On February 24^th 2022, the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between Bank of China (BOC) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University was held at Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). Gu Feng, Executive Deputy CPC Secretary of SJTU, Xi Lifeng, member of the CPC Standing Committee and Vice President of SJTU, Wang Guangyan, Director of Financial and Planning Office, Jiang Xinghao, Director of Office of Asset Management and Laboratory, Guan Haibing, Director of Network and Information Center, Chen Fangruo, Dean of ACEM, Jiang Wenning, CPC Secretary of ACEM, and Liu Shaoxuan, Associate Dean of ACEM, as well as Zhang Shouchuan, CPC Secretary and General Manager of BOC Shanghai Branch, Yang Yimin, CPC Secretary of BOC Shanghai College of International Finance, Xing Guiwei, Chairman of BOC Financial Technology Co., Ltd., and Yang Jun, Senior Account Manager of BOC Shanghai Branch attended the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony was presided over by Liu Shaoxuan.

On behalf of SJTU, Gu Feng first congratulated BOC on its 110th anniversary, who pointed out that both sides would carry out in-depth and diversified cooperation based upon SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology & Finance, give full play to the synergistic effects of innovators of industry, university and research, undertake its fundamental task of shaping morality and nurturing talents, and build the institute into an important platform and forefront to cultivate professionals in technology transfer and promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements for the sound and rapid development of the national economy.

Zhang Shouchuan expressed that BOC would further strengthen the resource sharing, and facilitate complementary advantages and win-win results of industries and academics between both parties. With the vision of "building the world's top-tier technology and finance institute leading the future," BOC will work with SJTU to explore more new paths and news modes of bank-school cooperation, promote talent cultivation, academic innovation and application of research findings, and fully support SJTU to become a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, meanwhile BOC will also contribute to the in-depth integration and high-quality development of higher education and financial industry.

Chen Fangruo introduced the cooperation between both sides. Since the signing of the Framework Agreement on Cooperation and Co-development of the Institute of Technology and Finance in April 2021, both parties have held close discussions and meetings on the development of talent training system in technology transfer, the development of organizational structure for the institute, the development of teaching and office spaces, etc.

Afterwards, Zhang Shouchuan and Xi Lifeng signed the Cooperation Agreement on the Support of Bank of China for Shanghai Jiao Tong University to Build SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology and Finance on behalf of both sides. Gu Feng, Chen Fangruo, Jiang Wenning, Yang Yimin, Xing Guiwei and Yang Jun jointly witnessed the ceremony. This Agreement further defines the development plan and objectives of the Institute of Technology and Finance, marking that the SJTU-BOC Institute of Technology and Finance has entered into a stage for comprehensive development.

The second session of "Haoran Lecture" continues to discuss the hot topic, review the status quo and guide the future!

Topic: Status Quo and Key Tasks for Future Development

Keynote Speaker: Wang Sizheng

President of Shanghai Institute of Macroeconomics

Advisor on Major Administrative Decision-Making for Shanghai Municipal Government

Topic: Our Four Misunderstandings of Science and Technology

Jiang Xiaoyuan

Endowed Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

First President of the Institute for History and Culture of Science and Technology