About the Institute - SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology and Finance

Overview

Established in February 2022, SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology & Finance (SJTU-BOC ITF) is a global, platform-based and open-ended tech-finance school founded under Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and Bank of China jointly with the support of National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Education and other ministries and commissions as well as Shanghai municipal government and in accordance with international first-class standards.

With the support of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Bank of China, as well as the vast number of academic and industry leaders, SJTU-BOC ITF is determined to forge ahead in an innovative and enterprising spirit and actively undertake the functions of talent cultivation, interdisciplinary research, achievement application and think tank platform, etc. In the meantime, the Institute is also exploring a proper mode and path to integrate the research of achievement application methodology, the cultivation of innovation and entrepreneurial ability of teachers and students, and the pilot of multiple incentive mechanisms, which strives to give full play to the synergistic effect of all parties involved in the integration of industry, academics and research, implement the fundamental task of both talent cultivation and moral education and build a comprehensive platform integrating the industrial, academic, research, innovation and application resources, thus making a contribution to developing a set of mature, finalized and replicable scheme for the innovation and practical exploration of the application mode of science and technology research findings made by colleges and universities in China.

Mission To cultivate top-tier global tech-finance talents for the future

Vision To be the world’s top-tier tech-finance institute leading the future development

Milestones

Sep- Oct 2020

“We should insist on the core position of innovation in China’s overall modernization drive and take self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology as the strategic support for national development. We should also target the global science frontiers, serve the economy in a competitive landscape, strive to fulfill the significant needs of the country and benefit people’s lives and health, and vigorously implement the strategy of reinvigorating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talents and the strategy of innovation-driven development.”

— General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee

“We should deepen the reform of the science and technology management system, strengthen institutional innovation, accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of innovative research findings, and transform them into practical productive forces.”

— Speech by Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to Shanghai Jiao Tong University in September 2020

November 12th

The General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Opinion on Supporting Shanghai Jiao Tong University to Carry out the Implementation Plan for the Special Pilot Reform of the Application of Research Findings in Science and Technology.

April 2021

The first enrollment of the Tech-Finance MBA program was completed.

June 2021

The Action Plan of Shanghai for Promoting the Transfer and Application of Research Findings in Science and Technology especially proposes: to support Shanghai Jiao Tong University to implement the national pilot plan for the application of research findings in science and technology.

Oct. 2021

The enrollment guide for postgraduates of Master of Technology Transfer was released for the first time in China to kick off the enrollment.

Feb. 2022

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Bank of China concluded the Framework Agreement on Cooperation and Co-development of the Institute of Technology and Finance.

July 2022

The first meeting of the leading working group of SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology & Finance was held.

July 2022

SJTU-BOC Technology and Finance Summit, organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and Bank of China (BOC) and co-organized by SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology and Finance and Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), SJTU, was held in Shanghai. During the summit, SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology and Finance was officially unveiled.

Institute Site

The main site of the Institute is Haoran High-tech Building located on Xuhui Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). As the tallest structure of SJTU, the building consists of a 24-story main building and a 3-story comprehensive side building, with a total construction area of about 29,000 square meters, and its name was proposed by Mr. Jiang Zemin, an alumnus of 1947.

Haoran High-tech Building was built in 1994 and put into use during the centennial anniversary of SJTU. The reconstructed and upgraded Haoran High-tech Building will be officially put into use in the first half of 2023. The building is designed fully based on the school-running needs of the Institute of Technology and Finance, which integrates the functions of experiment, scientific research, teaching, office work, conference and reception with advanced technologies. The side building will become the International Conference Center of Xuhui Campus of SJTU, with 14 lecture halls of large and small sizes, classrooms, reception rooms and conference rooms, as well as a special roadshow hall for technology and finance. The main building is mainly for professors’ scientific research, administrative work and teaching discussion, and will house a number of key partners.

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