The symposium on Chief Economist Talent Development was held on May 30, led by the College of Business Studies of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the School of Economics, the School of Finance, and the School of Accounting. Chen Xinyuan and Yao Lingzhen, the vice presidents of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, together with experts and leaders from the industry, academia and government organizations discussed the training plan of the “Chief Economist” program. Assistant Dean Yu Dianan attended the seminar.

The symposium was successful with the experts like Li Dongping, Vice President of the China Securities Finance Research Institute; Li Jun, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Local Financial Supervision Bureau; Liu Ping, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Economic and Information Commission; Shu Jinlong, Director of the Shanghai Degree Office; Yang Chengzhang, Chief Economist of Shenwanhongyuan Securities; Lu Zhengwei, Chief Economist of the Industrial Bank; Huang Yanming, Director of the Research Institute of Guotaijunan Securities; Zhong Zhengsheng, Chief Economist and Director of the Ping An Securities Research Institute; Lu Ting, Chief China Economist of Nomura Securities; Tian Suhua, Deputy Dean of Faculty of Economics of Fudan University; Wan Guanghua, Director of the Research Institute of World Economics of Fudan University; Chen Hongbin, Chief Economist and Assistant President of Guohai Securities; Ruan Qingsong, Deputy Dean of the School of Economics and Management of Tongji University; Zhang Yugui, Dean of the Research Institute of International Economy and Trade of Shanghai International Studies University; Sun Jinju, Director of the Research Institute and Assistant President of Kaiyuan Securities; Qu Qing, Chief Economist and Co-Vice Chairman of Jianghai Securities; Gao Ruidong, Chief Macro Economist of and Deputy Director of the Research Institute of Everbright Securities; and Li Qilin, Chief Economist of Hongta Securities.

At the meeting, Vice President of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Yao Lingzhen delivered a welcoming speech. She described the size and training of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics students, as well as the purposeful background of the chief economist program. She stressed that the project was a pyramid from to be built up by the school, which aims to better meet the needs of society. The project contributes to the strength of the university through cross-cutting professionals in the school and integration of industry outside the school.

Zhu Xiaoneng, Deputy Dean of the School of Finance of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics introduced the guests background, characteristics, training mode and curriculum of the “Chief Economist” program. The participants discussed the concept and orientation of the project, social needs, and training path. They talked about social practice, cultural feelings, curriculum development, the quality of students, the introduction of scholarships and grants, and the enrollment mechanism, etc. Participants probed into the detailed problems of talent training, and put forward many high-ended suggestions. For example, in terms of project positioning, participants suggested positioning on the top-end to high-end talents who solve social agony points. For example, in terms of course setting, participants suggested adding courses like economic history and the history of economic thought, etc. to develop students’ historical and global perspectives in the study of China’s economic realities.

Vice President of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Chen Xinyuan, thanked the guests for their attendance and relevant suggestions. Based on the suggestions provided by the guests, he summarized the training objectives, enrollment plan, and training mode of the program. He stressed the school integrated various resources to construct a chief economist training program, not only to innovate the teaching system, but also to strengthen many aspects, such as the height of students’ vision, cultural connotation, feelings of home and country, and spiritual character. The school will gradually train potential economists who have a broad international vision, solid disciplinary foundation, insight into cutting-edge science and technology, and serve the national development strategy to promote sustainable development of our national economy.

Xu Longbing, Executive Vice President of the graduate school of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Jin Qinglu, Dean of the ccounting school; Zeng Qingsheng, Vice Dean of the accounting school; Chang Jinxiong, Vice Dean of the School of Economics, and Mao Peihua, Assistant Dean of the School of Economics also attended the symposium.