Introduction

The Financial Technology program obtained approval from the Ministry of Education in March 2021 and completed its inaugural admissions in September 2021. The program has a four-year duration and awards a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Cultivation Objectives

The Financial Technology program aims to cultivate students who uphold the Party's fundamental principles, adapt to the needs of social and economic development, and promote comprehensive personal development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, artistry, and labor skills. Students will become familiar with essential theories and methods in mathematics, finance, computer science, and statistics that are necessary in this field. They will systematically grasp the economic and financial theories required for their profession, as well as modern information technology knowledge, including big data, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. Graduates will possess the fundamental ability to apply modern information technology to analyze and solve financial practice problems. They will demonstrate strong practical skills, an innovative spirit, and the capability to work in various areas, such as consumer finance, corporate credit, quantitative investment, intelligent insurance, payments, and settlements. Their work will involve financial product analysis, financial risk control, and operational management. They will contribute as versatile and innovative talents, empowering the high-quality development of the financial industry.

Core Courses

Principles of Financial Technology, Econometrics, Data Structures and Algorithms, Financial Big Data Technologies and Applications, Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain in Finance, Python Programming, Financial Risk Management and Regulatory Technology.

Characteristics

1. Based on the talent demand for the construction of the "China-ASEAN Financial City" in Guangxi, the program closely collaborates with external cooperative enterprises to strengthen the university-industry linkage. By appointing company leaders and experts as members of the professional guidance committee and co-establishing professional summer camps with enterprises, a management approach is established that focuses on enterprises, with the college as the core, and involves the active participation of both industry and academia. This creates an interactive talent development model of "university-industry-society".

2. Emphasis is placed on cultivating students' mathematical thinking, internet thinking, and technical thinking, with a focus on developing their ability to analyze and solve financial practice problems using modern information technology.

Employment

The main employment destinations for graduates include banks, securities firms, trust companies, insurance companies, financing guarantee institutions, and financial technology companies. Graduates primarily engage in financial big data analysis, financial product analysis, and operations. They also find employment in fund companies or commodity industry companies, where they focus on constructing quantitative investment trading systems, hedging strategy construction, and financial investment risk control.