On October 15, 2023, the first "Mathematical Statistics" Teaching Competition of the China Higher Education Finance MOOC Alliance, hosted by the China Higher Education Finance MOOC Alliance and organized by the Academic Affairs Office, School of Statistics and Management, and Teacher Development Center of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, was successfully held at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. The opening ceremony was attended by Zhu Mingxiong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Zong Aidong, Secretary of the Party Branch and Deputy Dean of the Moral Education Development Research Institute of Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences; Li Hailong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Higher Education Finance Education Branch of the China Higher Education Society and Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the E-MOOC Alliance; Zhu Xiaoneng, Director of the Academic Affairs Office; Feng Xingdong, Dean of the School of Statistics and Management; Yang Nan, Director of the Teacher Development Center; Liu Lingbing, Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Northeast University of Finance and Economics; and Zhong Yunjia, Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office of University of International Business and Economics. The opening ceremony was hosted by Jiang Xiaodong, Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office.
At the opening ceremony, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Zhu Mingxiong delivered a welcome speech and wished every teacher a successful competition, fruitful exchanges, and personal growth. Secretary Zhu introduced Shanghai University of Finance and Economics to participating teachers and attending experts through the story of the number "7," and exemplified the integration of ideological and political elements into professional courses using the concept of "multiplier effect." He pointed out the need to leverage the competition platform and break down barriers between schools and disciplines through inter-school cooperation. By establishing online and offline communication and sharing platforms, he aimed to guide teachers in forming cross-school research and teaching organizations, creating a high-quality teaching resource library characterized by co-construction and sharing, and nurturing a first-class teaching team that equally emphasizes teaching and research.
Next, Zong Aidong, Secretary of the Party Branch and Vice Dean of the Institute for Moral Education Development at the Shanghai Research Institute of Educational Sciences, delivered a speech. He believes that this competition is currently the one with the largest number of financial and economic universities involved nationwide and features a prominent integration of first-class financial and economic curriculum construction with ideological and political education. He introduced the significant work that the Institute for Moral Education Development has undertaken in the area of ideological and political education in curricula and hopes that the member institutions of the Financial MOOCs Alliance will work together to promote the construction of ideological and political education in curricula and enhance the teaching level of ideological and political education.
Subsequently, Li Hailong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Higher Education Division of the China Association of Higher Education and Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the E-MOOC Alliance, delivered a speech. He introduced the development history and achievements of the National College Finance MOOC Alliance. Against the backdrop of informatization and digitization, the Finance MOOC Alliance will continue to advance the construction of a competition platform for diverse teaching of the same course, carry out overall project design, widely apply emerging technologies, innovate teaching methods, and conduct in-depth cooperation through forms like virtual research rooms, continuing to build an exchange and learning platform for key teachers. He hopes that participating teachers can use this competition platform to deeply explore the problems and challenges encountered in the teaching process of ideological and political education within courses, continuously optimize the classroom design and teaching model of the "Mathematical Statistics" course, and contribute to the cultivation of finance professionals with both moral integrity and competence.
After the opening ceremony, the first China Higher Education Financial MOOC Alliance "Mathematical Statistics" curriculum ideological and political education teaching competition officially kicked off. 27 teachers from finance-related universities across the country were recommended by their respective schools to participate in the semifinals, which were conducted in four groups. A total of 8 teachers were selected to advance to the finals. Ultimately, after the semifinals and finals, over 20 experts reviewed the results, awarding 5 first prizes, 11 second prizes, and 11 third prizes. Professor Wu Chunjie from our School of Statistics and Management performed exceptionally well in the competition, winning the first prize.
The Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office, Jiang Xiaodong, announced the competition results on site. While congratulating the winning teachers, he encouraged all participating teachers to carry the gains from the competition and continue to promote the high-quality development of ideological and political education in statistics courses, making the classroom warmer and learning more efficient.
At the end of the competition, Vice Dean Li Tao of the School of Statistics and Management delivered a summary speech, expressing gratitude for the presence and support of all the professional teachers and evaluators.
This event is jointly initiated by 44 financial and economic universities in the Chinese Higher Education Financial MOOC Alliance. The first "Differentiated Teaching with the Same Course" competition is themed around "Ideological and Political Education in Courses" and selects five core professional courses: "Management," "Fundamental Accounting," "Finance," "Political Economy," and "Mathematical Statistics." It is jointly organized by the "Five Finance and One Trade" institutions, with the competition hosted by Northeast University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, South-Central University of Finance and Economics, and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, while the University of International Business and Economics will host the award ceremony.
The successful holding of this competition is an important initiative for the school to deeply implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing people, as well as to carry out General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discussions on education and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party. The competition event provides a platform for teachers of “Mathematical Statistics” courses at finance and economics universities across the country to showcase, exchange, and learn, which is beneficial for the construction of first-class courses, first-class majors, and first-class teaching teams in finance and economics universities. By promoting practice through competition, enhancing teaching through competition, and driving reform through competition, it has improved the level of ideological and political education in the curriculum and the effectiveness of nurturing students, laying a solid foundation for further realizing the sharing of high-quality educational resources and advancing the construction of new liberal arts.
