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Online Financial Postgraduate Diplomas Information Seminar (18 Oct 2024)
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- Date & time
- 18Oct 2024 (Fri)12:00 - 12:30 Free
- Venue
- Online seminar via Zoom
Mr Ferrix Lau (Programme Director, HKUSPACE)
Mr. Ferrix Lau, ACS, ACIS, CFA, FRM, has over 10 years’ teaching experience in business, accounting and finance modules at tertiary level. He teaches Financial Analysis, Financial Risk Management, Quantitative Analysis, Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting as well as Corporate Governance. Moreover, he is a co-author of a Statistics book, Quantitative Analysis for Professional Studies and Projects. Furthermore, he has strong interests in the areas of Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Finance and Machine Intelligence. Mr. Lau has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, major in Economics and minor in Computer Science. Besides, he holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration with Distinction from The University of Hong Kong, concentrating on the theme of Accounting Control and Financial Management.
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- 2867 8424 (finpgd@hkuspace.hku.hk)
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The seminar will be delivered via online platform. and the registered participants will receive notification with a link for the online seminar by 27 Sep 2024.
