China Central Broadcasting Network Beijing reported on July 27 that "Advanced Recruitment Time" is an exclusive interview column of Central Broadcasting Network that provides candidates with the latest admissions information through "close contact with college admissions leaders." The program invites the admissions officers of various colleges and universities to explain in detail the admissions policies, admissions rules, etc., guide candidates to fill in their application, choose majors and future career choices, and help parents and students fully understand the latest college admissions policies.
Recently, Mr. Guo Jiayan from the Undergraduate Admissions Office of Central University of Finance and Economics and Dean Liu Zhidong of the School of Management Science and Engineering visited CCTV to explain the Central University of Finance and Economics’ 2020 high-level recruitment information and admissions policies to the candidates.
Teacher Guo Jiayan from the Undergraduate Admissions Office of Central University of Finance and Economics, and Dean Liu Zhidong from the School of Management Science and Engineering
The cradle of China’s financial management experts
CCTV Education: Hello, all CCTV netizens, the 2020 CCTV Top Recruitment Time special program, the annual top recruit interview is with you again. We are honored to invite Mr. Guo Jiayan from the Undergraduate Admissions Office of the Central University of Finance and Economics and Dean Liu Zhidong of the School of Management Science and Engineering. Welcome both of you. First of the program, would you like to ask Mr. Guo to introduce the basic situation and school-running characteristics of the Central University of Finance and Economics?
Liu Zhidong: Hello everyone, I am Liu Zhidong from the School of Management Science and Engineering of Central University of Finance and Economics.
Guo Jiayan: Hello everyone, I am Guo Jiayan, a teacher from the Undergraduate Admissions Office of the Central University of Finance and Economics. Today I am very honored to be able to join Dean Liu on the "Advanced Recruitment Time" program of the Central Broadcasting Network to introduce to you our Central University of Finance and Economics.
"Born for the country, walking with the country" can be said to sum up the past and present of our Central University of Finance and Economics. Why do you say "born for the country"? In November 1949, at the beginning of the founding of New China, in order to stabilize the national economy and resume production as soon as possible, the Central People's Government founded the first new financial institution of higher learning – North China Taxation School, the predecessor of the Central University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Li Yuang, then director of the State Administration of Taxation, was the first president of our school. Peering with the country is reflected in the fact that the development of China University of Finance and Economics is closely connected with the development history of China's economy and the development history of China's higher education. During this period, it has also gone through arduous processes such as name changes, mergers, closures and resumptions. Although the school's location and name have changed over time, what remains unchanged is that in every period of the development of the Republic, the school has provided a large number of financial management talents for the country's economic development, so it has always been known as "the cradle of China's financial management experts" and "China's financial Huangpu".
After the reform and opening up, the school entered a new stage of schooling. In 1996, it was officially renamed Central University of Finance and Economics. It has been successively rated as a key university in the national "211 Project", one of the first batch of universities in the national "985 Project" advantageous discipline innovation platform, and in 2017, it was selected as a national "world-class discipline construction university".
In terms of school-running characteristics, it can be summarized as “distinctive and multi-disciplinary”. The school currently has formed a discipline system with economics, management and law as the main subjects and coordinated development of literature, science, engineering, education, art and other disciplines. In terms of courses, finance, finance, and accounting are all professional courses in other schools, but in our school they are general courses, and every major must be studied. This is our feature of subject integration based on finance and economics. For example, our law major is supported by theoretical law and characterized by financial law, cultivating lawyers who understand finance and economics; our applied psychology major focuses on the direction of economic psychology and cultivates psychological counselors who understand finance and economics; our media major focuses on the cultivation of talents in financial news, financial media and financial brand communication, and cultivates journalists who understand finance and economics. This is a reflection of our financial characteristics in the curriculum.
The evaluation result of the first-level discipline of applied economics is A+, ranking first in the country
CCTV Education: Central University of Finance and Economics is known as "the cradle of China's financial management experts." May I ask Mr. Guo, what are the subject advantages of Central University of Finance and Economics?
Guo Jiayan: Since our school is known as the cradle of financial management experts in China, it means that everyone recognizes our school’s distinct financial advantages. During the major restructuring of colleges and universities across the country in 1952, the economics departments of the original Peking University, Tsinghua University, Yenching University, and Fu Jen Catholic University were all merged into our school. It can be said that it gathered the essence of the economics departments in the northern region at that time. From such a high starting point Through the efforts of generations of Chinese finance and economics students, our school has developed into a discipline system with economics, management and law as the main body, literature, science, engineering, education, art and other disciplines, and the multi-disciplinary integration, mutual support and coordinated development of the disciplines.
The school currently has the "double first-class" construction discipline of applied economics; it has the first-level discipline of applied economics and the second-level discipline of accounting as national key disciplines; in the latest round of discipline evaluation by the Ministry of Education, the evaluation result of the first-level discipline of applied economics of Central University of Finance and Economics was A+, ranking first in the country, with finance, finance, financial engineering, taxation, and asset evaluation , insurance, actuarial science, investment, international economics and trade, trade economics and other majors are all within the category of first-level disciplines of applied economics; the first-level discipline evaluation result of business administration is A-, ranking among the top 10% in the country; the evaluation results of theoretical economics, statistics, and Marxist theory are B+, ranking among the top 20% in the country. In addition, there are a number of law disciplines, public administration disciplines, sociology disciplines, management science and engineering disciplines, etc., which are also constantly strengthening their advantages and building brands.
Currently, our school has 19 undergraduate colleges and 55 undergraduate majors. In 2017, large-scale enrollment was implemented, and a total of 31 majors (categories) were enrolled. There are 8 national specialty majors, including insurance, statistics, finance, accounting, finance, marketing, taxation, and information management and information systems. There are 7 specialty majors in Beijing. It has 12 national first-class undergraduate major construction sites, namely economics, finance, finance, insurance, international economics and trade, marketing, accounting, administrative management, e-commerce, law, statistics, information management and information systems, and 4 Beijing first-class undergraduate major construction sites – investment, sociology, business administration, and financial management.
Established "Xu Guozhi Big Data Talent Class"
CCTV Education: After understanding the advantages of the discipline, I would like to ask Dean Liu, does Central University of Finance and Economics have any new majors this year?
Liu Zhidong: Our school has no new majors this year, but in 2019, on the basis of developing and building existing disciplines, the school will also be based on the forefront of professional development, keep up with the changes in demand for financial talents in the era of artificial intelligence and big data, and explore the construction of new composite majors. For example, the new financial technology major in 2019 highlights the cross-integration of new engineering and the new economy, and is the first school in the country to fully set up financial technology undergraduate, master and doctoral majors; the newly established data science and big data technology major highlights the training of composite talents in statistical mathematics and computer disciplines. The adjustment and construction of these disciplines can help students better adapt to and deal with hot issues in social development.
Our School of Management Science and Engineering also established the Big Data Management and Application major in 2019, and this year we jointly established the "Xu Guozhi Big Data Talent Class" with the Institute of Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Based on the principles of complementary advantages, resource sharing, mutual benefit and win-win, and common development, the two parties decided to jointly organize the "Xu Guozhi Big Data Talent Class" construction project. Based on this, they will conduct comprehensive strategic cooperation in talent training, scientific research, resource sharing, etc., and cultivate talents from the depth of professionalism, the breadth of basic knowledge, and the height of scientific research. It aims to attract more young students who are interested in engaging in "high, sophisticated and cutting-edge" scientific research in the field of financial and business big data management and application. It will use the advantages of the combination of science and education of the Central University of Finance and Economics and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to build a first-class financial and business big data research and top-notch innovative talent training base, promote the development of management science and engineering disciplines in the intelligent era, promote the cross-interaction of big data management technology and other disciplines in the financial and business field, and cultivate high-level elite talents and leading scientific research talents in the intelligent era.
"Xu Guozhi Big Data Talent Class" is committed to cultivating top talents in financial big data, economic big data and enterprise management big data who can lead the development of the industry. Graduates of the "Xu Guozhi Big Data Talent Class" will have a solid foundation in mathematics and computers, a strong background in economics and management, professional big data processing capabilities and advanced big data analysis technology, as well as rich professional knowledge in the financial field. They will be able to creatively solve data science problems in economics, finance, management and other fields from the perspective of big data, and become data-driven composite leading talents with both innovative spirit and practical ability.
Plans to enroll 2,500 students, with no major differences
CCTV Education: Thank you, Dean Liu, for your wonderful sharing. Now, would you like to ask Mr. Guo, what are the admissions policies and plans that candidates are very concerned about this year? Will there be an increase in planned enrollment?
Guo Jiayan: Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, it is indeed difficult for candidates taking the college entrance examination this year. From a school perspective, we have maintained the stability and continuity of our admissions policies as a whole, and there have been no major adjustments to our admissions rules. According to the enrollment plans of each province, in provinces that implement parallel volunteering, the school will increase the undergraduate batch at a rate of no more than 105%. Candidates who can be promoted should be candidates that the school wants to admit. If the candidates do not have major disobedience adjustments or physical limitations that affect professional admissions, then we can promise that they will not be withdrawn from the program. The school will increase plans to admit all candidates without the risk of being withdrawn. As for the professional admission rules, the school will allocate majors to the candidates who enter the program according to the principle of "score first", and there will be no professional grade difference.
The total size of undergraduate enrollment has remained at 2,500 in recent years. The enrollment plans of each province have been announced to the public, candidates, and parents in early July. You can check it on our official website for undergraduate admissions of Central University of Finance and Economics, as well as on the WeChat official account of the "Central University of Finance and Economics Undergraduate Admissions Office". The undergraduate enrollment scale of the School of Management Science and Engineering has stabilized at around 170 students in recent years.
Carry out broad-based training and encourage personality development
CCTV Education: What are the characteristics of Central University of Finance and Economics in terms of undergraduate talent training?
Guo Jiayan: In terms of overall talent training, the school adheres to the undergraduate talent training concept of "general education, professional training, and personality development". It focuses on student development, carries out broad-based training, and encourages personality development. The freshman year (1 year) is the general education stage, the sophomore to the first semester of the junior year (1.5 years) is the professional training stage, and the second semester of the junior year to graduation (1.5 years) is the personality development stage.
As mentioned just now, our school now adopts a model that combines general admissions and professional admissions. Students admitted in the professional category will first be trained in the general model after entering the school, and then they will be divided into one of the majors included in the category for training at the time specified by the college. Sufficient thinking time is given to the major selection to ensure the unity of what they like and what they have learned, and to enhance the in-depth integration of learning and development. In other words, after students enter the school, they will experience a broad-based and solid foundation of financial literacy guidance. In their sophomore and junior years, they will receive professional training in different directions according to different majors.
You can change majors during the freshman and sophomore semesters to better match your professional aspirations; if you are unable to successfully change majors, our school also offers a double major in finance and accounting as well as a minor in law. We also recruit students for Sino-foreign cooperative education programs in some provinces across the country. Sino-foreign cooperative education adopts the "4+0" model and is a cooperation between our school and the University of Victoria in Australia. After meeting the requirements, you can obtain our bachelor's degree in economics and Victoria's bachelor's degree in business.
In addition, our school has also established experimental classes in the enrollment stage, namely three "985 Project" advantageous subject innovation platform experimental classes, economics (mathematical economics and mathematical finance), finance (international finance and corporate finance), and finance (fiscal theory and policy). During the undergraduate training process, these experimental classes adopt world-class educational concepts and curriculum systems, all use authoritative English teaching materials, and the teaching teachers all graduate or are employed by well-known foreign higher economics institutions. They often hold and participate in high-level academic forums and conferences, and the training model is in line with international standards. They are our school's international, high-level, and innovative talent training base.
In addition to the experimental classes admitted during the admissions phase, each college has also set up a batch of training models for experimental classes that are selected after entering the school, such as the "New Market Finance Undergraduate Experimental Class" of the China Fiscal Development Collaborative Innovation Center of the School of Finance and Taxation, the "Excellent Financial Talent Training System" of the School of Finance, the "Two Classes and One Camp" model of the School of Accounting, and the "Economist Dream Worker" of the School of Economics. Factory" project, the "Xu Guozhi Big Data Talent Class" project of the School of Management Science and Engineering, and the "Data Science and Big Data Technology" project jointly organized by the School of Information and the School of Statistics and Mathematics are all designed based on students' interests and preferences and future development paths. They emphasize teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and providing classified guidance to help students grow into leaders and promoters of the upward development of industries and disciplines.
Established close cooperative relationships with 170 units including universities, government agencies, and multinational enterprises around the world
CCTV Education: What are the international exchanges and cooperation of Central University of Finance and Economics?
Liu Zhidong: Our school attaches great importance to the internationalization of teachers and students. The school is positioned as a distinctive, multidisciplinary, and international high-level research university, and internationalization is placed in a very important position. At present, the school has established close cooperative relationships with 170 units including universities, government agencies, international organizations, and multinational enterprises around the world. In order to expand students' international horizons and cultivate students' international capabilities, the school has established multi-level, classified, and multi-channel overseas exchange programs, including 3+1+X degree programs, academic visiting programs, one-academic or one-semester exchange study programs, and short-term academic exchange and research programs, etc. Partner universities include Harvard University, Oxford University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and more. The school has also set up a special fund to support students’ overseas exchanges to support and encourage students to go to well-known overseas universities for exchange and study.
Taking 2019 as an example, the school has set up a total of 74 students to study and exchange abroad (overseas) in 7 categories, including public dispatch, visiting students, exchanges, summer academic and research, inter-school cultural exchanges, international organizations and overseas internships. It has sent 362 undergraduates to study and exchange abroad (overseas), accounting for 60% of the total number of students sent by the school. Undergraduate students who go abroad mainly go to prestigious European and American universities for academic study. 86% of undergraduates enter world-class universities such as Harvard University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley, and the London School of Economics and Political Science for semester visits or summer credit courses.
Taking our School of Management Science and Engineering as an example, the school adheres to the concept of international education and has continuously improved the level and level of international cooperation and exchanges in recent years. It has carried out all-round educational cooperation with high-level foreign universities through exchanges and joint training at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The college currently ranks first in the number of educational cooperation projects and degree of internationalization in the school. The international undergraduate exchange and joint training program signed separately by the college alone can provide international exchange opportunities for more than 35% of the undergraduates in the college. If school-level cooperation projects are included, more than 50% of undergraduate students can be provided with international exchange opportunities.
On the basis of the school's various overseas study and exchange programs (London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of California, San Diego, etc.), the school vigorously promotes international cooperation in running schools, forming the National Scholarship Council's Outstanding Undergraduate International Exchange Program and world-famous university visiting programs (Harvard University, Oxford University, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, Cornell University, etc.) etc.), overseas university 3+1+X degree programs (University of Connecticut, Canada, University of Waterloo, State University of New York at Buffalo, etc.), short-term overseas student programs (Cambridge Undergraduate Summer Program, UC-Berkeley Summer Academic Program, UCLA Summer Academic Program, etc.), etc. are the main carriers of a multi-level, international talent training system.
The overall employment rate of graduates is stable at around 97%
CCTV Education: What are the employment prospects of graduates from Central University of Finance and Economics in recent years?
Guo Jiayan: The graduates of the Central University of Finance and Economics are described in the eyes of employers as: hard-working and hard-working, with excellent overall qualities, good professional abilities and strong learning ability. This may be consistent with the school's school spirit: loyalty, unity, pragmatism and innovation. In the employer market, especially in the financial industry, it is widely favored. The result of a sample survey given by our employment center is that job-seeking graduates can get an average of 4 offers. Therefore, the employment rate is not what we are most concerned about, we will pay more attention to the quality of employment:
In recent years, the overall employment rate of school graduates has remained stable at around 97%, of which the employment rate for undergraduate graduates has remained stable at around 95%, and the employment rate for postgraduate graduates has remained above 99%.
The further education rate of undergraduate graduates has increased year by year and stabilized at above 50%. 70% of the graduates who studied abroad went to the top 100 universities in the Times World University rankings, and 50% went to the top 50 universities in the Times World University rankings. In terms of direct employment for undergraduates, the employment industry has obvious advantages, with the employment ratio in the financial industry accounting for about 50%; employment units are concentrated in state-owned enterprises, accounting for nearly 60%; the employment areas are mainly Beijing, Guangzhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.
Let’s focus on the further study of undergraduate students. Domestic universities for higher education are mainly world-class universities, first-class discipline construction universities and national leading scientific research institutes in the field of finance and economics. The proportion of double first-class universities exceeds 95%. Studying abroad includes well-known universities such as Harvard University, Cambridge University, Imperial College, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University.
Well, the employment rate of students in our School of Management Science and Engineering is also at the forefront of the school. We can ask Dean Liu to introduce to us some of the destinations for undergraduates who graduate from our School of Management Science and Engineering.
Dean Liu: Judging from student feedback and social comprehensive reflections over the years, graduates have high ideological and moral quality, strong comprehensive quality, and solid professional knowledge. They have been recognized by banks, securities, investment fund companies, consulting companies and other institutions and government management departments, and have been unanimously praised by relevant social institutions. The college’s undergraduate majors rank among the top in terms of employment.
Domestic institutions for postgraduate entrance examinations include Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing University, Renmin University of China, etc.
Universities for studying abroad include Columbia University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Imperial College, University of Melbourne, London School of Economics, King's College London, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, etc.
Major employers of direct employment include Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Postal Savings Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Development Bank, Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, CITIC Bank, CITIC Securities, Ping An of China, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, COFCO Real Estate, Poly Real Estate, Vanke, China Construction, China Railway Construction, China Tower…
CCTV Education: Applying to college and choosing a major is the most important concern for every college entrance examination family. Can Dean Liu and Teacher Guo give some advice and blessings to parents and candidates?
Guo Jiayan: These days are also the peak season for scoring points. In terms of filling in the application form, the first thing is the choice of choice. We suggest that candidates should combine their own interests and hobbies to choose a college and major that suits them and they like. In many cases, it is necessary to balance the region, major, and school, and combine the society's demand for talents to position and plan for the future.
Specifically on how to fill in the application form, we recommend that candidates and parents refer to the admission scores of each school in the past three years and compare them with the point-and-section table of each province to determine their relative position and fill in the application form reasonably. Most provinces and cities now implement parallel volunteers. In these provinces, candidates can fill out their applications in a graded manner in accordance with the principle of "rush, stabilize, and guarantee." This year there will be a new batch of candidates from provinces undergoing comprehensive reform, and everyone should also be reminded to pay attention to the requirements for selecting subjects.
So for our Central University of Finance and Economics, if you are interested in finance and economics majors and have the dream of running the world and benefiting the people, then I believe that the "Financial Whampoa" of Central University of Finance and Economics will not disappoint you. Our school also has "0 withdrawals" and "0 grade differences" this year. Candidates from parallel volunteer provinces are subject to professional adjustments and their physical examination and language meet the professional admission requirements. Generally, they will not be withdrawn; and there is no grade difference between majors. I wish every candidate can go to the university of their choice!
Dean Liu: The mission of our college is to be an interdisciplinary discipline that applies systems science, mathematics, information technology, and data science to the fields of economics, management, and engineering. In the wave of technological change and socioeconomic change, this is a subject area full of opportunities and challenges. The School of Management Science and Engineering continuously pursues excellence in talent training and research, and is committed to creating new academic knowledge, cultivating industry leaders and academic elites, and serving the country's economic construction. The college is based in China and focuses on the world. The college advocates theoretical innovation and attaches great importance to practical application. The college has gathered a group of teachers with international standards and is working hard to cultivate first-class talents with an international perspective and build a world-class management discipline.
We hope that outstanding candidates who recognize the mission of our college will actively apply for majors in our college and join the School of Management Science and Engineering. The School of Management Science and Engineering will open the golden key to the world of management in the era of big data and intelligence.
CCTV Education: At the end of the program, please also ask Mr. Guo to leave the official contact information for the admissions office of Central University of Finance and Economics?
Guo Jiayan:
Consultation hotline: 010-62288332
Email: zsb@cufe.edu.cn
Admissions official website: http://zs.cufe.edu.cn
