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In 1950, the Dept. of Public Finance & Credit was established,
and it was the forerunner of the School of Finance of Remin University.
Therefore, the School of Finance is actually one of the earliest schools.
In the 1950s, teachers of the School of Finance wrote the
first textbooks on finance, public finance as well as western banking
systems, setting up the basis of advanced financial education for
the new country.
In 1978, after the reconstruction of Renmin University, Dept.
of Public Finance was founded under which there were teaching and
research sections on public finance, finance and accounting.
In 1987, teaching and research section of international finance
was added in, and the School of Finance developed a lot. Meanwhile,
the discipline of money and banking was appraised to be the best in
the first nationwide examine of key disciplines held by the Ministry
of Education.
In 1988, the finance discipline was awarded the title of
national key discipline of colleges and universities, while the public
finance discipline was appraised to be the first among the same kind
of national disciplines in Master’s Degree Quality Evaluation
conducted by the Degrees Committee of State Council.
In May 1997, the Dept. of Finance and the Dept. of Investment
Economics were united to form the School of Finance, and so the School
was officially built up then.
In 2000, the Financial Policy Research Center of China was
established with the backup of academic power of the School of Finance,
and it was among the first groups national humanity & social science
research bases in the field of finance that were approved by the Ministry
of Education.
In 2001, both of the finance discipline and the public finance
discipline were granted the first title among the same kind of national
disciplines in the second nationwide examine of key disciplines held
by the Ministry of Education.
In 2001, approved by the Ministry of Education, the School
of Finance built up two new disciplines, Financial Innovation and
Credit Management.
In 2001, “Huang Da – Mundell Lectures on Economics”
named after the famous economist Professor Huang of our school and
the 1999 Nobel Laureate, “Father of Euro” Professor Mundell
was officially launched, and it is now becoming an internationally
influential platform for academic communication.
In 2002, the School of Finance started the project of “Sino-USA
Advanced Financial Education Program” as the first attempt in
the country, adopting international curricular system, teaching in
English and cultivating high-level financial talents.
In 2002, cooperated with the Columbia University, the School
of Finance of Renmin University started the Program in Economics and
Financial Policy Management (PEFPM). And the first group of students
has already finished their courses in Renmin University and is now
continuing studies at Columbia.
In 2003, the School of Finance successfully held the International
Academic Week activities, during this period of time several famous
economicsts such as Professor Mundell, Chief Manager of the research
sector of China International Finance Corporation XiaoNian Xu addressed
speeches.
In September 2003, the School of Finance launched officially
all-round cooperation with Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), including
establishing a center of financial books in our school, and supporting
teachers to do advanced studies in USA every year.
In January 2004, the Institute of Finance and Securities
successfully held the eighth China Capital Market Forum, the theme
of which was “Chinese Capital Market: Stocks Separation and
Liquidity Revolution
In May 2004, the China Forum on the Humanities and Social Sciences2004 was held in Renmin University of China, the top was: China in the World Economy and Financial System: Challenges and Opportunities
In June 2005, The Nobel Laureates Forum was held in Renmin University of China. Three renowned economists-----Prof. John Nash, the Nobel Laureate of 1994, Prof. Michael Woodford from Columbia University and Prof. Sala-I-Martin attended and gave academic speech.
In December 2005 , the First Credit Managing Annual Conference "Credit Management Annual Conference of China in 2005", which sponsored by the School of Finance was held ceremoniously in Run Run Shaw Conference Center .
In January 2006 , The tenth China Capital Market Forum was held in Renmin University . The theme of the forum is "Conflicts and Surmounting: China Capital Market after Stocks Separation and Liquidity Revolution".
In March 2006 Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz attended the forum "Modern Economics Education: Generality and Individuality". |
