On September 24, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission published the list of Shanghai municipal key courses of universities in 2020. All 12 courses including Introduction to Financial Technology submitted by SLU were approved and included in the list. In accordance with the requirements of the Notice of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission on the Application for Approval of Shanghai Municipal Key Courses of Universities in 2020 (HJWG No. 33 Document of 2020), SLU arranged for the schools to propose candidates for municipal key courses and apply for approval, and provided guidance from course selection, application form filling, expert review to online information submission to ensure that the courses submitted fully meet the requirements, laying a good foundation for all the candidates to get approved.
According to the regulations of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the development period of the approved courses is two years, i.e. from September 2020 to August 2022. SLU will strengthen the follow-up management of and guidance on development of the courses approved, provide funding support, develop the courses in accordance with the course development plan, in order to ensure that the results meet the expected goals, lay a foundation for subsequent development into national and municipal first-class courses, and also contribute to its training of high-quality professional financial talents.
List of approved Shanghai municipal key courses of universities in 2020 submitted by SLU
No. | Course name | Course Director | Course type |
1 | Introduction to Financial Technology | Gu Xiaomin | Online and offline course |
2 | Management Communication | Zhang Yiqiang | Online and offline course |
3 | Modern Payment Fundamentals | Liu Lan | Online and offline course |
4 | International Trade Practice | Kong Jiongjiong | Online and offline course |
5 | Supply Chain Management | Zhang Yibin | Online and offline course |
6 | Corporate Strategy and Risk Management | Lin Zhenxing | Online and offline course |
7 | Corporate Finance | Jiang Huadong | Online and offline course |
8 | Sample Survey | Fang Maozhong | Online and offline course |
9 | Financial Planning | Lun Xiaobo | Online and offline course |
10 | Yao Huilan | Online and offline course | |
11 | Entrepreneurship Development | Luo Yueling | Online and offline course |
12 | International Investment | Yang Ji | Course taught in English |



