In September of this year, the Digital Economy Department of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics established the Digital Economy | Digital | Experimental Class through the establishment of the "Digital Economy Experimental Class" through this program
On the afternoon of June 30th, the Department of Digital Economy at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics was unveiled and established. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has established a second level discipline of Digital Economics under the existing first level discipline of Applied Economics, and has also established a new Department of Digital Economy at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, which is an independent institution and independently carries out talent cultivation, scientific research, social services related to Digital Economy.
In terms of talent cultivation, the Department of Digital Economy will fully leverage the disciplinary strengths of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, advocate interdisciplinary and school enterprise cooperation, gather top-notch teachers from both inside and outside the university, learn from and draw on excellent training models from both domestic and foreign sources, and support it with the national top talent training base for basic disciplines and the Class IV peak disciplines of applied economics. It will collaborate with well-known enterprises such as Alibaba Group to publish a series of digital economy master's degree textbooks, forming the "Shanghai Finance Plan" that leads the cultivation of domestic digital economy talents.
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In terms of scientific research, the Department of Digital Economy will focus on four research directions: market mechanism design and policy evaluation for the digital economy, digital driven economic forecasting and decision-making, digital platform economic supervision and governance, and digital economy risk control and security computing. It will provide high-level and composite talents with a broad international perspective, solid disciplinary foundation, insight into cutting-edge technology, and service to the national digital economy development strategy for government departments, international organizations, financial institutions, research institutes, enterprises and innovative enterprises, to promote high-quality and sustainable development of China's digital economy.
In 2023, the Department of Digital Economy and the School of Economics jointly recruited the first 27 professional master's students, initiating the cultivation of practical talents in digital economy. In September of this year, outstanding undergraduate students who are interested in conducting research in the field of digital economy and have the intention to pursue a doctoral degree will be selected to form a "Digital Economy Experimental Class". Through the undergraduate and doctoral integration model, "digital finance talents" who understand both hardcore technology and modern business scenarios will be trained. President Liu Yuanchun of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics stated that the addition of digital technology has brought revolutionary changes to traditional economic principles. The digital economy major should first study how economic resources are allocated in the digital age; Meanwhile, in a series of business scenarios, such as platform economy, there are also changes in resource allocation and regulation, which require research. Liu Yuanchun stated that the school will recruit high-end talents globally and work together with Alibaba Group to design courses and compile textbooks, allowing talents from academia and industry to become student mentors and cultivate versatile talents in a three-dimensional manner.
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After the unveiling ceremony, Alibaba Group, Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Group, Taotian Group and the Department of Digital Economy at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement and announced the establishment of the Shanghai Finance Alibaba Joint Laboratory. Century Internet Group Co., Ltd., Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., Shanghai Ouye Jincheng Information Service Co., Ltd., Ernst&Young Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd., and Geer Software Co., Ltd. have also signed a school enterprise cooperation agreement with the Department of Digital Economy at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
Alibaba Research Institute President Gao Hongbing stated that the Shangcai Alibaba Joint Laboratory will conduct research on logarithmic real fusion indicators to measure the degree of digitalization in a certain region; Study the development status of the digital industry belt and provide decision-making basis for regulatory authorities. At present, the whole society is transforming from consumer Internet to industrial Internet. In the process of industrial digitalization, Shangcai Ali Joint Laboratory will also study benchmark enterprises and model enterprises.
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