The Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) at the University of Macau (UM) successfully convened the second meeting of the FBA Advisory Board 2024-2025 on 06/11/2024, bringing together a distinguished group of academic and professional leaders to discuss the future development of the Faculty.

The meeting was attended by esteemed Advisory Board members, including Mr. Stanley Chong Kit AU (Chairman, Delta Asia Financial Group), Ms. Linda CHEN (President, Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Wynn Macau, Limited), Prof. Arnoud DE MEYER (Professor Emeritus of Operations Management, Singapore Management University), Prof. Albert IP (Chairman of HKUST Foundation, Senior Advisor to the President, Special Advisor to the Dean of Business and Management, Adjunct Professor and Chairman of Career Development Advisory Council of School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Prof. Thomas John SARGENT (2011 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and William R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business, New York University), Ms. Christina SO (Head, Hong Kong & Greater Bay Area Lead, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), Ms. Akiko TAKAHASHI (Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Melco Resort & Entertainment Limited), and Mr. Yuyin ZHAN (Chairman, E Fund Management Co., Ltd. and E Fund International Holdings Co., Ltd.), along with the FBA management team.

The meeting commenced with welcoming remarks from Prof. Rui MARTINS, Vice Rector (Global Affairs) of UM. Following the speech, Prof. Jun YU, Chair of the FBA Advisory Board and Dean of FBA, presented updates on the follow-up actions taken in response to discussions from the previous meeting, as well as shared the Faculty’s strategic vision for the future. Throughout the session, Advisory Board members offered invaluable insights and recommendations aimed at enhancing various aspects of FBA, including teaching, research, internationalization, staffing, and student admission.

Fueled by a shared commitment to excellence, the FBA Advisory Board is dedicated to solidifying the Faculty’s position as a leading business school on the international stage.