“Rigorous Scholarship, Development and Innovation” FISF 2021 Postgraduates’ Thesis Defense for Master’s Degree Concludes Successfully
发布时间:2021-06-08
During
the 2021 summer graduation season, FISF graduates conducted their thesis
defense as the final assessment of postgraduate stage set for graduates both to
celebrate their academic achievements and to demonstrate their comprehensive
abilities enhanced over the past two years. The thesis defense of FISF full-time
Elite Master of Finance Program (EMF) and part-time Finance MBA Program (FMBA
PT+) was held on the Huangpu Campus from May 26th to May
30th 2021, during which nearly one hundred students
successfully passed their thesis defense, drawing a full stop to their two-year
master’s degree study.
In
the process of thesis writing guidance, FISF attaches great importance to
academic integrity, creativity and financial practicality of theses. FISF encourages
students to take thesis writing as a chance to apply the theoretical knowledge
and analytical instruments learned into practice, as well as provide feasible
solutions to real situation.
Review of Thesis Defense
The
postgraduate program culminates in thesis defense as the final and most
important assessment. At 9 o’clock on May 26th, all the students gathered
at Huangpu Campus where they would receive the last examination before
graduation. During the presentation, students made logically well-arranged statements
on their thesis studies and professors then directed to them questions
pertaining to the presentation, research methods, data analysis or format, and offered
professional suggestions, which inspire new ideas and bring in fresh insights.
At last, all the students successfully passed the defense,
eight of whose thesis were recommended by the Thesis Defense Committee as Outstanding
Theses.
Students’ Words
EMF student Chuwei Luo
I chose Luckin Coffee
as the theme of my thesis. I remember at the beginning of my study, I was under
huge pressure as I asserted that the business mode of Luckin was unsustainable
when the stock price of Luckin kept rising before its financial fraud scandal has
been exposed. Fortunately, FISF professors offered great support when I decided
to stick to the statement. When the scandal broke, I further dug into its fraud
means and published articles in Fudan Financial Review under the
guidance of my advisors Professor Huafeng Chen and Professor Lei Zhu, whose encouraging
words and thoughtful, detailed feedback have been very important to my academic
achievements.
EMF student Zhicheng Guo
Starting from the
case analysis of GLP’s privatization, I studied the business mode of developer
plus real estate fund and, on the basis of the lately launched infrastructure
pilot public offering REITs products, explored the feasibility of China’s
developers achieving a “capital circulation” mechanism. My thesis mainly
focused on GLP’s company development and the changes in national policies, so
with the launch of the pilot policies and the rapid layout of GLP in the field
of data center, I kept revising under the guidance of my tutor Professor
Xiangyu Guo and Professor Jun Qian and Huasheng Gao. Upon graduation, I’d love
to give special thanks to FISF and the professors for their noble guidance,
support with full encouragement and enthusiasm.
EMF student Ye Zhang
Just as my advisor, Professor Qiusha Peng says, live and learn. Learning is an
exciting journey, which is full of vitality with no turning back. I appreciate
those guides in my life.
FMBA PT+ student Jian Huo
Thesis writing is a
struggling and lengthy process. Any negligence in conceptualization,
demonstration, framework, writing or revision, may bring you to a slip between
the cup and the lip. Thesis defense, on the other hand, is a whole different
life experience, where the stern atmosphere and fierce questions and answers
are much too impressive. I thank my advisor Professor Charles Zhang most, for
his meticulous guidance. And I sincerely appreciate my fellow classmates, thank
you for your company along the way.
FMBA PT+ student Ying Jiang
I’m very thankful to
my advisor Professor Chunliu Yang. She’s so considerate and patient that we even
had a long discussion on the thesis by phone as late as ten o’clock in the
evening. I also came to realize that each step in writing a thesis must be
based on evidence and it in turn improved my logical thinking skills. Great
thanks to Professor Jun Qian, Professor Xiaxin Wang and Professor Chang Ma in
the thesis defense committee, as well as the external reviewers for their
precious suggestions. In addition, Professor Xiaxin Wang’s thesis writing course
was of great benefit to me, especially for the guidance of academic formatting,
which helps the thesis adhere to standards.



FISF
Message
The first batch of FISF thesis defense has successfully concluded.
Hereby we sincerely appreciate the committee’s great support for the thesis
work and precious advice to students. We give hearty congratulations to all the
graduates of this first batch who have passed the final examination. May all of
you keep moving forward in your new journey after graduation, work hard and
achieve career highs, and make contributions to the construction of Shanghai
International Financial Center and the thriving development of the financial
industry in China.


