Analysing the implications of digital technology for monetary arrangements, payment infrastructure, cross-border settlement, financial regulation and the international use of the renminbi.
Education
Graduate education at SoIF integrates financial economics, quantitative methods, institutional analysis and professional judgement. Master's and doctoral programmes combine rigorous coursework, thematic seminars, research training and engagement with current financial issues in institutional and market settings.
Graduate Training
Master's and doctoral programmesThe curriculum connects China's economic and financial realities with international markets, rules and institutions. It integrates economics and finance with quantitative methods, data science and artificial intelligence, law, international relations, and language and culture. Students are trained to formulate questions precisely, evaluate evidence and its limits, develop solutions and communicate conclusions with clarity.
Priority Fields
Five interdisciplinary areasExamining cross-border capital flows, sanctions and compliance, the transmission of external shocks and risk resolution in open economies, with particular attention to the balance between resilience and efficiency.
Exploring how technological innovation and global value-chain restructuring shape cross-border corporate financing, long-term capital formation and the valuation of technology-intensive projects.
Examining development finance institutions, project finance and host-country institutional conditions, with particular attention to sustainability, risk allocation and governance in cross-border projects.
Studying the mandates and operations of international financial institutions, the formation of rules, mechanisms for policy coordination and China's participation in global financial governance.
Educational Approach
International finance is examined in relation to China's financial reform and opening-up and to the continuing evolution of the global financial system.
The curriculum begins with substantive questions. Coursework provides analytical methods; interdisciplinary discussion refines judgement; and case analysis, research and practice test conclusions against real institutional settings.
Academic integrity, public responsibility and cross-cultural communication are core requirements of graduate education at SoIF.