Ms. Juan Cheng, International Officer

Ms. Pan Liang, International Officer

Research Institute of Economics and Management (RIEM)

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)

Gezhi Building, Office #1214, No.555, Liutai Avenue,

Wenjiang District, Chengdu, P.R. China

Phone (China): +86-28-87092963

Email:juancheng2016@qq.com/chengjuan@swufe.edu.cn

liangpan@swufe.edu.cn

Website:http://riem.swufe.edu.cn/internetional/

Introduction to SWUFE

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) is a top university that specializes in finance, economics, and business. It is known for its entrepreneurial character and unremitting endeavors to address the needs of the people and society through academics, research, and influential alumni (drawn from the legacy of its founders and generations of excellent alumni). SWUFE is located in Chengdu, Which is recognized as “Engine City” for development and the fourth-largest aviation hub in China.

The university traces its origins back to 1925 when a group of students and academics from St. John’s University in Shanghai, led by the prominent scholar Shouyong Zhang, left the university to found Kwang Hua University (Guanghua University) in Shanghai. In 1938, following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the university relocated its headquarters to Chengdu. This move was mirrored by other major universities in Eastern China during that time who also relocated their operations to Western China. In 1946, the Chengdu branch of Kwang Hua University formed an independent, private university called Chenghua University. After 1952, the university became a public school and was renamed and restructured several times until 1985 when it received its current name, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE). SWUFE became a “Project 211 University” in 1995, and SWUFE was listed as a “985 Innovative Platforms for Key Disciplines Project University” in 2011.

With more than 90 years of academic excellence, SWUFE has always been a choice institution for the most talented students and scholars both in China and abroad. In the fields of finance, economics, and business, SWUFE leads in teaching, research, social service, and innovation (both domestically and internationally). As it enters a new era of rapid development, SWUFE remains firm in its commitment to becoming a top university in China and an internationally-renowned institution of higher learning.

National Rankings(MOE: Ministry of Education)

· Top 3 in Finance and Business

· Top 5 in Applied Economics (MOE)

· Top 12 in Management (MOE)

· Top 13 in Theoretical Economics (MOE)

Research Rankings

· Top 13 of all Asian Universities

People

· 2,000+ Faculty Members

· 24,000+ Students (including more than 600 international students)

· 16,000+ Undergraduates

· 8,000+ Graduates and Professional Students

Overview of RIEM

The Research Institute of Economics and Management (RIEM) was founded in fall 2006. Currently, RIEM offers four majors: economics, finance, accounting, and management. The bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs meet top-tier international academic standards and all of RIEM’s classes are taught entirely in English. Overseas students comprise about one-third of RIEM’s student body, and the Institute is a pioneer in the internationalization of China’s economics and management schools.

RIEM is also one of China’s premier think tanks in researching China’s pressing domestic problems; this has been one of the Institute’s priorities since its inception. Over the

past seven years, RIEM’s professors and students have published 19 academic papers inEconomic Research. In 2009, RIEM launched the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) and meticulously collected comprehensive first-hand data about Chinese households’ finances. This project laid a solid foundation for both academic researchers and political policymakers to build upon.

The Economics and Management International Immersion Talent (EMIIT) program, RIEM’s undergraduate program, was established in 2009. Like the Institute’s graduate programs, all courses are taught in English and meet top-tier international academic standards, but only 150 domestic Chinese students are admitted annually out of nearly 1,000 freshman applicants.

Additionally, EMIIT has approximately 170 foreign degree students. Like its western university counterparts, EMIIT students complete general economics and management coursework during their freshman and sophomore years. During their junior year, students may choose a major and a minor from RIEM’s four tracks: economics, finance, management and accounting. More than 60% of EMIIT’s students pursue graduate degrees at top universities all over the world while other students secure employment with prestigious banks and companies.

Program Objectives

The project aims to cultivate high-quality talents with solid knowledge of modern

economics and management; who can master the research methods and analytical tools of economics and management; who have strong international perspectives and communication skills; and who will become leaders and industry elites in the field of economics and finance in the future.

Students are expected to achieve the following goals upon completion of this program:

A.Be highly competitive with graduates from top-tier universities (surpassing them in data analysis);

B.Possess expertise and data analytical abilities to compete in worldwide job markets against the best graduates from top universities;

C.Have the ability to work in a multiculturalenvironment, have a strong mind, be mentally healthy, and have an international perspective;

D.Be able to work with top-level scholars to conduct original academic research and be able to continue postgraduate studies domestically or abroad;

E.Be able to solve problems in real world business; have a spirit of teamwork and a good sense of leadership; and be able to work in international enterprises or organizations.

Educational Requirements

The program emphasizes the cultivation of solid basic theory and professional knowledge as the basis; paying attention to the status of the economy and management; being attentive to international exchanges; and strengthening research and applied research capacity training.

Students are required to master the theoretical knowledge of economics and management; to be familiar with various business, international, and domestic regulations and national financial policies; and to understand the subject’s theoretical frontier and development trends.

Students are required to have a high level of foreign language proficiency and be fully able to satisfy the language requirements of international organizations.

Program Characteristics

In order to achieve the goal of education as well as embody the educational concept of “imparting knowledge, training skills, and improving quality,” the characteristics of RIEM’s program are detailed as follows:

A. Integration of curriculum resources and improvement of the degree’s curriculum (to make course content more in-depth as well as improve courses’ prerequisites)

B. Emphasis on developing students’ data analysis abilities in order to strengthen students’ mathematical analysis ability and establish a large number of mathematics-related courses, including: advanced mathematics, probability statistics, econometrics, financial econometrics, etc.

C. Students can choose a major and a minor in economics, finance, accounting,or business administration in accordance with their goals and capabilities. Research and practicum-oriented courses are available for each major. (Students can choose their majors according to their respective career plans.)

D. Modeled after the curriculums of top American business schools, the EMIIT program has condensed its existing courses and designed compulsory courses that fully satisfy international standards.

E. Diversified elective courses.

F. Strengthening practical application and increasing “hands-on” abilities.

G. Teaching entirely in English with an international education model to provide greater space for the students’ growth; providing outstanding students with opportunities to go abroad for further studies.

H. Reading classics. Encourage professionals to suggest reading materials related to the different majors, and pay attention to cultivating students’ reading habits and improving their reading ability. The curriculum implementation plan should list necessary reading bibliographies and other reference materials. Teachers should supplement reading classics with classroom discussion, reading notes, literature reviews, and other methods.