while appreciating the different aspects of the heritage and history of the city.

Date: 18 September 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:00 noon – 1:45pm (12:00 noon – 12:30pm registration and networking. Light refreshments will be served.)
Venue: CUHK Business School Town Centre, Unit B, 1/F, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong
Fee: HK$150 (for CUHK Business School alumni and students); HK$200 (per participant)

Click here to register now!
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