To enhance the communication with the main campus of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), and to gain a clear understanding of the business environment, local employment situation and daily life conditions in Hong Kong's financial industry, following the positive response to last year's inaugural event, on 11th and 12th June 2026, the Master of Science in Data Science with Concentration in Business Statistics (MSCBS) programme organized the second cohort of students to visit Hong Kong for a short-term exchange visit. Under the guidance of Prof. Xiaoling Peng, the Programme Director, the students successively visited the Department of Mathematics at HKBU and Prudential Insurance Hong Kong Branch of the United Kingdom.
I. A Visit to the Mathematics Department of HKBU
Group photo with the teachers from HKBU
l Interaction Between Teachers and Students
After arriving at HK, the MSCBS students first went to HKBU, which is located in Kowloon Tong. Prof. Guobao Wu, Dean of School of Science at HKBU, Dr. Dehui Luo, Director of Operations Research and Business Statistics (ORBS) program at HKBU, and Dr. Zewei XIONG, a mathematics faculty from HKBU, met with MSCBS students and had a cordial exchange. Prof. Guobao Wu stated that HKBU and BNBU share the same origin and are closely connected. Their inter-university exchanges are frequent and there are rich and regular collaborations in areas such as academic research, student exchanges, and teacher interactions. Regarding the students' concerns about further studies and research opportunities, based on his many years of academic experience in the field of mathematics and data science, Prof. Guobao Wu, encouraged students to steadily build a solid professional foundation and continuously enhance their core competitiveness. Only in this way can they firmly grasp the high-quality academic platform jointly built by the two universities when opportunities arise.
Prof. Guobao Wu was sharing.
Dr. Dehui Luo welcomed MSCBS students.
Dr. Zewei Xiong was sharing.
l Campus Strolling
Subsequently, Dr. Luo, along with Dr. Puiwah Choi from the Department of Mathematics of HKBU, led MSCBS students to conduct a hiking tour of the four campus areas of HKBU in Kowloon Tong----Ho Sin Hang Campus, Shaw Campus, Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, and Baptist University Road Campus. The group visited Wai Hang Sports Centre, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library, etc., and also experienced a large-scale concert grand classical piano, immersively experiencing the unique teaching facilities, art spaces and diverse campus culture atmosphere of Hong Kong universities.
Group photo with HKBU emblem
l Lunch Gathering
At noon, under the careful arrangement of Prof. Liyun LING, Head of the Mathematics Department of HKBU, and his colleagues, teachers and students from MSCBS of BNBU and ORBS of HKBU gathered at Dr. Ng Tor Tai International House for a Western-style lunch at Bistro NTT in the Dr. Ng Tsz-tai International Centre. As they enjoyed delicious meals, participants freely discussed academic studies and career planning, fostering closer connections between the two universities' faculty and students in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
Teachers during the lunch
Students during the lunch
2. Stepping into the Prudential Classroom by the Victoria Harbor
In the afternoon, the students went to the Gateway Tower 3 in Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour City----the Prudential Insurance Building in Hong Kong. They attended a special lecture on the development of Hong Kong financial industry and career planning. The lecture began with an interesting game-based interactive session. And then Mr. Li, the regional director of Prudential Insurance in the UK, combined with his many years of frontline financial industry experience, systematically analyzed the current situation of the Hong Kong financial market and interpreted the broad financial career development opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Game of strategic interaction
Mr. Li was sharing.
3. Yacht Riding Through Sai Kung
The next day, some MSCBS students took part in a Sai Kung yacht activity. They sailed across the turquoise sea, enjoyed exciting water sports such as banana boat rides and kayaking, and shared learning experiences during their relaxing time on the water, bringing a perfect conclusion to the MSCBS trip to Hong Kong.
Group photo of yacht riding
The Master of Science in Data Science with Concentration in Business Statistics (MSCBS) is a one-year taught postgraduate program jointly offered by the Faculty of Science and Technology at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) and the Department of Mathematics at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). This year marks the graduation of its second cohort. Building upon the established Master of Science in Operations Research and Business Statistics (ORBS) program from HKBU's Department of Mathematics, this parallel initiative has long served as a platform for regular academic exchanges and practical collaborations between faculty and students from Guangdong and Hong Kong. It aims to help students deeply connect with high-quality local industry resources in Hong Kong, clarify their long-term career development paths, and cultivate versatile data professionals with both statistical modeling and business analytics capabilities.