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Postgraduate Prospectus 2020

SHENZHEN FINANCE INSTITUTE THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SHENZHEN Combining tradition with modernity, bringing together China and the West.

SHENZHEN FINANCE INSTITUTE THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SHENZHEN Contents Prospectus 2020 Postgraduate

03 Study at CUHK-Shenzhen The Academic Environment Tailoring Your Studies

04 Master of Science in Finance Message from the Programme Director Faculty Exceptional Curriculum Tuition Fee and Scholarships FINest Activities Academic Advisors Students Testimonials Advanced Research Track (ART) of MSc Programme in Finance

10 Master of Science in Economics Message from the Programme Directors Programme Overview Faculty Curriculum Course Spotlight Tuition Fee and Scholarships Partnership Masters Programme in Economics Students Testimonials

16 Master of Science in Accounting Message from the Programme Director Programme Overview and Features Faculty Curriculum Featured Courses Tuition Fee and Scholarship Students Testimonials

22 Master of Science in Data Science 27 How to Apply Message from the Programme Directors Admission Requirements Programme Overview Application Procedure Educational Objectives Required Documents Study Mode and Period Application Deadlines Concentrations Faculty 28 International Exchange Course Requirements Target Group 28 Career Development Center Tuition Fee and Scholarships Introduction Further Study and Career Services Employment Service System Employment Statistics (Class of 2019) Employers of 2018 Graduates News and Activities Students Testimonials

UNIVERSITY Director’s Message Welcome

fter forty years of economic reform, of financial innovations and development, China is now the world’s second and the increasing complexity and openness 欢迎 Alargest economy, and it increasingly of financial systems have caused risks to plays a pivotal role in world affairs. Over the accumulate exponentially. Consequently, past decade, China has contributed to more financial stability has become more and Добро пожаловать than one third of the world’s total economic more essential for a country’s economic Velkommen growth, helping drive a global recovery. In development, social stability, and national the past five years, China has spearheaded security. To rise and meet the current tides, Bienvenido innovative ideas and solutions that have SFI has established the Centers for Macro- boosted economic development around the Financial Stability and Innovation, FinTech 환영합니다 world. China's reform goes into great depth and Social Finance, Institutions and Capital and the opening up of its financial sector is Market, and Economic Data Research, among Selamat Datang underway. others. We hope to convey our wisdom and show our strength by generating a series of دیدمآ شوخ Fortunately, our values are in sync with the research initiatives that are rich in theory and times. Shenzhen Finance Institute (SFI, valuable in practice. This way, we can better thereafter) trains future business leaders serve our nation’s interests, guard against through engaging, innovative approaches to financial instability, deepen financial reforms, learning that will ensure their professional and promote the development of a healthy success in the financial industry. It is our economy. mission to prepare students for leadership roles and foster their entrepreneurial spirit; The saying, “mighty oaks grow to conduct advanced research and encourage from little acorns”, applies to the academic exchanges that promote better Shenzhen Finance Institute, as financial practices; and to function as a we carry on the commitment state-of-the-art think-tank that can help of the Chinese University stimulate further economic development. of Hong Kong to rigorous Our internationalized faculty, researchers, education and high academic and administrators form a vibrant academic standards. We will continue to community that offers both local insights and provide outstanding business global outlook. At the same time, we maintain education, while promoting high levels of research productivity and cutting-edge research in guarantee that our students receive quality finance. Meanwhile, we education through effective and essential will work toward our goal of classroom instruction. We inspire our students becoming a world-class institute to study broadly and deeply, to think critically that will prove instrumental and analytically, and to work creatively and to China’s success as productively. We encourage them to develop a key player on a strong moral and ethical character while the global pursuing excellence in their studies. The goal stage. is for our students to become future business leaders with a global mindset and an abiding concern for society.

Finance is a country’s core competitive strength, and risk management is the essence of finance. The revolutions in financial technology, the accelerated pace

Prof. Wei XIONG Academic Director, Shenzhen Finance Institute Academic Dean, School of Management and Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen Study at CUHK-Shenzhen

The Academic Environment Tailoring Achieve your goals with prestigious professors and elite Chinese students Your Studies

The Teaching Model The Academic Staff All our master programmes are taught in English. Your studies will CUHK-Shenzhen offers a modern Our academic staff have been carefully include a mix of core courses to international educational environment. The selected for their knowledge and focus your learning and your choice academic year is divided into two 15-week expertise. In addition to staff from of electives to allow you to focus on terms each year, the winter vacation being CUHK, CUHK-Shenzhen faculty includes a specialized area. held in early January and summer from outstanding talents from world famous June until September. Classes vary from universities or research institutions. Academic programs are adapted small group seminars to mass lectures and Priority has been given to members and to the global industrial, economic, is assessed separately by coursework and fellows of international societies from social and business environments. exams. Regardless of class style, the focus interdisciplinary research and emerging The credit system offers flexibility in is on student learning. fields. The regular faculty are further the selection, sequence, and pace enhanced by the visiting academics of courses. All courses are reviewed With all courses closely monitored for program which attracts globally and supervised by CUHK for the quality, you can rest assured of globally renowned professors. purpose of imparting cutting-edge renowned standards which will culminate knowledge and training first-class scholars and professionals. in graduating with a CUHK degree. All Research courses, coursework and materials are After completing the necessary delivered in English. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, course units and satisfying the Shenzhen is aiming to become one of graduation requirements, you will the world’s leading research institutions. The Students receive a CUHK Master’s degree. In our short history, we have established Due to the strict admission selection innovative platforms in robot and system, local students represent the top advanced manufacturing, big data and 1% recruited from prestigious local high statistics, computer and information schools around China. You will benefit technology, finance and economics, from the strong international networks logistics and supply chain, biomedical among elite faculty and alumni. These and bioinformatics, material science, networks are favorable for students’ new energy science and engineering. future development both in China and worldwide.

Academic Staff Numbers 310+ 07 16 16:1 Faculty members Nobel Laureates Academicians Student-to- – from top and Turing of National faculty ratio universities Award Winners Science and around the world currently in our Engineering faculty – Academies and growing

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 03 Master of Science in Finance

elcome to the Master of To bridge the gap between theory and Science in Finance, the market practices, our regular series of Wflagship of the Shenzhen professional seminars allows students Finance Institute. We are a rigorous and to learn and interact with a variety of highly-selective programme, featuring an distinguished finance minds, including international education standard, English visitors and lecturers from top academics, immersion learning environment, led by Nobel laureates, and C-suite leaders top level academics and financial industry of private and government institutions. leaders, each with training and experience Our 18-month programme provides the from top institutions throughout the world. flexibility to take advantage of dynamic Shenzhen, and students are encouraged The programme aims to cultivate to supplement their classroom education exceptional, high-skills professionals with a series of related internships. with both deep theoretical training and practical capabilities. Our programme is One of our most popular courses, unique; it inherits the academic rigor of Contemporary Issues in Chinese Financial Prof. Tao SHU the Chinese University of Hong Kong, but Development, enables direct contact with Programme Director, goes beyond in a variety of ways. top finance practitioners and provides the MSc in Finance, CUHK-Shenzhen opportunity for students to apply what PhD., University of Texas at Austin Professional, pragmatic and superior, the they've learnt in the taught programme MSc Finance programme is a Finance to real world challenges confronting the education tailored for you: Greater Bay Area.

The key to our curriculum is the in- Our curriculum is rigorous, but there’s an Message from classroom experience. Courses are extensive support network. Our small class led by a combination of world-class, size results in a low student-faculty ratio, the Programme internationally-trained faculty, and ensuring frequent contact with instructors highly-accomplished senior financial and tutors. Beyond this we have a strong Director practitioners. Students gain a deep career center and an involved alumni foundation of theory, supplemented with network, and coordinate an active social practical applications involving both calendar, to encourage development of the domestic and international financial all-important professional network. sectors. The curriculum puts a particular emphasis on quantitative methods and With our programme’s vision and extensive programming language training, to ensure resources, we seek to make an outsized that students build a deep analytical contribution to China’s ongoing financial toolkit. And a wide range of elective reforms. Our goal is nothing less than to courses offer breadth and depth across be recognized as one of the world’s top a variety of traditional financial market finance programme. topics and emerging technologies. We are FINest! 04 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Your exceptional academic experience in SFI MSc Finance starts with an abundance of internationally-trained, world class faculty and highly-accomplished Faculty financial market practitioners. You’ll get to know these instructors personally,

given our low student-to-faculty ratio. Master of Science in Finance

Prof. Ming LIU Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors Prof. Shen ZHAO Ph.D., Duke University at the Swiss Financial Market Ph.D., Hong Kong University Associate Director, Shenzhen Supervisory Authority (FINMA) of Science and Technology ACADEMICS Finance Institute Assistant Professor, School of Programme Director, MBA in Prof. Jinfan ZHANG Management and Economics, Finance, CUHK Ph.D., Yale University CUHK-Shenzhen Programme Director of Executive Associate Professor, School of Education Office, Shenzhen Management and Economics, Prof. Zongbo HUANG Finance Institute CUHK-Shenzhen Ph.D., Princeton University Co-director of Centre for Macro- Assistant Professor, School of Prof. Bohui ZHANG Financial Stability and Innovation, Management and Economics, Ph.D., Nanyang Technological Shenzhen Finance Institute CUHK-Shenzhen 2020 Entry University Executive Associate Dean of School Prof. Lei MAO Prof. Si CHEN Prof. Wei XIONG of Management and Economics, Ph.D., Hong Kong University Ph.D., University of Oxford of Science and Technology Ph.D., Duke University CUHK-Shenzhen; Assistant Professor, School of Assistant Professor, School of Academic Director, Shenzhen The Presidential Chair Professor, Management and Economics, Management and Economics, Finance Institute School of Management and CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Academic Dean, School of Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen Prof. Wen CHEN Management and Economics, Director of the Center for FinTech Prof. Hongqi LIU CUHK-Shenzhen and Social Finance, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Ph.D., The City University of Co-editor of the Journal of Finance Shenzhen Finance Institute College Park New York Assistant Professor, School of Prof. Tao SHU Mr. Mark KOZNAREK Assistant Professor, School of Management and Economics, Management and Economics, Programme Director MBA Wharton School University CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen PhD., University of Texas at Austin of Pennsylvania Prof. Shijie YANG Programme Director, MSc in Executive Director, MSc Finance Prof. Yi DING Finance, CUHK-Shenzhen Programme, CUHK-Shenzhen Ph.D., The University of Ph.D., Queen’s University Professor, School of Management The Wall Street Journal Recognized Hong Kong Assistant Professor, School of and Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen Stock Analyst Assistant professor, School of Management and Economics, Co-Director of the Hong Kong- Management and Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen Shenzhen Finance Research Centre Prof. Hugh THOMAS CUHK-Shenzhen Ph.D., New York University Prof. Linlin YE Prof. Cong WANG Associate Professor, School of Prof. Dan LI Ph.D., University of California, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Management and Economics, Ph.D., University of York Los Angeles Associate Director, Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Associate Professor, School of Assistant Professor, School of Finance Institute Management and Economics, Management and Economics, Professor, School of Management Prof. Marlene AMSTAD CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen and Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen Ph.D., University of St. Gallen Mr. Zhibin KE Programme Director, Professor of Practice, School of Prof. Xiaoqiao WANG MSc in Business Management, Management and Economics, Former General Manager of Ph.D., Queen’s University Shenzhen Finance Institute CUHK-Shenzhen Alternative Investment Division, Assistant Professor, School of Director, Center for Corporate Former Head of Investment China Merchant Bank Management and Economics, Governance and Employee Ownership, Strategy at the Swiss national Bank Senior Lecturer, Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Finance Institute Shenzhen Finance Institute (SNB)

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 05 Prof. Jie TANG Prof. Myron SCHOLES Prof. Zhengqiang LI Former Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen Noble Laureate in Economics Chairman of Dalian Commodity SPECIAL– Exchange Prof. Mingkang LIU Prof. T.J. WONG TERM The Board Member of Shenzhen Former Dean of Business School, Prof. Zhong XU Finance Institute the Chinese University of Hong Kong Director, The Research Bureau of PROFESSORS Former Chairman of the China the People’s Bank of China Banking Regulatory Commission Prof. Xianchun XU Former Deputy Director, the national Bureau of Statistics

Ms. Shirley HSU Dr. Yiming LIANG Dr. Wei WANG CEO of UCF Capital Limited Managing Director and Trading Managing Director, Bank of China Supervisor (Financial Markets), International PRACTITIONERS Mr. Rongfeng JIANG Huatai Financial Holdings General Manager of China (Hong Kong) Ms. Xiulu WANG Merchants Bank International Dean of Zhongke Intelligent FinTech Asset Management Company Mr. Juzheng LIN Research Institute, National Level Deputy Inspector of Shenzhen Human Resource Manager; Mr. Xiaoyang KANG Local Financial Supervision and Former Managing Director of Chairman of the Board, Shenzhen Administration, Vice Chairman of Merchants Securities Lighthourse Wealth Management the Board of Directors of Shenzhen Co. Ltd. Institute of Financial Stability Mr. Ziqiang WANG Former Director and Vice President and Development Director and Vice President of of JunAn Securities Beijing Wanbo New Economic Prof. Thomas BAIN Mr. Shuo LIU Research Institute, Academic MBA, Columbia University Mr. Meng LANG Director of Investment Data Member of Pangu Think Tank Programme Industry Director General Manager of Guohai Division, Morningstar Founder of Bain Leadership Innovation Capital and Chairman (Shenzhen) Ltd. Mr. Weimin YAN Advisors Ltd. of Investment Decision Committee Vice President of Shenzhen Formerly Worked at JPMorgan, Prof. Chris LOBELLO Securities Association Mr. Keith LAW Central Bank of Bahamas and Adjunct Associate Professor, Mr. Jianjun ZHANG Barclays Wealth at various Partner/ Chief Investment Officer of CUHK Business School managerial positions. MCM Partners Independent Director of Kaitai Mr. Shan LU Bank of Thailand (China); Former Mr. Olivier COTARD Mr. Quansheng LI Chairman, Dayu Capital Governor of People’s Bank of China Founder and Managing Director, Managing Director of Bosera Asset Management Shenzhen Branch; Former Director 3C Ventures Ltd. Management Co., Ltd. of State Administration of Foreign Dr. Jiying QIAO Exchange Shenzhen Branch Mr. Anhua DING Mr. Yue LI Investment Director, BlueRun; Chief Economics of China General Manager of Executive Former Managing Director of Ms. Pengfeng ZHANG Merchants Bank and CMB Office of Ping An Bank and Fosun Group Vice President of Corporate International Secretary-General of Innovation Financing Headquarters, China Committee Dr. Zhiyong SHEN Industrial Bank (Shenzhen Branch) Mr. Ming GAO Deputy General Manager of China Mr. Yuxin LI Deputy Director of Fixed Income Merchants Financial Technology Dr. Yibin ZHANG Investment of Tencent Founder of Shenzhen TANDLL Corporation Executive Committee Member Investment Co., Ltd. Chief Innovation Officer of China and Managing Director of Dr. Lei GUO Merchants Financial Technology Haitong International Securities Dr. Zhan LI Chief Macro Analyst of GF Corporation Group Limited Securities Chief Economics (Vice President Level) of Dr. Pengfei SUN Mr. Lei ZHENG Prof. Yves GUO Zhongshan Securities Co., Ltd. Executive Director, Team Lead Advisor of Global FinTech Lab, Ecole Centrale Paris. Managing of Risk Analytics, Haitong Executive Director of China Ms. Zijun LIAO Director at BNP Paribas. International, Hong Kong Merchants Bank International Formerly worked at Goldman Founding Partner and Chairman of Co., Ltd. Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Junsheng Investment Co., Ltd. Dr. Keqiang WANG Standard Chartered Bank at Executive General Manager of various managerial positions Changjiang Securities Underwriting and Sponsoring Co., Ltd.

06 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Master of Science in Finance 2020 Entry 07 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn (Total 3 Courses/ Non-credits) (Total (Select 5 Courses/ 15 Credits) (Total 7 Courses/ 21 Credits) (Total Contemporary Development Issues in Chinese Financial Workshops) (Practitioner Behavioral Finance Stochastic Models Internet Finance System Chinese Financial Mining Massive Datasets Institutions Banks and Financial Microstructure and Algorithm Trading Analysis Securities Fixed-income Management International Financial Mergers and Acquisitions Credit Risk Modelling and Products and Blockchain Systems Electronic Payment Emerging Companies Finance Capital Markets Quantitative Risk Management in Finance Directed Research Alternative Investment Financial Statement Analysis Financial (Excel/VBA) for Finance Communication and Computing Data Analysis Econometrics and Financial Financial of Finance & Fundamentals Corporate Valuation Derivatives Markets Analysis Quantitative Portfolio within the Macroeconomy Finance Quantitative methods for Finance Quantitative methods for Introduction to Finance Accounting for Finance Pre-term Courses Pre-term An example of the programme emphasis on integration of theory and practice, is the course FIN6108 Contemporary Issues in Chinese Financial practitioners,of a series course, this In Workshops). (Practitioner Development roles at top financial institution are invited to director-level holding senior, deliver lectures on leading-edge topics, and share practical experiences. The course culminates in a mix of small-group case studies on challenging current issues. These examples of real-world financial challenges help students knit together aspects of many different courses into a unified whole. Featured Course Featured FIN6108 - Contemporary Development Issues in Chinese Financial Workshops) (Practitioner Elective Courses Core Courses Exceptional Curriculum Exceptional Tuition Fee and Scholarships Normative study period: 18 months. The tuition fee for the entire programme (2020 entry) is RMB258,000. Merit-based Entrance Scholarships are granted to qualified candidates. Academic Scholarship for Academic Excellence will be awarded subject to satisfactory academic performance. Advisors FINest Activities Academic advisors are assigned to guide our For the benefit of our Finance programme (FINest) students, we coordinate a rich social calendar students throughout the to encourage development of the all-important professional network. process of academic study, FINest Jungle Guide making full use of a wide range of care and services for Senior students share experience with offer-holder students. students in terms of learning, FINest Study Buddy life and career development. Connect full-time and part-time students, benefiting each other for job-seeking They provide general advice as well as daily study. supervision such as course Hello, FINest! selection, guided study, adaptation to university Welcome new students. learning modes and FINest Night/Day disciplinary fundamentals, Introduce courses for the next term; relax after exam week. etc. They can also help the students to better understand FINest Salon their academic strengths and Expand the social networks of current students by inviting practitioners or alumni students. weaknesses; plan course FINest Times schedules; set goals; and use resources and Unite class members, organized by class cadres, expense covered by the Programme Office. support services at the FINest Grads! university, etc. Farewell party for the graduate students.

FINest Testimonials Compared with other postgraduates in the mainland, MSc Finance has a shorter and flexible educational system, our curriculums are practical and with full-English teaching. During my internship, the employer commented that our courses are excellent preparation for investment research. Overseas postgraduates can only find internships infrequently, when they return home for breaks, while we have more opportunities and time to intern, helping us accumulate work experience and improve industry recognition. Besides, the employment guidance help us a Lingni JIANG lot so the first class of MSc Finance students’ employment status is quite strong. Ping An Trust What most notable is that our professors and teachers are warm-hearted and conscientious. Class 2016 MSc FIN

08 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn MSc Finance gave us an opportunity to learn the cutting-edge knowledge Advanced Research

from the top scholars. With a solid Master of Science in Finance theoretical foundation, we did projects Track (ART) of MSc under the guidance of experienced industry mentors. Mentors were so Programme in Finance kind and patient that they helped us to found out our career directions and Shenzhen Finance Institute is rapidly evolving, and the even to offer us job opportunities. Finance programme is leading the way. 2018 saw the introduction of a part-time Finance degree programme, and Jie YANG Furthermore, we received continuous LU. com AI Lab help from the Career Development 2019 will see the launch of a new initiative, the Advanced Class 2017 MSc FIN Centre when we were moving towards Research Track (ART). our hopes and dreams. We really feel that SFI prepared us very well. ART is a prestigious, high profile academic-focused track for elite students within the MSc Finance programme, in 2020 Entry preparation for either top school PhD programmes or other The MSc Finance programme at SFI research-intensive industry positions. truly provides students with high-level training. Beyond learning Finance Curriculum theory, I feel I’m now equipped with ART students follow the taught MSc programme the hardcore professional skills required requirements of 36 credits , maintaining a minimum CGPA for the industry such as VBA and Supplementing this, each ART student will write a major Python programming. Our programme research thesis, of journal-publication quality, based presents great opportunities such on a project designed to last the duration of the MSc as 6108 course and FINest Salon programme Tieming LI to network with many high-level Bachelor at The University professional practitioners who can of Hong Kong open the door to valuable internships ART Benefits Class 2018 MSc FIN and job opportunities. You’ll find your ART admission comes with the award of a prestigious progress here will be a crucial stepping- “Dean’s Scholarship”, consisting of a full programme stone towards your future success! scholarship (100% tuition/fee waiver) plus a supplemental monthly stipend Develop close working relationships with SFI’s top Located in China’s most innovative finance scholars and high-level practitioners. city, SFI provides us with a wide Springboard to Top University PhD programmes: platform to broaden our horizons. Preferred consideration for entry into SFI For me, choosing the MScFinance PhD programme, programme was a choice to learn If considering other universities, the ART student will from the most famous experts in earn recommendation letters from highly-regarded the finance field and study with top SFI/SME professors professionals of the next generation. Research opportunities at SFI and/or leading Shenzhen/ It’s an employment-oriented graduate HK institutions; potential for employment consideration Jiachen SUN program, and SFI’s MSc Finance Bachelor at Renmin programme delivers, by offering us so University of China many internship opportunities. Admission Requirements Class 2019 MSc FIN Guided by experienced mentors, I Exceptional English skills (TOEFL ≥100, IELTS ≥7.5) can take a deep dive into real world Additional admission requirement (GMAT≥650) business challenges. Exceptional overall undergraduate performance - both academic and extracurricular Candidates must fulfill normal admission requirements, Contact Us followed by a supplemental interview with SFI Academic Panel (86) 755 8427-3432 [email protected] http://msfin.cuhk.edu.cn/

Address Room 522-526, Teaching A, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China 518172

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 09 Master of Science in Economics Message from the Programme Directors

elcome to the MSc in Economics China’s financial markets at one of the Programme at Shenzhen most dynamic economic and financial WFinance Institute (SFI)! centers in China. Our programme prepares students for Our programme emphasizes strong prominent professional careers in industry quantitative skills along with a command and government, or further study for the of microeconomic and macroeconomic Ph.D. degree. To achieve this goal, we theory. These skills are highly demanded combine globally well-known academic by today’s job market and top Ph.D. scholars and senior industrial practitioners programmes in the world. Our from prestigious multinational companies programme’s courses on Chinese economic to teach our master’s programme. For and financial markets help students obtain instance, we invite executive members competitive advantages for jobs and from global financial companies and senior internship opportunities in the great China Prof. Lixin YE government officials as our programme area. Our offered courses also evolve with Co-Director of MSc in Economics mentors, who both teach classes and the latest industrial development and job Programme work with our students on real-life projects market demand. Ph.D., Stanford University after the class. We are very proud of our programme’s In addition, we collaborate with the top outstanding faculty and industrial mentor universities and research institutions team, strong ties with local business to expose our students to the cutting- leaders and our brilliant students. With edge economic research. For instance, our joint efforts, we can surely build our we have co-organized conferences with programme one of the strongest in the the universities such as Princeton, the great China area. Welcome to join this international organizations such as the great venture! IMF and the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the central banks such as the People’s Bank of China and the Federal Reserve. In particular, the partnership masters programme with the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers students a unique opportunity of gaining international Prof. Jian WANG education at a globally famous Economics Co-Director of MSc in Economics programme and the on-site experience Programme of understanding Chinese economy and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

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his programme is designed to provide students with comprehensive training that combines economic theories, quantitative skills and real-world applications to launch them into a Tcareer in economic service sectors, including government agencies, financial institutions, multinational companies, business organizations and higher education.

CUHK-Shenzhen and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) have established a partnership between master’s degree programmes in economics in February 2018. The Department of Economics of UW-Madison is regarded as one of the best around the world. In 2020 Entry 2017, it is ranked #12 in the Best Graduate Economics Programmes by the U.S. News. This joint programme offers a unique opportunity for students to receive world-class education from a prestigious US programme and obtain knowledge about the Chinese economy and practical trainings/internships/job opportunities in China. Faculty

Prof. Cong WANG Prof. Feng LIU Prof. Yangbo SONG Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Ph.D., Cornell University Ph.D., University of California, Associate Director, Associate Professor, School of Los Angeles ACADEMICS Shenzhen Finance Institute Management and Economics, Assistant Professor, School of Professor, School of Management CUHK-Shenzhen Management and Economics, and Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Prof. Haichun YE Prof. Lixin YE Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Prof. Huihua XIE Ph.D., Stanford University Associate Professor, School of Ph.D., National University of Master, Harmonia College, Management and Economics, Singapore CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Assistant Professor, School of Co-Director, MSc in Economics Management and Economics, Programme, CUHK-Shenzhen Prof. Jinfan ZHANG CUHK-Shenzhen Professor, Ohio State University Ph.D., Yale University Prof. Wei XIONG Associate Professor, School of Prof. Bin LIU Ph.D., Duke University Prof. Bohui ZHANG Management and Economics, Ph.D., National University of Academic Dean, School of Ph.D., Nanyang Technological CUHK-Shenzhen Singapore Management and Economics, University Assistant Professor, School of CUHK-Shenzhen Presidential Chair Professor, School Prof. Xiaojian ZHAO Management and Economics, Director, Shenzhen Finance of Management and Economics, Ph.D., University of Mannheim CUHK-Shenzhen Institute CUHK-Shenzhen Associate Professor, School of Professor, Princeton University and Associate Director, Shenzhen Management and Economics, Prof. Cong XIE CUHK-Shenzhen Finance Institute CUHK-Shenzhen Ph.D., University of California, Co-editor, Journal of Finance Los Angeles Prof. Jian WANG Prof. Qihui CHEN Assistant Professor, School of Prof. Ming LIU Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- Ph.D., University of California, Management and Economics, Ph.D., Duke University Madison San Diego CUHK-Shenzhen Executive Associate Director, Assistant Dean (Academic), School Assistant Professor, School of Shenzhen Finance Institute of Management and Economics, Management and Economics, Prof. Yiying ZHENG Programme Director, MSc in CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Ph.D., Texas A&M University Finance Programme, CUHK- Co-Director, MSc in Economics Assistant Professor, School of Prof. Jieshuang HE Shenzhen Programme, CUHK-Shenzhen Management and Economics, Programme Director, MBA in Supervisor, Master Program in Ph.D., Indiana University CUHK-Shenzhen Finance Programme, CUHK Finance, TSINGHUA PBC Assistant Professor, School of Former Programme Director, MSc School of Finance Management and Economics, in Finance Programme, CUHK Former Senior Research Economist CUHK-Shenzhen and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 11 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR(S)/ LECTURER(S)/ PRACTITIONER(S) Dr. Shi CHENG Dr. Chen LU Dr. Shengzu WANG Ph.D., Fudan University Ph.D., New York University Ph.D., McGill University; CFA Head of Research, Managing Chief Economist, Co-head of Investment Strategy Group Director and Chief Economist, Mushroom Digital Technology Asia of the Investment Management ICBC International (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Division in a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm

Mr. Ming CHANG Prof. Xiaohuan LAN Dr. Dongning SUN Dr. Jie ZHANG MSc in Financial Mathematics, Ph.D., University of Virginia Ph.D., Columbia University Ph.D., University of University of Warwick Associate Professor, in the City of New York Wisconsin-Madison Vice General Manager, Fudan University Head of Derivatives and Vice President, Shanghai Jwin Capital Co., Ltd. Quantitative Investment, Electric Financial Group Before he joined the Jwin Ping An Fund Company Executive Director and General Capital, he worked as managerial Limited Manager, Shanghai Electric positions at the People's Bank Hong Kong Company Limited of China Representative Office in the Americas and the ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management Company Limited

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Labor Economics Curriculum Industrial Organization Students are required to complete 7 required courses and 5 elective courses Banking Supervision and Regulation 2020 Entry offered in the regular terms within the normative study period. Each course carries Development Economics three credit units. The elective offerings are subject to change. Directed Research in Economics Graduate Internship Core Courses Elective Courses Behavioral Economics Market Design (Total 7 Courses/ 21 Credits) (Select 5 Courses/ 15 Credits) Entrepreneurial Finance and Economics Advanced Microeconomics Contemporary Issues in Chinese Financial Stochastic Models and Their Business Advanced Econometrics Development (Practitioner Workshops) Applications Quantitative Methods in Economics Applied Time Series Analysis Data Mining for Economics Advanced Programming for Economics Chinese Economy and Financial Markets Banks and Financial Institutions Advanced Macroeconomics Applied Econometrics International Financial Management International Finance Game Theory and Auction Theory Capital Markets Advanced Monetary Economics and International Trade Quantitative Risk Management Financial Markets Public Economics and Finance China’s Economic Policy and their Effects Health Economics Machine Learning Big Data for Business and Economics Course Spotlight Contemporary Issues in Chinese Chinese Economy Entrepreneurial Finance Financial Development and Financial Markets and Economics

In the popular course Contemporary In the course Chinese Economy and The course Entrepreneurial Finance and Issues in Chinese Financial Development, Financial Markets, instructors will provide Economics was firstly introduced in the students are taught by seven practicing an in-depth coverage of Chinese economy MSc Economics Programme in 2018. professionals from financial companies and its financial system, with a focus on This course examines key elements of in Shenzhen, Beijing and Hong Kong and its distinct characteristics. Students will entrepreneurial finance and economics, also the financial policy-making units of understand the factors that drove China’s focusing on technology-based start-up the government sector. This course helps economic miracles in the last 30 years, ventures and the early stages of company students gain practical insights into the the challenges that China is currently development. The course helps students latest trends of the financial sector and facing and the reforms that can help China gain insights into real business issues, gives students the opportunity of working in skip the mid-income trap. The role of the focusing on how to make good judgements teams on a nine-week real-world case study financial system in China and the future in new environments characterized by high under the supervision of the practitioners. directions of financial market reforms will degrees of uncertainty. be discussed in class as well.

Tuition Fee and Scholarships The tuition fee for the entire programme (2020 entry) Subject Prize will be awarded to students with the best academic is RMB168,000. performance in each core course. Merit-based entrance scholarships of as high as Scholarship for Academic Excellence will be awarded to students RMB168,000 are granted to qualified candidates. who have exhibited distinguished academic performance during their study in the MSc Economics Programme at CUHK-Shenzhen.

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 13 Partnership Masters Programme in Economics

Students will be offered two Master UW-Madison Master Programme Courses degrees after successfully completing the graduate studies at both Core Courses Elective Courses UW-Madison and CUHK-Shenzhen. (Total 5 Courses/ 15 Credits) (Select 2 Courses/ 6 Credits) Microeconomics I Macroeconomic Policy Degree Requirements: Econometrics I Economic Forecasting UW-Madison: 30 credits in total with a Microeconomics II Economics of Growth minimum of 21 credits taken in Madison Econometrics II Game Theory & Economic Analysis CUHK-Shenzhen: 36 credits in total International Financial Economics Economics of Health Care with a minimum of 18 credits taken Issues-International Finance in Shenzhen Data Analytics for Economics Economics of Machine Learning

*The course offerings are subject to change. Courses taken at CUHK-Shenzhen are the same as the courses offered by MSc in Economics Programme. Normative Study Period: 2.5 years

Study Plan (for reference only) Admission Requirements A Copy of TOEFL/ IELTS score sheet Three Reference Letters in English Year 1 To join the partnership programme, (An invitation email will be sent Fall Term – CUHK-Shenzhen applicants must: automatically to your referees by the Quantitative Methods in Economics Hold a Bachelor’s degree from a application system) Advanced Econometrics recognized university and have achieved Math Preparation Form from The Advanced Macroeconomics an average grade of not lower than “B”; University of Wisconsin-Madison: can be Advanced Programming for Economics or equivalent; downloaded from the official website Spring Term – UW-Madison Take the TOEFL/ IELTS examination Other supporting documents ECON 701: Microeconomics I (required only if you are a non-native Note: Applicants are required to pay a non- ECON 690: International Financial Economics English Speaker). In most cases, refundable application fee of RMB300. ECON 704: Econometrics I students required to take the test must Electives achieve a TOEFL score of 92 or better, Tuition Fees and Scholarships OR a IELTS score of 7 or better. Summer Term – UW-Madison Tuition Fees: CUHK-Shenzhen and UW- Students may have the following two options: Madison are responsible for setting and Option A: Stay at UW-Madison and take courses Application Checklist collecting tuition/fees through their own Option B: Participate in internship (0 credits). Applicants MUST apply online via the university. Full-time Enrollment Tuition at Year 2 online application system (http://apply. UW-Madison is currently $2000-$2200 Fall Term – UW-Madison cuhk.edu.cn/matrix-base/gs/login) and US dollars per credit. submit the following supporting documents. ECON 708: Microeconomics II Scholarships: The students admitted to the ECON 705: Econometrics II Curriculum Vitae (English) partnership program have the opportunity Electives Personal Statement (English) of receiving scholarships from both CUHK- Graduate from UW-Madison Official Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Shenzhen and UW-Madison to cover Spring Term – CUHK-Shenzhen Degree Certificate or Student Status full/part of their tuitions. Advanced Monetary Economics and Certificate in Chinese and English (must Scholarship offered by UW-Madison: Financial Markets have stamp/seal of school and signature up to USD20,000 Electives of an authorized school official.) Scholarship offered by CUHK-Shenzhen: Summer Term – CUHK-Shenzhen Official Transcript in Chinese up to RMB168,000 Electives and English (must have stamp/seal of school and signature of an Fall Term – CUHK-Shenzhen authorized school official.) Graduate Internship (off campus) Graduate from CUHK-Shenzhen

14 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Master of Science in Economics 2020 Entry 15 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Follow us on Wechat for for Wechat us on Follow information more Ying WANG Ying MSc in Economics 2017 Cohort. Programme, Toulouse School of Economics Ph.D. Candidate, Master of Science in Economics is a well-organized and full-source-equipped programme. Through its training, I established a solid foundation in economic theory and equipped myself with many analytical tools used in modern economic research. students who would like For to pursue a further deepening study in economics, MSc is Economics Programme an excellent choice. Every students have semester, opportunities to do real academic research under the supervision of one of the outstanding professors. What’s more, students are free to join every seminar held in the school so they could catch up with the front edge of today’s academic world. Address A, 2001 Teaching 527-531, Room Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, China 518172 Shenzhen, MSc in Economics Programme, 2017 Cohort. MSc in Economics Programme, Chunyu ZHU 2017 Cohort. MSc in Economics Programme, Yiling GUI Yiling 2017 Cohort. MSc in Economics Programme, Bo WANG Yifan PAN Yifan Cohort. 2017 Programme, MSc in Economics Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Ping An Fund Management Co., Ltd. IDG Asia Incubator CITIC Securities As Philip Fisher said: "Successful companies are always capable said: As Philip Fisher I firmly believe that is also true for successful people. and lucky." to Ping When looking back to the way from CUHK-Shenzhen it‘s my effort I finally find that and luck that help me An Fund, achieve my goal after I am very graduation. lucky to choose MSc because with the help of teachers and Economics Programme classmates, I always have optimistic expectation for future and have a passion for study and work. "Choose CUHK-Shenzhen and make a big difference." and make "Choose CUHK-Shenzhen As a traditional northern man from Liaoning, studying in CUHK- taught me Shenzhen has changed me in a lot of ways. Professors helped me have a how to study independently and my classmates This is a beautiful and magical better understanding of dedication. quickly campus where you can feel at home, absorb knowledge and get closer to success. Life in CUHK-Shenzhen was full of challenges and opportunities.Life in CUHK-Shenzhen get into the As a bioengineering undergraduate, I struggled to which was a great finance field until I met economics programme and good platform providing high-quality education resources job opportunities to us. Here I met many nice people, acquired of my life. Much professional knowledge and entered the new stage accompany, for its cultivation, appreciation to CUHK-Shenzhen education and innovation. The enriched learning arrangements and the happy living The enriched learning arrangements campus life into a turned the environment in CUHK-Shenzhen before. Through one who had worked surprise to me, a student in the MSc Economics Programme, and a half year's studies valuable of economics and the I gained a sound knowledge which helped me succeed the industry, internship experiences in in my career goals. 8427-3454 / 3417 (86) 755 [email protected] http://msecon.cuhk.edu.cn/

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Overview in Accounting Accounting in the Era of Big Data: From Data Generation to Data Application To nurture business professionals who are capable of coping with the increasingly complex and Message from the Programme Director global business environment in Mainland China, at our accounting programme, data analytics is integrated into accounting curriculum. cross-disciplinary training, such as TWO Concentrations data mining and business analytical Professional Accounting skills. The programme is featured with Accounting Analytics comprehensive training for students to Our focus is not only to provide students understand the institutions of the Chinese with comprehensive training that combines emerging market, including showing how professional accounting knowledge and skills formal institutions shape market practice for technical problem-solving, but also on and how informal institutions embed in problem-framing, so students can learn to ask the right questions and think strategically. Chinese culture and social norms. This programme extends the invitation to All the courses delivered in our programme both accounting and non-accounting majored are conducted by our in-house academic students to apply, with tailor-made curriculum in a way to combine academic rigour with faculty, who are eager to share with the practical learning. It is ideal for applicants who students their knowledge in the field wish to pursue a career in accounting, finance, and insights derived from their research, banking, consultancy and management. and distinguished practitioners, who All classes are conducted in English* with a 24-month study period to graduate. Prof. Tianyu ZHANG are passionate to share their years of * There may have exception in practitioner workshops Programme Director of MSc in professional experience through our Accounting at CUHK-Shenzhen programme that gose beyond their PhD, Hong Kong University of Science business success. Our programme always Features and Technology encourages proactive knowledge exploring rather than passive textbook learning. REAL-WORLD LEARNING Participates in Real-World Projects s a newly established programme, Students are open to access to rich with Professionals MSc (Accounting) aims to develop resources provided by the programme, a community cultivating next STUDENT CENTERED A such as strong alumni network of Studies in Supportive Learning Environment generation business elites, equipping Shenzhen Finance Institute, all academic & Sophisticated Collegiate System students with in-depth knowledge in resources from the University, interactions accounting and related fields with the WELL-DESIGNED CURRICULUM with business elites, frontier academic emphasis on ultimate business ethical Fosters Critical Thinking & Combines sights from top scholars, and opportunities Application of Advanced Technology standards. of engagement in research with our faculty. MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP Building from strong business knowledge The programme will pave your path to a Rewards Students with Entrance as foundation, the programme emphases & Academic Performance Scholarships prominent career and we have confidence more on developing students for their to support you to become your better self independent analytical skills through PROMISING PROSPECT in two years’ time. Look forward to seeing Connects Tightly to Industry and Provides Rich exploring real-world business cases. The you in future! Opportunities in Research & Internships programme goes beyond the traditional accounting curriculum by implementing GLOBAL EXPOSURE Experiences in Diversified Culture through Variety of Exchange and Visiting Programmes

16 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn This Programme represents a joint effort between the Faculty best in academic and the best in the industry. Master of Science in Accounting

Prof. Tianyu ZHANG Prof. Rui SHEN Prof. Yakun WANG PhD, Hong Kong University PhD, Hong Kong University PhD, City University of New York, of Science and Technology of Science and Technology Baruch College ACADEMICS Director of Center for Institutions Associate Professor of SME Assistant Professor of SME and Capital Market at Shenzhen at CUHK-Shenzhen at CUHK-Shenzhen Finance Institute Programme Director of MSc in Prof. Hugh THOMAS Prof. Shijie YANG Accounting at CUHK-Shenzhen PhD, New York University PhD, The University of Professor of School of Associate Professor of SME Hong Kong Accountancy at CUHK at CUHK-Shenzhen Assistant Professor of SME Director of the Center for Institutions at CUHK-Shenzhen and Governance at CUHK Prof. Yi CAO Editorial Board Member of PhD, University of Maryland Mr. Simon LEE 2020 Entry The Accounting Review Assistant Professor of SME at Co-director of International Prof. Wei XIONG CUHK-Shenzhen Business and Chinese PhD, Duke University Prof. Bohui ZHANG Enterprise Programme Academic Dean of SME at PhD, Nanyang Technological Prof. Peng-chia CHIU Senior Lecturer at CUHK

CUHK-Shenzhen University PhD, University of California, Irvine Director of Shenzhen Finance Executive Associate Dean of Assistant Professor of SME at Dr. Yifei LU

Institute SME at CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen PhD, Hong Kong Baptist Professor of Princeton University Associate Director of the Institute University Prof. Na LIU and CUHK-Shenzhen of Global Finance (IGF) Lecturer of SME at

Co-editor of the Journal of Finance Co-Director of MSc in PhD, Nanyang Technological CUHK-Shenzhen Data Science Programme University Prof. Ming LIU Assistant Professor of SME Dr. Wai Pong Wilburn TSANG PhD, Duke University Prof. Marlene AMSTAD at CUHK-Shenzhen PhD, The University of Hong Kong Associate Director of Shenzhen PhD, University of St. Gallen Executive Director of MSc Prof. Zhuang LIU Finance Institute Member of the Board of Accounting Programme at

Programme Director of MSc in Directors of the Swiss Financial J.S.D., University of Chicago CUHK-Shenzhen Finance at CUHK-Shenzhen Market Supervisory Authority PhD, Peking University Lecturer of SME at Programme Director of MBA in (FINMA) Assistant Professor of SME CUHK-Shenzhen Finance at CUHK Former Head of Investment Strategy at CUHK-Shenzhen Dr. Ho Yin William WONG Former Programme Director of of Swiss National Band (SNB) Prof. Jong Han PARK MSc in Finance at CUHK Professor of Practice of SME PhD, Lingnan University at CUHK-Shenzhen PhD, Florida State University Lecture of SME at CUHK-Shenzhen Prof. Cong WANG Assistant Professor of SME Prof. Smart POWPAKA at CUHK-Shenzhen Dr. Wen ZHANG PhD, Vanderbilt University PhD, University of Texas at Arlington PhD, Rutgers, the State Associate Director of Shenzhen Prof. Xiaoqiao WANG Finance Institute Associate Professor of SME at University of New Jersey PhD, Queen's University Professor of SME at CUHK-Shenzhen CUHK-Shenzhen Lecturer of SME at Assistant Professor of SME CUHK-Shenzhen at CUHK-Shenzhen

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 17 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR(S)/ LECTURER(S)/ PRACTITIONER(S)

Dr. Hu CHEN Mr. Hou Yin John KAM Dr. Yi LONG Mr. Yi SHAO Postdoctoral at School of Economics Former Executive Director & PhD, The University of Former Economist at the World Bank and Management Tsinghua University Chief Executive Officer of Century Hong Kong Former Derivatives Trader at CEO of Financial Cloud, ZTEHoldings Ginwa Retail Holdings Ltd. (HKSE Chief Executive Officer at Goldman Sachs New Cloud Ltd.Consultant of the code: 0162) Member of Standing Datago Technology Ltd. Former Board of Directors at Deutsche Accounting Information Committee of Committee of the Chinese People’s Postdoctoral Fellow at CUHK Bank (Hong Kong) the Ministry of Finance Political Consultative Conference of Adjunct Professor of School of Futian District, Shenzhen Accountancy at CUHK

Mr. Wenjie GUO Dr. Xiaoxu LI Ms. Qi LU Mr. Ning YAO Managing Director, PhD, The Hong Kong University Head of Credit and Collection, Founder & CEO of E-Supporting Investment Banking Department, of Science and Technology Philips Finance & Taxation Technology Founder Securities Data Scientist at Shell Street Labs Former Financial Director, Co., Ltd. Former General Manager, Former Data Architect at Greater China, Philips (China) Former Partner at Ruihua Investment Banking Department, Goldman Sachs Investment Co., Ltd. Certified Public Accountants Yintai Securities Co., Ltd. (Special General Partnership)

18 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Curriculum Master of Science in Accounting EXPERIMENTIAL AND PRACTICAL LEARNING You will participate in case-based research to strengthen your practical skill

Pre-term Courses (Non-Credit Bearing) TO GET PREPARED AT THE BEGINNING Business Economics Marketing Management Information Management Statistical Analysis Business Management Accounting

Core Courses (Total 7 Courses/ 21 Credits)

TO CONSTRUCT SOLID FUNDATION FOR YOU TO 2020 Entry FACE THE COMPLEX GLOBAL CHALLENGES Corporate Accounting Advanced Corporate Accounting Managerial Accounting Audit and Assurance Financial Management China Tax Framework China Economic Law and Market Regulations

Elective Courses (Select 5 Courses/ 15 Credits) TO FURTHER YOUR RESEARCH INTEREST, TO EXPLORE BEST PRACTICE, TO CHALLENGE YOUR WAY OF THINKING AND TO IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO APPLY ACCOUNTING METHODS TO LEAD AND MAKE SMART DECISIONS There are 2 concentrations, Professional Accountancy and Accounting Analytics. These concentrations are not meant to be exclusive in terms of course requirement. Students may declare the concentration(s) as long as they fulfill the necessary course requirements. Professional Accounting: Select any 3 from the courses with PA* mark Accounting Analytics: Select any 3 from the courses with AA* mark Accounting Data-Driven Investment Analysis AA* Accounting Data Strategy and Visualization AA* Advanced Business Statistics and Statistical Learning AA* Business Simulations AA* Business Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis PA & AA* Chinese Financial System Contemporary Issues in Chinese Financial Markets (Practitioner Workshops) PA* Corporate and Business Law in Hong Kong PA* Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility in China PA* Credit Rating and Credit Risk Management Data Mining and Business Analytics AA* Directed Research in Accounting PA* Entrepreneurial Finance Financial Markets and Instruments Financial Shenanigans in the Chinese Capital Markets PA* Forensic and Forecasting Analytics AA* Strategic Performance Management PA* Taxation Management in Greater China: A Global Perspective PA* Taxation in Hong Kong PA* Text Analytics in Financial Market AA*

* The courses offered are subject to change sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 19 in Accounting Master of Science

Featured Courses Contemporary Issues in Chinese Data including data collection, data storage Accounting Data Strategy and Financial Markets and processing, data mining, predictive Visualization (Practitioner Workshop) analytics, and cloud computing. The growing volume of both structured and The course aims to broaden students’ Financial Shenanigans in unstructured data has pushed forward a perspectives on many contemporary issues the Chinese Capital Markets more data-driven form of decision making. in Chinese financial development. Future accountants need to be able to Practitioner speakers will work with This course aims to broaden students’ collect and work with data. This course students on both classroom case awareness of the various ways in which aims to first introduce various accounting presentations and projects. By offering accounting practices can be mis-used to and financial research datasets, and guide distort the financial position of the firm students opportunity to integrate theories students to apply database technology to presented in its financial statements. It with existing finance practices, the course model and analyze business processes explores commonly used techniques for helps students gain practical insights into quantitatively. earnings management such as discretionary the latest trends of corporate finance and accruals and financial window-dressing investment management in China. and different discernment methods for their detection. Real-life case examples drawn Data Mining and Business Analytics from the Chinese Capital markets are used as the major teaching aids in this course. This course introduces fundamental Through classroom case discussions and concepts, technologies, and applications presentations, students will gain practical of business analytics using Big Data. insights into accounting gimmicks and Follow us on Wechat It covers the state-of-the-art topics in Big frauds in Chinese capital markets. for more information

Contact Us Tuition Fee and Scholarship (86) 755 8427-3474 The tuition fee for the entire programme (2020 entry) is RMB 216,000. [email protected] Merit-based Entrance Scholarships are granted to qualified candidates who may http://msacct.cuhk.edu.cn/ receive tuition waiver ranging from 5% to 100%. Address Scholarship for Academic Performance Excellence will be awarded to truly outstanding students. Room 527-531, Teaching A, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China 518172

20 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Master of Science in Accounting 2020 Entry 21 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Mr. Peng HUANG Peng Mr. MSc in Accounting 2018 Cohort Banking Department Securities, Investment Interned at Guang Fa Bachelor at Nankai University Time flies! Joining the MSc in Time in SFI was Accounting Programme the best decision I have ever made. The programme is designed to focus on comprehensive subject learning in accounting with courses including both theoretical and practical learning. Students have been provided with an open learning instructorsby mentored environment, with extensive industrial experiences and enlightened by professors with in-depth theoretical background. Under such curriculum, we will distinguish ourselves as inter- disciplinary talents in the increasing complex and global business environment in mainland China. Come and join this programme, you’ll be offered unlimited opportunities for your dreams to thrive in one of China’s most innovative city.

Ms. Chen CHEN MSc in Accounting 2019 Cohort MSc in Accounting 2018 Cohort Mr. Xudong SUN Mr. 2017 CohortMSc in Accounting ZHANG Zehui Mr. Working as a Trust Manager at Hunan Trust Co., Ltd. Interned at HSBC Zhengzhou Branch, Commercial Banking Department Bachelor at Shanghai Jiaotong University Bachelor at Xi’an Jiaotong University Bachelor at Central South University Lectures opened under the MSc in Accounting are composed with Lectures opened under the MSc in Accounting are cases so a mixture of theoretical knowledge and actual business we could have a better understanding of the accounting profession have and related knowledge. The MSc Accounting Programme two including Pre-term Summer one-month a designed specifically undergraduate courses that provides a smooth transition between to postgraduate studies. I cannot wait to start this new journey as an ACCTer MSc Accounting Programme with CUHK-Shenzhen and looking forward to the new academic term. The MSc in Accounting Programme equipped me with not only The MSc in Accounting Programme practical skills abundant accounting knowledge, but also plenty of in real business world. Excellent professors, warm-hearted tutors I can improve and passionate classmates from a big family in which specialist seminars held by our programme Various myself quickly. the most cutting- strongly broadened my insight, providing me with edge knowledge of many industries. Our programme also concentrates interviewheavily on students’ career planning, helping us with to be a partpreparation and position search. I am sincerely grateful of I hope I can grow together with this programme. this family. The Learning process has been much more intensive and The Learning process has Our courses are taught by productive than I ever expected. experienced managers from famous passionate educators and helps us to combine the knowledge companies. Their sharing with practice. Students Testimonials Students Master of Science in Data Science Message from the Programme Directors

Sc in Data Science is a joint programme launched by School of Science and Engineering and School of MManagement and Economics, in collaboration with Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data and Shenzhen Finance Institute. The programme is aimed to equip students with fundamental knowledge as well as skills in big data and business analytics, and provide students with the cutting-edge theories and methods of big data technology, so that our graduates will be able to tackle issues of data capture, storage and analysis in various sectors, including business, government, security, healthcare, biology, science and environment. All courses are taught in English. Programme Prof. Bohui ZHANG Prof. Junhua ZHAO duration is 24 months (provisional). Faculty members from two schools and research institutes will serve as instructors together. Co-Director of MSc in Co-Director of MSc in Data Science Programme Data Science Programme Educational Objectives We have attracted world-class The MSc in Data Science researchers with outstanding programme is a high quality The MSc in Data Science Programme is designed for students teaching skills to become our and focused one and lasts who wish to take advanced training in data science. Upon faculty members. They have 2 years via full-time study. completing this programme, students will have acquired experience in using different Hence, it can facilitate Fundamental knowledge in Big Concepts and techniques teaching methods to inspire students for swift career Data and business analytics of business data analytics and engage students. We also progression. Supervisors and Key methodologies and tools of Effective communication have Professors of Practice students have close working statistics, machine learning and and interpersonal skills, who can combine academic relationships in small group data mining both written and oral expertise with substantial teaching. The University Methodologies and models for Understanding of the business experience. For also provides students with developing solutions to Big Data requirements of students, they can choose a supportive environment analysis in various areas professional ethics Big Data track or Business for their development. The Analytics track, depending on University is dedicated to their interest. The design of research collaborations with curriculum has incorporated other research institutions, Study Mode and Period recent trends and technological industrial and commercial The study mode is full-time for all students in the MSc in Data development. Finally, our partners. At the same time, Science Programme. The general study period for MSc in Data unique Capstone Project we also provide many Science Programme is 2 years (provisional) (3 terms per year) provides students with a good opportunities for international and the maximum study period is 3 years. opportunity to apply theory to study experience and practice, whether they plan to excellent internship. pursue further studies or start Concentrations their commercial careers in different industries. Big Data Analytics Business Analytics

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen has established a team of strong faculty in the area of Data Science. This programme adopts the combined faculty from the academic field and the industry, which focuses on both the study of 2020 Entry Faculty professional knowledge and the cultivation of practical ability.

CUI Shuguang PUN Simon PhD (Stanford University), PhD (University of Presidential Chair Professor, Southern California), ACADEMICS Executive Dean of School of Associate Professor, PRACTITIONERS Science and Engineering, Assistant Dean of School of IEEE Fellow Science and Engineering

HWANG Kai TONG Shilu PhD (University of California PhD (Hong Kong University at Berkeley), of Science and Technology), Presidential Chair Professor, Associate Professor, IEEE Life Fellow Assistant Dean of School of Management and Economics JIA Jianmin LUO Zhiquan Tom PhD (University of Texas at Austin), YE Haichun PhD (MIT), Presidential Chair Professor PhD (University of Oklahoma), Professor, Vice President Associate Professor (Academic), Director of Shenzhen ZHANG Bohui Research Institute of Big Data, PhD (Nanyang Technological ZHAO Junhua Director of CUHK(SZ)-Tencent University), PhD (The University AI Lab Joint Laboratory on Presidential Chair Professor, of Queensland), Machine Intelligence Executive Associate Dean of School Associate Professor, Assistant CAI Huaizhong of Management and Economics, Dean of School of Science and Associate General Manager of Shenzhen CAI Xiaoqiang Director of Center for FinTech Engineering, Director of Energy Branch of Taikang Life Insurance PhD (Tsinghua University), and Social Finance of Shenzhen Finance and Energy Market Lab, Presidential Chair Professor, Finance Institute, Co-director of Co-director of MSc in Data Associate Vice President, HKIE MSc in Data Science Programme Science Programme Fellow, Academician of the International Academy for Systems ZHANG Yin BAO Zhuolan and Cybernetic Sciences PhD (SUNY at Stony Brook), PhD (University of Hong Kong), Presidential Chair Professor Assistant Professor CHEN Changwen PhD (University of Illinois CHANG Tsunghui CAI Wei PhD (National Tsing Hua PhD (University of British at Urbana-Champaign), FANG Zhijian Presidential Chair Professor, University), Columbia, Vancouver), Associate Professor Assistant Professor Vice President and Board Member of Dean of School of Science Huafeng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. and Engineering CHEN Tianshi MAO Jianfeng XIONG Wei PhD (Chinese University PhD (Boston University), PhD (Duke University), of Hong Kong), Assistant Professor Professor, Academic Dean of Associate Professor Note: Please refer to the Schools/ School of Management and HUANG Rui Institutes webpages for more Economics, Academic Director faculty information. of Shenzhen Finance Institute, PhD (Rutgers University), Professor (Princeton University) Associate Professor GUO Rui AMSTAD Marlene LI Dan PhD (York University), Vice President of Fintech PhD (University of St. Gallen), Department, Tencent Professor of Practice Associate Professor

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 23 Course Requirements Students need to complete 6 required courses (provisional) and 6 elective courses (provisonal) offered in the regular LAI Yupeng XU Biao terms within the normative study period. Each course carries CEO & CRO of Qiyuan Senior Director of Government and 3 credits. Students will also complete a capstone project Fintech Co., Ltd. PR Department of DJ-Innovations supervised by academic faculty or industrial supervisors. The capstone project carries 6 credits. Students should complete total 42 credits (provisional) in order to graduate.

Required courses (7 courses/ 24 units) Python Programming (provisional) LI Renjian XIE Fei Theory of Statistics Head of Shenzhen Office, Senior Vice President of Welab Machine Learning Baidu. ventures Group Co., Ltd. Data Mining Time Series Analysis Database Principles and Development Capstone Project (6 units)

Electives courses (Select 6 courses/ 18 units) Applied Regression Analysis QIAN Zhibin ZHANG Liangjie Applied Multivariate Methods Vice President of Qtrade, Tencent Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Kingdee Bayesian Analysis International Software Group Co., Ltd, Analysis of Numerical Algorithms Director of Kingdee Research Artificial Intelligence Introduction to Optimization Information Theory Image Processing and Computer Vision Distributed Systems TANG Yongpeng Applied Parallel Programming General Manager of Fintech Big Data Modeling and Management Department of E Fund Web Analytics ZHANG Yong Data-Driven Experimentation and Measurement Executive General Manager of TMT and Data Visualization Big Consumption Department of First Capital Investment Management Co., Operations Management and Analytics Ltd, Investment Director of Kpfirst Fund Marketing Management and Analytics Financial Analytics Economic Analytics Design Thinking for Innovation WANG Songliang Dynamic Programming Associate Director of Data Deep Learning and Their Applications Technology Department, Harvest Optimization Theory and Algorithms Fund Management Co., Ltd. Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy ZHANG You Blockchain Chairman and Investment Introduction of Reinforcement Learning Director of Derivatives-china Big Data Marketing Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques Fintech Theory and Practice Deep Learning Stochastic Process XIAO Jing Cloud Computing Director of Big Data Technology Department and Manager of Intelligence Engine Department, ZHOU Zhichao *Note: The above course list excludes the courses that are Chief Scientist of Ping An CTO of Overseas Banks, Ant Financial offered by other master programmes. The course offered are Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. subject to change. There is no order of precedence, the sequence is listed by the family name’s alphabetical order by pinyin.

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platforms. All students who enter the university or receive 2020 Entry Target Group the admission letter will have the opportunity to work in top Graduates in science, engineering, finance, economics research teams which focuses on the newest international or other related majors; have good knowledge of academic problem and conducts research on cutting-edge mathematics, statistics and/or programming. technologies. At the same time, the career development center also provides students with all-round and individual career preparation and support services. We assist our students with career planning, internship and full-time job Tuition Fee and Scholarships search, resume and mock interview. We also organize career- The tuition fee for the MSc in Data Science Programme related seminars and activities, develop close relationships is RMB252,000. with potential employers, set up internship bases and Merit-based admission scholarships are granted eventually help students realize career goals. to qualified candidates. Admission Scholarships Industrial Partners Full Scholarship RMB252,000 Half Scholarship RMB126,000 Ant Financial Qiyuan Fintech Tier-1 Scholarship RMB90,000 Baidu. ventures SenseTime China Construction Bank Tencent Tier-2 Scholarship RMB60,000 China Mobile WeLab Group Tier-3 Scholarship RMB30,000 CMCRC (Sydney) ZET Net Derivatives-china DJ-Innovations * Note: There is no order of Further Study Hundsun Technologies precedence, the sequence is Huawei listed by alphabetical order by and Career Services Harvest Fund pinyin. New partners will be Graduates of the Master of Science in Data Science Industrial and Commercial updated continually. Programme can choose to continue to pursue a PhD degree Bank of China according to their own development needs or enter the Kingdee industry directly after graduation. The university has set up Morningstar professional laboratories in various research fields to provide Paraclete Fund (Singapore) students with world-class and high-level scientific research Ping An Group

sfi.cuhk.edu.cn 25 Lab Resources / Research Center Resources

National-local joint Engineering Laboratory Ciechanover Institute of Precision and of Robot and Intelligent Manufacturing Regenerative Medicine, the Chinese Shenzhen Research Institute of Artificial University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Intelligent and Robot Hopcroft Institute for Advanced Study Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data in Information Sciences, the Chinese Shenzhen Finance Institute University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Future Network of Intelligence Institute， Robot and Intelligent Manufacturing the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen key laboratory of Shenzhen Semiconductor laser CUHK(SZ)-Tencent AI Lab Joint Shenzhen key laboratory of Big Data Laboratory of Machine Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence CUHK(SZ)-JD Joint AI Lab Shenzhen key laboratory of IoT Intelligent Center for Macro-Financial Stability System and Wireless Network Technology and Innovation Robot and Intelligent Manufacturing Center for Institutions and Capital Market Institute of the Chinese University of Center for FinTech and Social Finance Hong Kong, Shenzhen Center for Economic Data Research Arieh Warshel Institute of Computational Center for Bay Area Development and Biology, the Chinese University of Hong Chinese Economy Kong, Shenzhen Center for Corporate Governance and Kobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Employee Ownership Employment Discovery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Finance Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Centre Statistics (Class of 2019) 100% of MSc in Data Science students of Class of 2019 received job offers 2 months prior to News and Activities On May 12, 2019, a sharing dinner graduation, and the average salary was held at Longgang campus. With the is RMB270,000+ per annum. 67% In April, 2019, two of the 2018 enrolled final exam approaching, the Programme of students are male and 33% of students of MSc in Data Science organized the students of both 17 Intake students are female in the Class of Programme, Yue GUAN and Hongye and 18 Intake, which provided them 2019. 28% went to finance sectors, LV successfully obtained the exchange with an opportunity to share the study with technology companies and opportunity in The Technical University of experience. At the meantime, the senior research institutes each attracting around 17% of graduates. In addition, Munich (TUM) in Germany. As of Dec. of students gave some suggestion and tips for 28% chose to do further study after 2018, CUHK-Shenzhen has established the coming capstone project. graduation. Except the PhD students, relationships with 87 universities, and On Jan. 12, 2019, three students of 2018 more than half (54%) took up roles the number is growing up continuously, enrolled MSc in Data Science students won in Shenzhen. The remaining 46% of which provides the students with many the Award of Non-Machine Learning in the the class accepted roles in Shanghai, opportunities to study abroad during their Global AI-Trans Competition which was held Hangzhou, Xi’an and Singapore. As study in CUHK-Shenzhen. in Tsinghua University. The participants the first class of MSc in Data Science Programme graduates, the figures came from all over the world, including On May 26, 2019, DENG Pan, the 2018 demonstrates that each graduate US, Canada, German and Japan etc.. In enrolled student of MSc in Data Science gains strong employment traction addition to the universities, some industrial Programme won the first prize in the despite of the challenging job market. leading companies also took part in the Cup of China Financial Futures Exchange competition, such as Alibaba, Kwai. (CFFEX). 2019 is the seventh year of the Contact Us Cup of CFFEX. Thousands of students from top universities, such as Tsinghua (86) 755 8427-3878 University, Peking University, Shanghai [email protected] Jiaotong University, Fudan University http://mscds.cuhk.edu.cn etc., and many industry practitioners participated in this competition. Address Room 411, Chengdao Building, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Wechat QR Code QQ Info Group Shenzhen, China 518172 706478530 26 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Master of Science in Data Science 2020 Entry 27 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn TAI Xinyi TAI Class of 2019, Diligentia College Currently working at Shopee (Singapore) Graduated from Dalian University of Technology As a pioneer batch student of MSc in Data Science, everything is a bold There are attempt and exploration. excellent professors imparting our knowledge, answering our questions and broadening our horizons. There are warm-hearted classmates kitchen in the went to lectures, cooked We growing up together. Everyone I met here supported me and and studied in the library. became an inseparable part of my life. The chance of being here is an important turning point of my life. If I had not joined in MSc I would not have of CUHK-Shenzhen, in Data Science Programme I would Then an internship due to our Capstone Project. taken I startednot pay attention to the company Shopee where my Programme is the The career in Singapore after finishing my study. beginning of everything and I am grateful for everything there. ZHU Zipei Class of 2019, Diligentia College WU Kai WU Kai Class of 2019, Diligentia College MA Zichen Class of 2019, Diligentia College PhD student of CUHK(SZ)-JD Joint AI Lab Graduated from University of Cincinnati, US / Currently working at Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data Graduated from Central University of Finance and Economics / Currently working at Headquarter of Bank of Communications Graduated from Nankai University I am very pleased to be one of the first entries of Master of Science in Data Science Programme of CUHK-Shenzhen. I am veryProgramme of CUHK-Shenzhen. to be one of the first entries of Master of Science in Data Science pleased Although it has only been a short period around one and a half years, I have gained a lot. I remember my uneasy After all, the school is so young that it was just built a few years feelings when I first stepped into this university. I am not sure how much helps such a master's degree would had just begun. and the data science program ago, only During this period, not faded away. concerns have early half soon passed, and the A year and a myself. bring to did my professional ability improve, but also gained many industry resources, and met many interesting people. I got several satisfactory offers when graduated. Thanks for providing us with such a good platform and abundant resources. I am confident in that the programme will be better and better. I am one of the first cohort of graduates of MSc in Data Science Programme in CUHK-Shenzhen. In CUHK- Programme in CUHK-Shenzhen. I am one of the first cohort of graduates of MSc in Data Science not only approached to very the relationship between professors and students are Shenzhen, close. We I really time, but also had meals and hiking together. professors for academic problems during the tutorial Sergios Theodoridis’s teaching methods, which are easy to understand. I and Prof. Zhang Yin the Prof. like Zhang Bohui’s kind support during my could also feel their enthusiasm in class. Besides, I do appreciate Prof. my internships. depressed and confused time. At the beginning of 2018, I explored the possibilities during After I chose the most satisfactory graduation, back on the past two years, it’s a delight to job. Looking programme who study with such excellent classmates. Last but not least, I want to show my gratitude to the provided me opportunities and potentials. As one of the first cohort of graduates of of MSc in Data Science Programme very I am CUHK-Shenzhen, grateful for the perfect curriculum of the programme: the teaching of the professors and the hard work of the staffs. The programme has shaped students from different work of the staffs. The programme has shaped students a good understanding backgrounds into qualified graduates who have of artificialfind our intelligence and data analysis. It has guided us to only taught the own interests in different areas. The professors not issues in the field. basic knowledge in class, but also covered the hot consolidate the Diverse assessment methods helped us build and helped us balance knowledge. The colleges have rich activities that programme provides the life and academic pressure. Meanwhile, the companies, a variety of internship positions, covering the Internet financial industryProject also and overseas internships. The Capstone the industryenables us to combine what we have learnt with needs. Students Testimonials How to Apply

Admission Requirements All applicants must fulfill the following qualifications for admission: A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with an average grade of not lower than “B” (3.0/4.0 or 80/100); or equivalent. All applicants must fulfill one of the English Language Proficiency Requirement: TOEFL (normally not lower than 79 internet-based, TOEFL code of CUHKSZ: B429); or IELTS (Academic) (normally not lower than Band 6.5); or GMAT (Verbal) (normally not lower than 21); or Have a degree from a recognized university or obtained a recognized professional qualification awarded in Hong Kong or an English speaking country. Application Procedure Supporting documents (pdf files) are also required to be submitted online (http://apply.cuhk.edu.cn/matrix-base/gs/login); Applicants are required to pay a nonrefundable application fee of RMB300. Required Documents Declaration of Priority form (If you want to apply for multiple programmes) (http://sfi.cuhk.edu.cn/uploads/allfiles/201810/09/1539073646525773.pdf) Curriculum Vitae Personal Statement A copy of ID card A copy of Official transcript(s) A copy of Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree Certificate and Transcript A copy of TOEFL / IELTS / GMAT score sheet Application Two Reference Letters A copy of Professional Certificates (if applicable) Deadlines Other supporting documents (Honor certificates etc.)

Programmes Starting Date Closing Date Master of Science in Finance 2019.9.1 2020.5.31 Master of Science in Economics 2019.9.1 2020.6.30 Master of Science in Accounting 2019.9.1 2020.6.30 Master of Science in Data Science 2019.9.1 2020.5.31 Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a programme assessment session. The channel might be closed before the closing date without further notification if the seats are already full. International Exchange STUDY-ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES at an increasing number of elite universities around the world

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Europe Italy University of Padova Ireland University College Cork UK University of Sussex Germany University of Cologne University of Konstanz France European Institute of Information Technology Norway Norwegian School of Economics Poland Warsaw School of Economics Finland Aalto University Swiss University of St. Gallen The Graduate Institute Russia New Economic School

North US University of Texas at Dallas America Mexico Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Asia Japan Waseda University Pacific Aoyamagakuin University Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Toyo University Malaysia University of Malaya

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North US UC Berkeley-BGA America UC Berkeley-BHGAP University of Wisconsin-Madison Boston University

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*Please be aware that the duration may change every year. You may refer to official website of partner institutions for the updated duration. Career Development Center

Introduction Host Industry Analysis and Skills Training Sessions he Career Development Center of SFI provides students with all-round, systematic and personalized The CDC invites industry professionals and alumni to share Temployment related services, covering all aspects industry trends and career experiences to help students including career positioning, career planning, internship understand the characteristics of various industries and recommendation, job application and interview support. The talent requirements. Center is committed to improving students’ comprehensive qualities and employabilities, assisting students in career Develop Employer Resources decisions, organizing job-oriented courses, and building internship and employment platforms to facilitate students The CDC provides the most updated career opportunity enter the society and realize their career dreams. information through various channels, and utilizes the powerful alumni resources of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Finance Institute to develop exclusive Employment Service System internship and employment opportunities for students.

Offer Professional Assessments Organize Various Recruitment Activities

The CDC provides students with the best professional The CDC holds regular Fall and Spring Career Fairs, campus assessment tools, explores their internal professional interests presentations, key employer talks and facilitate the whole and values, and help students find their career directions recruiting processes. based on the comprehensive evaluations.

Provide “One-to-One” Career Counseling Facilitate Company Visits

The CDC provides students with personalized one-on-one The CDC organizes students to go to high-end companies and career counseling based on individual characteristics and institutes such as the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the big four needs. The services include pinpointing career direction, accounting firms, Ping An Bank, Tencent to help students modifying resumes, simulating interviews, and recommending understand relevant companies in depth and explore the appropriate internship opportunities. potential career paths.

Arrange Career Development Workshops Establish Internship Bases

The CDC provides students with a comprehensive set of The CDC conducts all-round cooperation with enterprises career development courses, and strives to help students to establish internship bases in various institutions and clearly plan their careers and improve their job search enterprises and provides students with the most suitable job skills and professionalism through a variety of interactive placement recommendations. learning methods.

28 sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Host “Talks with Practioners” Seminars Make Student Resume Books

The CDC invites alumni, industry executives The CDC edit collective resume books for and practioners to talk to students on different all full-time master program students, and topics such as career success, life perceptions, provide them to key employers to facilitate industry insights and advices. them to select outstanding students.

Launch Mentorship Programs Maintain alumi relationships

The CDC invites elites from different industries The CDC assists in the procedures of and enterprises to form diversified groups of graduation and employment, and keeps tracks career mentors to provide students with more of new graduates’ the employment changes targeted, industry-oriented and functional and maintain good relationships with alumi. career guidance activities. Employers of 2018 Graduates 98.70% Bank of China National High-Tech Innovation Center, Employment rate of Bank of Ningbo Futian 2018 graduates Bel air capital management Ping An Bank China Asset Management Ping An Fund China Merchants Fund Ping An Securities China Merchants Bank PwC China Merchants Securities Shanghai Lujiazui International Twice China Minzu Securities Financial Asset Exchange Average times of China Venture Shanghai Petroleum Natural internships during CITIC Capital Gas Exchange CITIC Securities Shengang Securities master study period CR Bank Shenjiu Asset Management CRC Trust Shenzhen HTI Group CSDC Shenzhen Stock Exchange Daiwa Investment SINOGRAIN RMB204,622 DCL Asset Management Southern Asset Management Average annual salary of Deloitte TF Securities 2018 graduates Donghai Securities Vanho Securities Dongguan Trust Zero 2IPO Ventures Galaxy Holdings Mingzhao Capital Career Development Center GDH Zhuhai Financial Investment Group Contact Number: GF Securities (86) 755 2337-2654（Ms. Zhang） Guosen Securities (86) 755 8427-3439（Ms. Wang） Guosheng Securities Email: [email protected] Hang Seng Bank Website: sfi.cuhk.edu.cn Hang Seng Qianhai Fund Management Futian Address: 15/F, Block B, Huatai Securities Shenzhen International Innovation Huatai United Securities Center, No. 1006 Shennan Road, Huawei Futian District, Shenzhen Industrail Securities Longgang Address: The Chinese Invesco Great Wall University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Kaifeng Investment 2001 Longxiang Blvd., Longgang district, Shenzhen

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