Woo Chia-wei
Scientist, Academic
1937 –
Who is Woo Chia-wei?
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Chia-Wei Woo, CBE, GBS, JP, was the Founding President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His work included raising funding and recruiting outstanding faculty for the university. With Chung Sze Yuen, Woo created an institution, including a top ranked Business School, known as the HKUST Business School. The school's MBA, EMBA and Executive Education programs have been consistently ranked as Asia's top programs, and in the World Top 50 MBA programs by the Financial Times of London. Woo retired in 2001 after 13 years of service and remains President Emeritus as well as University Professor Emeritus.
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- Born
- 1937
Shanghai - Ethnicity
- Chinese American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Georgetown College
- Pui Ching Middle School
- Employment
- Northwestern University
- University of California, San Diego
- San Francisco State University
- Lived in
- Hong Kong
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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