Open Call for Students to Apply for International School of Finance, Fudan University!

Release time：2024-06-18    

Dean’s Words

Finance (abbreviated fintech) is the first undergraduate major in Fudan International School of Finance taught in English. According to the future development trend in finance, it provides students with courses and practical projects on the application of cutting-edge technology in various sub-sectors of finance, including new industries. We welcome students to apply for the “international business school that best understands Chinese finance”.

—— Executive Dean Professor Jun Qian

General Information of the School

Set up according to the management model and standards of world-class business schools, the International School of Finance, Fudan University (FISF for short) is a business school that focuses on high-end financial talent education and think tank research in the financial field.

Officially established in June 2017, the school upholds the school-running mission of “broadening the global vision, serving national financial strategies, shaping top financial talents and achieving leading financial think tanks” and sticks to the “Three World-class” goal of “world-class academic research and discipline construction, world-class teaching projects and high-end talent cultivation and world-class think tank research and social influence”.

We are striving to build the school into a truly internationalized world-class financial school that occupies the commanding point in global financial discipline with global influence and discursive power and can practically answer and solve major real-life problems in developing the financial industry, contributing to the innovation promotion and transformation upgrade of national and local governments as well as enterprises.

1. Keep introducing top teaching faculty to guide the school toward excellence and perfection

As the mainstay of school construction, a top faculty team is an indispensable cornerstone for it to build a world-leading financial school that occupies the commanding point in global financial discipline. Multiple dimensions like educational backgrounds and records of service, research, teaching, reputation, and moral character are considered when measuring the qualifications for the teaching positions.

So far, FISF has managed to recruit and organize a top international teaching team consisting of 54 people, including 24 full-time professors, 20 distinguished and practice professors, and 10 visiting and chair professors. Among them, all the senior professors have acquired tenured titles in globally renowned business schools, and act as academic pacesetters in their respective fields of financial and economic disciplines, having a wide knowledge of both ancient and modern times and of both China and western countries.

Meanwhile, practice professors, visiting professors, and part-time professors from various international organizations, government units, and senior management of enterprise institutions have also helped students integrate knowledge and action while pursuing excellence and perfection.

2. Working on both academic and think tank advances, strengthening the school’s reputation within and beyond industry

Based on financial and economic reforms along with the new opportunities and new challenges arising therefrom, the teaching team of the school has been seeking to pursue the truth upon key issues like the trends in international financial and economic relations, reforms in China’s capital market, and financial system innovations. In terms of academic achievements, the first-class international faculty team of the school has also produced first-class academic research results.

In academic activities, FISF has made great efforts to gather top research power and academic resources at home and abroad, concentrate on critical financial and economic topics, and build a world-leading open academic platform in finance and economics.

In academic results, by March 2024, there have been 152 papers by 38 professors in total successively accepted to be published in world-famous academic journals, among which 104 papers of 32 professors were published on international level-A journals.

In terms of research awards, a total of 58 research and talent programs have been approved to be official projects, including 9 projects at and above the provincial and ministerial levels and Shanghai talent projects, 8 projects of Natural Science Foundation, 1 (youth project) in the field of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, 1 planning topic project (youth topic) of philosophy and social sciences in Shanghai, 3 research projects commissioned by government departments in Shanghai, 12 funded projects within Fudan University, 4 postdoctoral projects and 20 research projects commissioned by government organs, enterprises, institutions, overseas universities and relevant mechanisms.

In think tank research, FISF has proposed to not only analyze and settle the current financial and economic issues but more importantly to guide policy-making and market development by studying long-term issues. Seven think tank research centers have been founded, namely macro-finance, green finance, green finance and development, real estate finance, fintech, insurance innovation, investment and brand management combined with investment.

Not only do we cultivate successful entrepreneurs familiar with finance, but we also shape modern financiers knowledgeable of enterprise operations!

General Information of the Majors

The major of finance (all-English course oriented to FinTech) is an undergraduate four-year degree major focusing on data analysis in the financial field and applying cutting-edge technologies including AI. It requires students to master the theoretical foundations and professional knowledge in Marxist Economics and Finance; have a good command of the economic development situation at home and abroad and also the frontier theories of the financial discipline and industry development trends; grasp basic management concepts and skills; have certain capabilities in data mining, information collection and industry analysis; and be equipped with basic practicing abilities in the fields of banking, insurance, trust and securities.

All the professional courses in this major are taught in full English. It has core featured courses covering classic financial theories, the application of technology in the financial field and extensive integration practices. It also offers two elective modules of “financial practices” and “quantitative technology application”. By establishing interdisciplinary courses jointly with the School of Big Data, the School of Computer Science, the School of Mathematical Sciences and Intelligent Complex Systems Laboratory and other different departments and developing practical courses oriented to career development in cooperation with leading financial institutions and fintech companies at home and abroad, this major provides students with a cultivation system that is internationalized, interdisciplinary, individualized and practically operational.

Cultivation Features

1.Student-centered, with comprehensive academic support

The undergraduate office has set up an academic counseling mechanism equipped with level-1 and level-2 academic counselors respectively, aiming to provide students with professional advice to settle their issues in campus life and entry into higher education or employment in the future.

Meanwhile, the undergraduate office adopts the academic grading guidance system, customizing academic tutoring courses for different levels according to students’ academic performances, helping them achieve continuous growth in their pursuit of knowledge.

 2. Extended experience in diversified practical activities

This major attaches great importance to experiential extended learning, providing a variety of opportunities for students to practice new skills, including study examinations, case competitions, social practices, student teaching assistants, student research scholar projects and many other academic activities. We encourage students to fully reach their potential, get enlightened by others, raise problem-solving capabilities and explore the entire world.

We wish to ignite students’ curiosity and develop their creativity and by giving themselves new challenges, enabling them to take active action when facing novelty and uncertainty.

· Student teaching assistants:

Students have the chance the act as the assistants of professors, helping them to conduct daily teaching work and answering questions raised by junior students. By playing this role, students can enhance their understanding of knowledge and increase their academic levels; obtain better speech and communication skills, practice oral English; and make reliable connections with the professors and junior students.

· Student research scholar projects:

Students have the chance to take part in professors’ research projects as research assistants and get in touch with the latest research topics in various fields under the guidance of professors.

By doing so, students can understand the frontier of information in the industry and deepen their academic insights; learn to propose research topics as well as corresponding research methods; accumulate academic experience and clarify the direction of further education of their interests.

Study examinations

Case competitions

Social practices

Student teaching assistants

Student research scholar projects

3. Targeting at development, customized guidance on higher education and employment

FISF provides higher education guidance services for students, seeking information about relevant majors and universities to help them better plan their academic paths. An undergraduate career support team is specially set up, dedicated to providing professional and fair career development services, expanding various work opportunities together with students, integrate resources in the financial industry, build a global alumni network that assists students in achieving their career goals.

Destinations after graduation

The major of finance (all-English course oriented to FinTech) enrolled the first session of undergraduate students in September 2023. The following employers for postgraduates can be a reference:

This article is reprinted from the official WeChat account of Fudan Admission Office.

Edited by: Yucan Ma, Yujia Li