"After a hiatus from the world of education, Mr Ma looks forward to returning to campus life and collaborating with faculty and students in his appointment, while focusing his research on education and business innovation."Ī view of the HKU's May Hall, one of the university's oldest halls dating from 1915, on May 8, 2013. "We are pleased to confirm Mr Ma is honoured to accept the invitation as we believe the appointment will put his entrepreneurial experience and ideas to effective use," the Jack Ma Foundation said in a statement. The Post is wholly owned by Alibaba.ĭo you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. Ma will focus on conducting research in finance, agriculture and entrepreneurial innovations with the HKU faculty, with no plans for public lectures or speeches, according to people familiar with his plans. Ma, who turned 58 in September, was invited to be an honorary professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics on April 1 for a three-year term ending in March 2026, according to an announcement on the faculty's website. Jack Ma has accepted the appointment as an honorary professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), as the co-founder and former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding pursues his lifelong passion for education after his 2019 retirement from one of Asia's largest technology companies.
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