In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (MOE) for postgraduate enrollment - “openness, fairness, and impartiality”, and to ensure the quality of doctoral admissions under the “Application-assessment System” at Dishui Lake Advanced Finance Institute, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (“SUFE-DAFI” or the “Institute”), the following comprehensive assessment plan has been formulated after research.
I. Comprehensive Assessment Schedule
Major Name | Time | Venue |
Finance | 13:00–13:30, March 14, 2025: Announcement of examination room rules and interview arrangements | Classroom 204, Yuxiu Building, 100 Wudong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai (Waiting Room) |
13:30–18:00, March 14, 2025: Interviews | Classrooms 206–208, Yuxiu Building, 100 Wudong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai |
II. Scoring and Content of Comprehensive Assessment
Assessment Item | Score | Assessment Content | |
Interview | Professional Foundation | 30 | Assessment of professional basic knowledge, including but not limited to corporate finance, asset pricing, international finance, money and banking, etc. |
Comprehensive Quality | 40 | Logical thinking and comprehensive ability Foreign language listening and speaking skills | |
Scientific Research Ability | 30 | Past research achievements Research plan for doctoral studies Scientific research potential | |
The interview will be conducted in the form of a PPT presentation. Each applicant shall present for approximately 10 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of questions & answers (Q&A). The presentation shall take place in the order below, and applicants shall respond to questions raised by the examiners:
1. Personal statement;
2. Brief introduction of research experience (including ongoing or previous researches);
3. Brief introduction of the submitted research proposal.
Examiners will assess the applicant’s ideological and political quality, foreign language listening and speaking skills, language expression ability, degree of quick thinking, professional basic knowledge, and scientific research plan based on applicant’s presentation and answers.
The foreign language proficiency assessment will last approximately 5 minutes, conducted through applicants’ self-introduction and Q&A. Examiners will assess the applicant’s foreign language listening and speaking skills and ability to use foreign languages in professional fields.
III. Admission Criteria
1. Comprehensive assessment score (full score: 100 points) = Interview score. The interview mainly measures the applicant’s professional foundation, comprehensive quality, scientific research ability, and foreign language proficiency. Each applicant’s interview shall last no less than 30 minutes.
2. The Institute will rank and admit applicants separately according to their applied groups (Group A or Group B (Philosophy and Social Sciences Innovation Team of the MOE)). Admission lists will be determined based on the ranking of comprehensive assessment scores (from the highest to the lowest) within each group. Applicants with an unsatisfactory comprehensive assessment score (less than 60 points in 100-point scale) will not be admitted. The assessment of ideological and political quality is not quantified into the total score, but applicants who fail this assessment will not be admitted. The admission results will be reviewed by the Institute’s Graduate Enrollment Work Leading Group and submitted to the University Graduate School for approval.
IV. Other Notes
1. Applicants coming to the Institute for participating in the comprehensive assessment shall bring all the following materials to Classroom 204, Yuxiu Building, 100 Wudong Road, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025, for eligibility verification. Only applicants who pass the eligibility verification may participate in the comprehensive assessment:
①Original resident ID card;
②Original master’s degree certificate and diploma (prospective master’s graduates shall submit original enrollment certificate and graduate student ID card);
③Electronic Registration and Filing Form for Postgraduate Degree Certificate or original academic certification report (prospective master’s graduates shall submit online verification report of student status) or electronic verification report of master’s degree (applicants with overseas master’s degrees shall submit the verification report issued by the Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) of the MOE).
2. Applicants must log in to the Institute’s “Graduate Application Service System” and truthfully fill in the “Self-declaration of Health Status” section. The Institute’s Medical and Health Service Center will uniformly screen and file the health status declared by applicants. Applicants shall truthfully declare their personal health status; any consequences resulting from false declarations (such as inability to attend the re-examination or being denied admission) shall be borne by the applicants.
3. If applicants have certificates proving their abilities (e.g. patents, other research achievement certificates, award certificates), they shall submit them during the comprehensive assessment.
SUFE-DAFI
March 7, 2025
