Woo Chia-wei

Scientist, Academic

1937 –

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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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