RMB 90000/year

Students shall commence studies in fall. Spring enrollment will only be opened to students under special circumstances, each case will be considered on individual merits.

There is a huge demand for high-level professionals with training in accounting and business management around the globe, especially in the Greater Bay Area, given its leading role in technology and financial innovation under the nation’s developing strategy. Therefore, we propose to launch the research postgraduate programme in Accounting and Business Management. Ultimately, all doctoral students should be capable of doing independent and original research and become top research scholars in academic fields. They should have the ability to publish in reputable academic journals, present their research at conferences, and bridge the gap between theory and practice to engage with industry professionals to solve business and accounting problems using advanced research tools in a digital environment. They should be able to derive policy implications from their research and communicate their findings to policymakers, practitioners, and other academics comprehensibly.

Graduates of this programme will be well prepared for careers that include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching and research positions in higher education and research institutions

• Business management positions and consultants

• Civil servants in the government

• Business and industry analysts

  
  

Teaching and learning at BNBU are conducted in English. The academic requirements of the programmes completely follow international standard for postgraduate training. The students who fulfill the graduation requirements will be rewarded a PhD degree by the Hong Kong Baptist University.

The teaching faculty possess PhD degrees from internationally recognized universities. They have rich experience in supervising research projects and teaching frontier knowledge of their research area(s).

Applicants seeking admission to the PhD programme should possess:

a) a master's degree from a recognised university or comparable institution; or

b) a bachelor's degree with first class honours from a recognized university or comparable institution, whom should demonstrate strong evidence of research achievement/experience; or

c) any other qualification deemed by the Graduate School to be acceptable for this purpose, whom may be required to take an admission exam.

Language Requirements:

Applicants whose first language is not English, or bachelor degree not obtained with English as medium of instruction are required to prove their language abilities by means of performance in any one of the tests below:

*Test results of TOEFL-iBT Home Edition or IELTS Indicator will not be considered.

Additional Requirements of FBM

650 for GMAT 10th edition or before, or 625 for GMAT Focus Edition, or equivalent GRE score.

For PhD programme students:

Minimum of 22 units of coursework (including three units of Mandatory Common Core Courses).

All course and instructions will be delivered in English.

PhD students need to achieve a minimum GPA score of 2.67 to be considered satisfactory fulfilment of coursework requirement.

To enable research postgraduate students to focus on their studies and facilitate their research endeavors and professional development, financial support will be offered based on academic merit and/or experience. In return, students may be required to assist in teaching and research work, also as a supplement to their courses of studies.

a) Studentship

Studentship is intended to help cover daily subsistence, tuition fees and other expenses that research postgraduate students may incur during their study. Stipend is offered to selected number of students who demonstrate outstanding performance.

Regular Studentship (including tuition fee) through normal study period

RMB 15,800per month (including tuition fee) for PhD studies.

• The studentship will commence on the same date as you commence your studies.

• During the awarded period, students will shall serve as teaching assistant or research assistant subject to the arrangement of Faculty/School and/or their supervisor concerned. Their workload is up to 12 hours per week.

b) Research Allowances

PhD students are entitled research allowances to cover 1) research-related travel; 2) conference attendance; 3) data collection; 4) purchase of books and other research materials not available at BNBU Learning Resource Centre.

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Please refer to the details via https://gs.uic.edu.cn/admission/Application_Procedure/Research_Postgraduate_Programme.htm.