The 2022 FinTech Graduate Summer School of SUIBE started on August 8. The non-profit project was joined by 110 graduates from 40 universities from home and abroad. Vice President Xu Yonglin attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech on behalf of SUIBE.
In his speech, Vice President Xu welcome participants, including graduate students and lecturers from all over the country and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the experts and scholars giving lectures during the program. He introduced the origin, educational philosophy and talent training of SUIBE, and pointed out that financial technology has become a focus of countries around the world to advance development and upgrade economy. Frontier technologies such as big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, block chain, machine learning and digital currency have profoundly changed the traditional financial industry, he said.
The summer project would help participants strengthen their professional knowledge, broaden their academic horizons, inspire them to generate better ideas and enhance their research capabilities, he remarked.
He hoped the participants could have grand aspirations and the dream of revitalizing the Chinese nation, cherish their time and follow academic pursuits, and cultivate noble virtues and follow decent paths.
After the opening ceremony, Guo Aijun, distinguished professor and chief strategist of Zhangjiang Research Institute of Fudan University, gave the first lecture of the program: “Digital Currency Windfall: From Blockchain to Metaverse”.
Translated by Sang Qizhe