An “Endowed Professorship” is one of the most significant awards bestowed upon eminent academics within the University in support of their academic and research activities. A total of 120 Endowed Professorships have been established at HKU since 2005.

 

The holder of an Endowed Professorship will carry his/her full title on all occasions, including stationery, business cards, academic publications, news and international interactions.  The donor will be kept abreast of the academic achievements of the Endowed Professor, who will have close personal contact with the donor. 

 

Notable examples at HKU Business School include the Victor and William Fung Professorship in Economics, Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professorship in Political Economy, HSBC Professorship in Global Economy and Business Strategy, and many more.

 

Types of Endowed Professorship

Outstanding Young Professorships 

Nurture rising stars and young talents.

 

Endowed Professorships 

One of the most significant awards bestowed upon eminent academics within HKU to support their academic and research activities.

 

Presidential Professorships 

Recognize scholarly achievement of the highest standard and promote innovation and interdisciplinary academic development.

 

 

The Commemorative Chair  

Each Commemorative Chair is unique and personalised with a customised plaque engraved with the name of the Endowed Professorship. 

 

Inspired by the revered Harvard Chair, the HKU Endowed Professorships Commemorative Chair was specially designed in the style of the Ming dynasty, because the first character in the Chinese name of the Endowed Professorships Scheme "明德教授席" shares the same character with the Ming "明" Dynasty 

First presented at the Endowed Professorships Gala Dinner in April 2009 to all current donors of the Scheme, the Endowed Professorships Commemorative Chair is a token of appreciation.

 

 

Endowed Professorships Inauguration Ceremony 

An Inauguration Ceremony will be held in honour of the donors and Endowed Professors.

 

 

List of our Endowed Professorships

Cheng Yu-Tung Professorship in Finance   Prof.  Zhiwu Chen	Chung Hon-Dak Professorship in Accounting Prof. Guochang Zhang	Chung Hon-Dak Professorship in Strategy and International Business Prof. Kevin Z Zhou
Henry G Leong Professorship in Economics   Prof. Wing Suen	HSBC Professorship in Global Economy and Business Strategy   (To be announced)	Padma and Hari Harilela Professorship in Strategic Information Management Prof. Jack Z Jiang
Patrick S C Poon Professorship in Analytics and Innovation Prof. Haipeng Shen	Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professorship in Political Economy Prof. Richard Y C Wong	Sein and Isaac Souede Professorship in Economic History   (To be announced)
Stelux Professorship in Finance   Prof. Chen Lin	Stelux Professorship in Marketing   Prof. Bennett C K Yim	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Professorship in Accounting Prof. Jeffrey T Y Ng
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Professorship in Economics Prof. Uta Schönberg	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Professorship in Economics Prof. Guojun He	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Professorship in Finance and Entrepreneurship Prof. Roni Michaely
Victor and William Fung Professorship in Economics Prof. Heiwai Tang	Zhang Yonghong Professorship in Accounting Prof. Pingyang Gao	Zhang Yonghong Professorship in Economics and Strategy Prof. Jin Li
Zhang Yonghong Professorship in Marketing Prof. Echo W Wan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The list is in alphabetical order of the title of the  Endowed Professionship.

 

Contact

To find out more, please contact Mr.  Nathaniel Chan, Assistant Director of Development & Alumni at nateykc@hku.hk or 3917 4311.