Campus Digest

School of Business confers Honorary Professorship on Dr Tse Ka-kui

24 Sep 2014

The School of Business welcomed more than 400 new postgraduate students and conferred an Honorary Professorship on Dr Tse Ka-kui, Founding Chair of Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum and the Founder and CEO of Education for Good CIC (Community Interest Company), at its Postgraduate Programmes Welcome Banquet cum Conferment of Honorary Professorship last Thursday (18 September). The honour was made in recognition of Dr Tse’s significant contribution to the development of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong.

In his welcoming speech, Professor Albert Chan, President and Vice-Chancellor, highlighted the mission and core values of the School of Business. He said: “Educating visionary, ethical and caring leaders is at the heart of our business education. We strive to act as a ‘bridge’, bringing the issues and problems of the society into classroom learning as well as bringing our students and faculty members to engage with the community, to serve its needs and to cultivate a sustainable business environment in Hong Kong.”

Mr Cheng Yan-kee, Council and Court Chairman, praised Dr Tse for his important role in widening the audience for social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and in placing the local endeavour and development in a broader, international context.

In his acceptance speech entitled “Why the Lean Startup Changes Everything – even for Business Schools and Social Enterprises”, Dr Tse introduced Eric Ries’s impactful Lean Startup concepts and methodology, and envisaged a transformation in the role of business schools in the future – from teaching things relevant to "business as usual" to inspiring students to create social businesses that change the world for the better.