Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation · Sources
Sources retained with the original answers. Follow each source or return to its answer context.
Complete reportSources
Sources retained with the original answers. Follow each source or return to its answer context.
mba.cuhk.edu.hk CUHK MBA Programmes | Full-Time MBA
Source ownership not retained
Answers using this source
Perplexity · I'm choosing between a general business major and one focused on innovation and new ventures. How should I decide in HONG KONG?
Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC
Search Results: I'm choosing between a general business major and one focused on innovation and new ventures. How should I decide in HONG KONG?
Found 10 results
Result 1
[[PDF] Information on Concentration Selection in 2026-27](www3.baf.cuhk.edu.hk/studyplan/files/Guidelines_2026-27_4yr_full_version)
Last Updated: 2026-08-18
The BA Faculty encourages its most capable students to take two concentrations. This helps to differentiate an individual by providing them with a wider scope of knowledge and information. It also highlights one’s time management and ability to comprehend different fields of expertise. Students who do double concentrations come out with a highly competitive edge. To successfully manage double concentrations, you should note several critical considerations. Planning your coming years of study carefully will help you make sure that are maximizing the time you spend here. The following guidelines will help you in your decision-making. B. Selecting a concentration
- Interest – Are you eager to acquire more knowledge in this concentration?
- Ability – Are you confident in your abilities to excel in this concentration?
- Career aspirations – Are you planning to pursue a career related to this concentration?
- Future development – Does this concentration align with your future career and personal
development plans?
- Personal commitment/responsibility –Will you be able to commit the effort to excel in this
concentration? Will you be able to face problems that you may encounter? C. Reasons to take a single concentration
- You do not find a second subject that interests you.
- You plan to spend a significant portion of your time in various extracurricular activities.
- You are heavily engaged in a personal commitment.
- You are doing a minor programme.
- You have been admitted to or plan to participate in the Leadership Development
Programme.
- You would find it too challenging to manage your time.
... D. Who should take double concentrations?
- You are highly competitive.
- You plan and organize your time well.
- You have a strong interest in learning about another field.
- You have clear personal study objectives/plan and are very sure of the path that you want
to take.
- You are not having difficulty in handling your current course load.
- You previous term(s) academic results are strong.
...
- Students should refer to the study scheme of their admission years for the requirements of
concentrations. The study scheme can be found at rgsntl.rgs.cuhk.edu.hk/aqs_prd_applx/Public/tt_dsp_acad_prog.aspx.
- One course cannot be used to fulfill the requirements of two concentration areas except
for specific courses as stipulated in the explanatory notes of the study scheme.
- Students are allowed to claim exemption of up to two courses within each declared
concentration area based on those course(s) completed during overseas exchange.
- If students do not declare their concentration under CUSIS during their graduation term,
the Registration and Examination Section (RES) will be unable to perform the graduation check for the fulfilment of graduation requirements. ... The Entrepreneurship Concentration (or the DING programme) centers on the mission “to put a ding in the universe.” The concentration aims to equip students with a mindset and competence to create and/or lead an innovative organization around the world. The curriculum kicks off by entrepreneurial "D"iscovery with courses for the development of entrepreneurial mindset and strategic opportunity recognition and exploitation. The second stage focuses on “Innovativeness”, “Newness”, and “Growth”: how new business ideas and products can be developed to take advantage of multiple sources of innovation such that new or existing organizations can grow and sustain in dynamic and competitive environments. The curriculum will wrap up by a capstone course that aims at providing experiential learning to students to have real entrepreneurship practice and opportunities for networking. This concentration prepares students for the success of exciting career in professions (in technology sector, business consultancy, global and digital economy, and social enterprises or non-profit organizations), and life-goal pursuit that requires solid knowledge of entrepreneurship complemented by concrete skills and experiences. ... General Business (GEB) (i) 3 units of DOTE/FINA/MGNT/MKTG courses at 2000 or above level; and (ii) 12 units of DOTE/FINA/MGNT/MKTG courses at 3000 or above level, excluding the courses taken for fulfillment of requirement (i), with no more than three 1-unit FINA courses ... Note: The following combination of concentrations is impermissible: (1) Marketing + Big Data and Quantitative Marketing
Result 2
Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation | Undergraduate
Last Updated: 2026-09-24
Major in Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (EDI) (formerly known as Business Design and Innovation (BDI))* teaches you the transformative business and innovation management skills and knowledge for exceling in traditional and new economies. ... The EDI/BDI Major aims to put you in a creative entrepreneur mindset with the combined quantitative and qualitative mentality, backed by financial and economic industrial knowledge, where you can discover and explore new opportunities: Creativity that exhibits a variety of interests and knowledge, and combining things in a new way; Quantitative logic and data analysis that gives you the understanding and ground to build innovation on; Qualitative stakeholders-centric methodology that addresses existing and revolutionary user experience. ... The current EDI has incorporated ‘Entrepreneurship’ in the programme, which enhances the implementation of innovative business and design ideas, whether as a start-up or via a corporate, as the programme is further developed to align with current market needs. ... The EDI major (previously BDI major) focuses on business management in innovation development and commercialization, as well as how purpose-led and values-driven organisations that serve societal needs with sustainable businesses model will transform and be operated. You will learn from local and international business cases and be introduced to practical toolkits, applicable to established corporate, social venture and start-up businesses. The programme will allow you to gain the practical knowledge needed to plan and implement changes at established businesses or to build a new business as a start-up. For research and education that leads to a new generation of technology, which includes quantum information, internet of things and blockchain etc., EDI is the major that trains you to aspire from stakeholders’ understanding, to inject vision and creativity into the research and business, to lead and manage the innovation plan, and to add value and drive its market adoption. ... The careers of graduates majoring in EDI/BDI are not limited to commerce and finance industry; they have been making significant impact and contribution across a wide range of industries – including but not limited to banking, financial services, marketing, public sector, social enterprises, education, business consulting, luxury products and branding, digital industry, legal, art, technology, and blockchain. ... You may also start your own company as an entrepreneur or join a start-up company, which some of our students do after graduation, as they are well-equipped from our EDI/BDI Major.
Result 3
Published: 2021-07-09 | Last Updated: 2026-09-25
The BBA (Hons) Programme (JUPAS Code: JS2120) is designed for students who have great interest in business studies but have not decided a field for major focus. Admitted students will take fundamental courses of various concentrations during the first year, so as to better understand their strengths and interests before deciding the concentration. ... The AI for Business Concentration is to equip students with the essential technical and strategic skills to lead AI-driven innovation and to nurture them to become competitive and ethical business leaders in the modern digital economy. ... * From AY2025/26 first-year entry onwards, the Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation Concentration will no longer admit new students, with entrepreneurship and innovation opportunities available through the Transdisciplinary Second Major in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management.* The EBI Concentration aims to foster entrepreneurial spirit and global vision of students by using a multi-disciplinary and practical approach to provide them with entrepreneurial mindset, skills, knowledge and experience for business venturing, growth and development in local and international environment. This concentration is to prepare students to work as entrepreneurial change agent within a corporate setting or start up their own business venture. Students will take a deep dive into entrepreneurial knowledge, develop highly transferable skills, and foster entrepreneurial mindsets that will allow them to become the agents of change. Upon graduation, students will be able to confidently leverage uncertainties in creating their own businesses, in leading innovation and change in well-established organizations they choose to work for, or in connecting various functional areas of business to generate strong synergies.
Result 4
BBA(EDI) Leaflet_2019-20_Final
Last Updated: 2025-08-03
Major in Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (EDI Major) teaches you the transformative business and innovation management skills and knowledge for exceling in traditional and new economies. ... The EDI Major aims to put you in a creative entrepreneur mindset with the combined quantitative and qualitative mentality, backed by financial and economic industrial knowledge, where you can discover and explore new opportunities: Creativity that exhibits a variety of interests and knowledge, and combining things in a new way; Quantitative logic and data analysis that gives you the understanding and ground to build innovation on; Qualitative stakeholders-centric methodology that addresses existing and revolutionary user experience. You will be able to apply design thinking to deal with the complexity in the practical business environment and innovation projects. ... The current EDI has incorporated ‘Entrepreneurship’ in the programme, which enhances the implementation of innovative business and design ideas, whether as a start-up or via a corporate, as the programme is further developed to align with current market needs. ... The EDI major focuses on business management in innovation development and commercialization, as well as how purpose-led and values-driven organisations that serve societal needs with sustainable businesses model will transform and be operated. You will learn from local and international business cases and be introduced to practical toolkits, applicable to established corporate, social venture and start-up businesses. The programme will allow you to gain the practical knowledge needed to plan and implement changes at established businesses or to build a new business as a start-up. For research and education that leads to a new generation of technology, which includes quantum information, internet of things and blockchain etc., EDI is the major that trains you to aspire from stakeholders’ understanding, to inject vision and creativity into the research and business, to lead and manage the innovation plan, and to add value and drive its market adoption. ... The careers of graduates majoring in EDI are not limited to commerce and finance industry; they have been making significant impact and contribution across a wide range of industries – including but not limited to banking, financial services, marketing, public sector, social enterprises, education, business consulting, luxury products and branding, digital industry, legal, art, technology, and blockchain. ... You may also start your own company as an entrepreneur or join a start-up company, which some of our students do after graduation, as they are well-equipped from our EDI major. The EDI Major is offered under the Bachelor of Business Administration [BBA] programme (programme code: 6781). Students can declare a major in EDI after they are admitted to the BBA programme. ... Local candidates applying on the strength of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) shall obtain:
- Level 4 or above in English Language;
- Level 3 or above in Chinese Language;
- Level 3 or above in Mathematics;
- Level 2 or above in Liberal Studies; and
- Level 3 or above in two Elective Subjects.
... Faculty Core courses – complete all of the following courses: ACCT1101 Introduction to financial accounting 1 6 ECON1210 Introductory microeconomics ... Statistics requirement – choose one of the following courses: ECON1280 or Analysis of economic data or STAT1602 or Business statistics or 1 6 STAT1603 Introductory statistics FINA1310 Corporate finance 2 6 Disciplinary Core courses – complete all of the following courses: IIMT2601 Management information systems 2 or 3 6 MGMT2401 Principles of management 2 or 3 6 MKTG2501 Introduction to marketing 2 or 3 6 IIMT3623 Design thinking: concepts and applications 3 or 4 6 STRA4701 Strategic management 3 or 4 6 IIMT3624 Design studio (Capstone course) ... Disciplinary electives – complete three of the following courses, at least one of them must be IIMT3627 or IIMT3682: BUSI1807 Business consulting practicum 2 or 3 IIMT3621 ... 2 or 3 IIMT3626 Values-driven innovation 2 or 3 18 IIMT3627 Venture and entrepreneurship management 2 or 3 IIMT3682 IT and entrepreneurship 3 or 4 Total 78 ... The following candidates should submit their application via the International/Non-JUPAS Admissions Scheme. Applications will be considered individually.
- Local candidates who wish to apply for admission on
...
- Non-local candidates with qualifications other than the mainland
... fbe.ugenquiry@hku.hk (825) 3917 5343
Result 5
CUHK MBA Programmes | Full-Time MBA
Published: 2020-12-07 | Last Updated: 2026-07-31
We are a global institution that embraces innovation, nurtures an entrepreneurial mindset and promotes social responsibility. ... Our curriculum builds essential Finance, Entrepreneurship, Digital & Management skills for the digital era. It comprises six optional concentrations – Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Information and Technology Management, Finance, China Business and Marketing. ... Corporate innovation is important for fending off competition and remaining relevant. Through the hands-on training and workshops on corporate entrepreneurship, new venture development, and business technology management, students are able to master design thinking skills and entrepreneurial mindset. This delivers innovation to the workplace and inspires creativity among colleagues and teams.
- Advocate for Global Leadership Acumen
...
- Unique Advanced Study Options: JD/MBA, Dual MBA and MBA Plus MSc/MAcc Programmes
... To tailor your MBA education for career acceleration and building expertise in a specific area, CUHK MBA will offer 6 optional concentrations in 2022-23. Students may select either General MBA or up to two concentration options to complete the units of elective courses. Those choosing the concentration option(s) are required to complete 9 units of elective courses for each chosen concentration option(s).
- Business Analytics
To help students strengthen data-driven decision making and prepare them for driving innovation, Business Analytics concentration aims to enable students to make extensive use of data for identifying business insights, predicting market changes, and ultimately improving strategic decision making for organisations. ...
- Application of AI in Finance
...
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
In the modern business environment, entrepreneurial mindsets are critical whether students plan to work within an organisation or start their own business. CUHK MBA is the first MBA in Asia offering an Entrepreneurship and Innovation concentration, is determined to help you embrace intrapreneurship, innovation, and agility and design thinking. We strive to train you to be among the continent’s most visionary leaders. ... Information and Technology Management concentration allows students to learn how to leverage cutting-edge IT skills, data and business analytics to develop effective business strategies.
Result 6
Program Information - Undergraduate Programs
Published: 2018-12-31 | Last Updated: 2025-10-08
You don’t need any previous business knowledge to join a business program. You will spend your first two to three semesters on broad-based business foundation courses that will prepare you for more advanced business studies later. ... Students can select and specialize in a Bachelor of Science (BSc) program or a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program with single- or multiple-major in the following business disciplines after completing the common business foundation in Year 1.
- BBA Economics
- BBA Finance
- BBA General Business Management
- BBA Global Business
- BBA Information Systems
- BBA Management
- BBA Marketing
- BBA Operations Management
- BBA Professional Accounting
- BSc Economics and Finance
- BSc Quantitative Finance
... During the first 3 semesters in the Business School, students of the B&M program will take the University Common Core courses and foundation courses of all the major business disciplines. During this time, they can discover more about their personal aptitudes and interests before deciding on which study path they wish to follow later. After completing sufficient number of credits and foundation courses, they can participate in the major selection exercise and get into their preferred major(s) before the end of their third semester of study. ... About half of the program seats for each major are reserved for students admitted into Business & Management to enter the programs via the Major Selection Exercises (MSE). Major allocation is largely based on students’ performance in respective foundation course(s) corresponding to that major, figures of the past BBA major selection exercises for reference:
- ~90% get into either 1st or 2nd choice of BBA Major
- Minimum requirement in respective foundation course: C+
... Can I choose more than one major?
- Yes (multiple-major/minor)
- Over 70% graduated with more than a single major within Business School
- You may also choose a minor on top of the business major(s), please refer to Minor options for details
... HKUST is very flexible and we always try our best to accommodate the needs of students. If you find that you are more interested in other business programs, you may join the Major Selection Exercise to switch major within the first 3 semesters of study or consult your advisor and apply to transfer to the more preferred major afterwards.
Result 7
School of Business and Management
Last Updated: 2026-09-23
We offer a hybrid admission system, a student-centered curriculum, diverse program choices (9 BBA, 2 BSc and 4 jointly-offered BSc programs), strong career and alumni networks, ample opportunities for learning outside the classroom, such as corporate projects and internship programs. Our curriculum provides the greatest possible flexibility to accommodate our students' academic strengths and interests. In the first three terms, regardless of their admissions route, all business and management students are exposed to a wide variety of business and other foundational subjects to build a broad base of knowledge in the field. From the second term of Year 2, students take additional courses required by individual majors to gain solid knowledge in their specialization. ... Over 50 major/minor combinations are offered and the flexible curriculum structure allows students to customize their program combinations based on their interests and career aspirations, (e.g. BBA in Marketing and Operations Management, BBA in Finance and Information Systems). Students may also pursue one or more minor programs beyond business. ... An innovative approach of the extended major is also introduced to allow students to systematically complete traditional business major and the extended major at their choice within the four-year time frame. ... Students who would like to take time to explore their academic interests may enter the School via the school-based admission route (Application Choice: Business & Management) and enroll in a major via the Major Selection Exercise by Year 2 fall term. ... For students who have a strong interest in a specific area of business at the time of admission, the program-based admission route (Application Choice: BBA in Marketing, BSc in Economics and Finance ,etc.) allows them to enroll directly into the program of their interest. Students of both school-based and program-based routes will follow an identical broad curriculum in their first three terms. Key features of the B&M program • In the first three terms, students will be exposed to a wide variety of business and other foundational subjects (i.e. Business Core courses) so that they can fully explore their study interest and academic strength before choosing one or more specialties in Major Selection Exercise. • About half of the planned major seats are reserved for B&M program students to enroll in the major via the Major Selection Exercise at the end of the first three terms (i.e. Year 2 Fall term).
Result 8
Business%20UG%20brochure%202022-23.pdf
Last Updated: 2024-11-17
Students can choose to major in the following area(s): ... Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation Marketing Information Systems and Analytics Human Resource Management ... Students also have the option to choose from analytics technique courses and business application courses. The aim is to provide students with state-of-the-art experiences in artificial intelligence, big data, social media, and other latest development. Such design helps train well-rounded students who will be more adaptable in their career development. The programme is suitable for students who have a passion for problem-solving through analytics, and who aim to develop their career path in analytics.
Result 9
Our Undergraduate Programmes - FBE - HKU
Last Updated: 2026-09-24
HKU Business School takes an entrepreneurial approach to meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing economic and business environment by drawing together the strengths of six academic areas, namely Accounting and Law, Economics, Finance, Innovation and Information Management, Management and Strategy, and Marketing. ... The BBA programme combines strong functional training with intensive exposure to communication skills, computer applications, and other social science and/or science subjects. Students can choose to major in the following area(s): ► Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation ► Finance ► Human Resource Management ► Information Systems and Analytics ► Marketing (Candidates must undergo a selection process arranged by the Programme Coordinator for declaring the EDI major.)
Result 10
Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) - Entrepreneurship and ...
Published: 2025-07-22 | Last Updated: 2026-09-24
Year 3 Entry – Post-Secondary |Programme Code Non-JUPAS: BBA ENTREP & BI|Duration of Study 2 Years|Mode of Study Full Time|Class Start Date September 2026| ... Credits Required for Graduation * 128
- Programme Description
... By fostering entrepreneurial mindsets and business innovation we equip the new generations with competence and grit to thrive under the conditions of uncertainty and crisis. ...
Students will take a deep dive into entrepreneurial knowledge, develop highly transferable skills, and foster entrepreneurial mindsets that will allow them to become the agents of change.
Upon graduation, students will be able to confidently leverage uncertainties in creating their own businesses, in leading innovation and change in well-established organisations they choose to work for, or in connecting various functional areas of business to generate strong synergies. ...
- Through our highly interactive and gamified coursework, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how businesses build and maintain their competitiveness through empathy, innovation, and creativity, even when times are tough.
...
Student Learning Experiences
- All BBA students are required to complete at least 120 hours of experiential learning activities (exchange/internship/service learning) before graduation.
Entrepreneurship Concentration students may also consider taking an optional gap year to implement their new business idea by setting up a new business.
- All BBA students admitted to Year 3 are required to complete 20 hours of courses on LinkedIn Learning platform during their studies at HKBU to be qualified for graduation.
... EBI students are problem solvers, change agents, & innovators. Change agents are essential in any setting – startup, corporate, charity, public institutions, small firms, you name it. They shape our future. What sets EBI students apart upon graduation is their unique skillset that can be leveraged in multiple careers in either big or small companies, startups, charities, or public institutions. Skills such as flexibility and adaptability, proactivity, tech savviness, collaboration and communication skills, complex problem solving, innovativeness, analytical thinking, and perseverance, are what we train and what the employers want. ... (852) 3411 5265
Turn the evidence into your next move.
Inspect the exact answers first, then use the relevant GEO guidance or review the source-backed knowledge about this brand.