The University of Chicago is one of the world’s great intellectual destinations which empowers scholars and students to ask tough questions, cross-disciplinary boundaries, and challenge conventional thinking to enrich human life around the globe. The University has distinguished itself with the number of Nobel Prizes that have been awarded to University of Chicago faculty, students, and researchers through the course of their careers.

In 2018, The University of Chicago, Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong (The Yuen Campus) was opened as the University’s flagship campus in the Asia Pacific Region. The Yuen Campus is home to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’s Executive MBA degree program and Booth Executive Education non-degree courses for local professionals. In addition, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Program on Social Innovation, operated by Chicago Booth with support from the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation is active on campus. The Yuen Campus hosts activities from across the University of Chicago, including those of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and many academic workshops, conferences, and public lectures as well as the University’s undergraduate study abroad program.

Leading University of Chicago faculty from many areas have been featured in public lectures on the Yuen Campus including in Medicine, Sociology, Quantum Physics, Economics, Marine Biology, East Asian Languages, and Literature and Art History to name a few. These faculty provide public lectures and engage with local research and collaboration partners to benefit over eight thousand University of Chicago students and alumni in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Asia Pacific communities. Dozens of local companies have also benefited from over one hundred interns working in regional corporations and institutions during the summer of 2019 alone.

Founded in 1898, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the United States and the first to open independent campuses on three continents. Chicago Booth is considered a leader in management education where faculty have made significant contributions to the study of economics, financial markets, leadership, behavioral finance, big data, and the sociology of organizations.