On the morning of January 10, 2022, the strategic cooperation and donation signing ceremony between Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Shanghai Ming Stone Investment Management Co., Ltd. was held in the conference room on the third floor of the new administrative building at the university. Attending the event were Zhou Sheng, partner of Shanghai Ming Stone Investment Management Co., Ltd., and Wang Jing, Deputy Head of the Operations Department; Fang Hua, Vice President of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Chairman of the Foundation; Zhu Mingxiong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Yang Qing, alumni and Vice President of the Alumni Association, Consultant of the Foundation; Chen Hongmei, Director of the Cooperative Development Office and Secretary General of the Foundation; Feng Xingdong, Dean of the School of Statistics and Management; and Xue Liang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School. The meeting was hosted by Xue Liang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Statistics and Management.
At the beginning of the meeting, representatives from both the university and the enterprise jointly signed a strategic cooperation agreement and unveiled the "Shanghai Finance University - Mingshi Mathematical Finance Laboratory." Both parties will engage in in-depth cooperation in financial industry, academia, research, and application, collaboratively building projects such as the "Shanghai Finance University - Mingshi Mathematical Finance Laboratory" and the "Talent Training Base for Financial Investment Logic and Algorithms," to promote comprehensive cooperation in think tank construction, talent training and selection, and faculty development. Representatives from the university foundation and the enterprise also jointly signed a donation agreement and exchanged donation certificates and messages.
In the communication session, Dean Feng Xingdong introduced the development history of the statistics discipline at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. As a discipline that studies data, statistics has characteristics such as practicality and complexity. Currently, the statistics discipline has produced many interdisciplinary application results in fields such as finance, business administration, and economics, and quantitative investment is also an area where statistics can be utilized. It is hoped that through this cooperation with Ming Shi, the revitalization of the statistics and management discipline at the university will be promoted, while also supporting the development of Ming Shi's business, achieving a win-win situation.
Zhou Sheng, a partner at Ming Shi Investment, expressed that as an alumnus of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, he is genuinely proud and honored by the achievements of his alma mater in recent years. He also feels privileged to have the opportunity to participate in projects that collaborate with the university. He introduced the overall development situation of Ming Shi Investment and the achievements in fulfilling social responsibilities, showcasing the professionalism of Ming Shi Investment as a company with comprehensive quantitative strategies in the industry, as well as its strong sense of social responsibility. He hopes that both parties can work together to reap fruitful results from the cooperation between the university and the enterprise and achieve brilliant outcomes.
Alumnus Yang Qing reviewed the origin and process of the strategic cooperation between the connecting school and Mingshi Investment, expressing joy at the high emphasis placed by the school leadership, the efficient connection by the foundation, the swift action by the college, and the enthusiastic cooperation from Mingshi Investment, which successfully facilitated the cooperation between the school and enterprise. He stated that both parties should match top-notch resources to the operation of the project and, with the coordination and advancement of all parties, look forward to yielding substantial results.
Deputy Secretary Zhu Mingxiong first expressed heartfelt gratitude to Ming Shi Investment for its support to the school and the development of the School of Statistics and Management, and briefly introduced the development status of the school's education undertaking. He hopes that this will serve as a starting point for deepening strategic cooperation between Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Ming Shi, and looks forward to the school-enterprise collaboration producing first-class results with significant influence in Shanghai, the country, and even internationally.
Vice Chancellor Fang Hua made a concluding speech. He mentioned that the key point of this project cooperation lies in making every step "real": solidifying the platform, solidifying the work, and ensuring the results are implemented. In terms of platform construction, he hopes the foundation can establish a good platform for school-enterprise cooperation, ensuring smooth communication between both parties; he hopes the college can effectively execute the project, yielding fruitful results and expanding the influence of the discipline; he hopes the project outcomes are assessable, evaluable, and quantifiable. Through the joint efforts of both the school and enterprise, the project results should withstand scrutiny, achieving a win-win cooperation and gradually deepening the collaboration.
Representatives from Ming Shi Investment, including Wang Ti, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Statistics and Management, Huang Mian, Assistant Dean of the School of Statistics and Management, and Wu Jiarui, Director of the Comprehensive Office of the Cooperation and Development Department, attended the meeting together to witness the opening of a new chapter in the cooperation between the university and the enterprise.
The "Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Mingstone Mathematical Finance Laboratory" focuses on high-end think tank research in the field of quantitative investment. Relying on its academic foundation in finance and the advantages of its expert think tank, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics provides intellectual support for cooperation between the two parties. Mingstone Investment, with its leading research and investment advantages in the domestic quantitative market, provides data, computing power, and AI platform support for the laboratory, enhancing the efficiency and quality of the laboratory's research results transformation, and expanding the application of the laboratory's research results in the field of quantitative investment.
The "Financial Investment Logic and Algorithm Talent Cultivation Base" focuses on the cultivation of high-end applied statistics talents, jointly launching the "Second Classroom" program. MingShi Investment leverages its rich quantitative investment experience of over ten years in the capital market to participate in the design of relevant courses at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, bridging the gap between classroom learning and practical application around cutting-edge research in quantitative investment, industry development, and industry case studies. The program aims to specifically cultivate financial research and investment talents as well as data algorithm elites, innovatively developing a school-enterprise cooperation model integrating "production, learning, research, and application," and constructing a virtuous ecosystem of theoretical research and investment practice.
