On May 26, the founding ceremony of the Yingyang School of Financial Technology (YSFT) was held on the Xiasha campus of ZUFE. Many people attended the ceremony, including Jin Xuejun, the provincial specialist, Chairman of the Provincial Finance Teaching Advisory Board and professor of Zhejiang University; Li Jinchang, the CPC Secretary of ZUFE; Zhong Xiaomin, the CPC Vice Secretary and President of ZUFE; Xu Xiaodong and Dong Jincai, the CPC members and Vice Presidents of ZUFE; Lou Dong, the Chairman of Zhejiang Yingyang Asset Management Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as Yingyang Zichan) and founder of the YSFT; Lou Yuan, the former Dean of the School of Finance, and some alumni representatives, entrepreneurs, directors of relevant schools and functional departments, as well as the representatives of teachers and students. The ceremony was presided over by Dong Jincai.
Jin Xuejun said in his speech that as the first fintech school in Zhejiang, the YSFT combines Internet finance and big data finance with two outstanding characteristics: practical application and cross-discipline. It is a pioneer of innovation, a "touchstone" of exploration and practice, and a "task force" forging ahead with determination in terms of serving the economic and social development of Zhejiang Province, the construction of the fintech industry, and promoting the training of new financial talent. The cooperation between ZUFE and Yingyang Zichan will plant "green saplings", reflect "wisdom and vision", and harvest "a better future".
A video speech was delivered by Wang Jun, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Securities Journal and Dean of the Institute for China Jinniu Research, as well as Zhang Xueyong, Dean of the Graduate School of Central University of Finance and Economics and Distinguished Professor of Longma Scholars. They both stressed that the YSFT is an innovative exploration to promote high-quality industrial development as required by the nation, and its establishment will contribute to financial talent training and discipline construction.
Li Jinchang pointed out that the establishment of YSFT is an important milestone for the in-depth cooperation between alumni enterprises and their alma mater, as well as a best practice of actively implementing the national policy spirit of deepening the integration of industry and education and focusing on the training of first-class applied talent. The school will recruit students based on social and market needs, cultivate cross-disciplinary, innovative, and high-quality financial professionals, give full play to the industrial advantages and resources of school-enterprise cooperation, explore the path of a featured industrial school jointly built and managed by the school, industry, and enterprise, and continuously improve its capacity in education and talent-cultivation. He emphasized that we will give more support to the construction of YSFT, strive to make it a provincial key supporting modern industrial school, move towards a national modern industrial school at an early date, and make new and greater contributions to the building of a demonstration zone for achieving common prosperity through high-quality development in Zhejiang Province.
Zhong Xiaomin read The Decision on the Establishment of Yingyang School of Financial Technology. He said that the university attached great importance to the preparation of YSFT, and made research and deployment on the construction and development of faculty members, majors, and personnel training, hoping to cultivate interdisciplinary financial science and innovation talent with rich professional knowledge and mature practical skills.
In retrospect of his school years, Lou Dong said, "If I hadn't been enrolled in ZUFE or gained access to the securities laboratory, my life probably would have been entirely different." He gives equal importance to textbook knowledge and teaching practice. His original aspiration is that the school can become a model of school-enterprise cooperation and provide more students with practical help. Students can not only learn the theoretical knowledge of fintech but also get in touch with the real industry scene and conduct the latest research projects. To a certain extent, an enterprise should not only focus on development but also fulfill its social responsibility. He hopes that the school will adhere to innovation, sharing, and opening, and finally realize the triple-win for enterprises, schools, and students through their joint efforts.
Zhang Wenyu, Dean of YSFT, introduced the preparation and vision of the school. He hopes to build YSFT into a provincial leading and domestic first-class new industrial school that can influence and shape the digital financial era, provide ideas, and help create future finance of "common prosperity through digital intelligence" for Zhejiang Province and China.
Li Jinchang, Zhong Xiaomin, Lou Dong, and Jin Xuejun jointly unveiled the nameplate of Yingyang School of Financial Technology.
Zhang Wenyu signed the strategic cooperation agreement with Cai Guojin, the CPC Secretary of the School of Finance, Zhang Shuai, Dean of the School of Information Management and Artificial Intelligence, Hong Xingjian, Dean of the School of Data Sciences, and Huang Wenli, Executive Dean of the China Academy of Financial Research.
Xu Xiaodong and Lou Dong awarded letters of appointment to social mentors.
As the first fintech school in Zhejiang, YSFT will start to enroll undergraduates in July this year, with an estimate of around 80 students for the first time. The school has two undergraduate majors: Financial Engineering and Financial Mathematics, both in the direction of financial science innovation.
