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The discipline of finance at Nanjing Audit University traces its origins back to 1951, inheriting the legacy of financial talent cultivation from the former Jiangsu Bank School, Nanjing Junior College of Finance and Banking, and the former Nanjing College of Finance and Trade. In 2002, the Nanjing Junior College of Finance and Banking was merged into Nanjing Audit College. The School of Finance was formally established in 2005 and renamed the School of Finance, Nanjing Audit University, in 2016.
The School of Finance is one of the university’s largest and most prestigious colleges, distinguished by its diverse academic programs, substantial enrollment, comprehensive strength, and outstanding social reputation. Currently, the school enrolls over 2,000 undergraduate students and more than 100 postgraduate students. It offers a range of undergraduate majors, including Finance (with specialized tracks concentration in CFA and FinTech), Investment, Insurance, Credit Management, Financial Engineering, Financial Auditing, and an Innovative Talent Program in Economics and Finance with an International Focus. Among these, Finance, Investment, and Credit Management have been designated as National First-Class Undergraduate Programs. Additionally, the Finance major has been selected for Jiangsu Province’s “14th Five-Year Plan” as both a Pioneer Program for International Talent Development and a Provincial Industry-Education Integration Brand Program. Credit Management is also recognized as a Provincial Industry-Education Integration Brand Program, while Insurance has been designated a Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Program. At the graduate level, the school offers master’s programs in Finance (academic track), Master of Finance (professional track), and Master of Insurance (professional track). To date, the school has graduated approximately 20,000 students, who are now widely employed across banks, securities firms, insurance companies, public institutions, and other sectors, forming an extensive and influential alumni network.
Guided by strong Party leadership, the School of Finance places great emphasis on building high-caliber research teams. Its finance discipline is recognized as a Key Construction Discipline in Jiangsu Province and features four distinctive research directions: Financial Theory and Policy, Financial Big Data Analytics and Risk Control, Financial Auditing and Regulation, and Financial Risks in the Context of Digital Economic Transformation. The school hosts several provincial- and national-level research centers and laboratories, including the Research Center for Financial Risk Management, the Key Laboratory of Financial Engineering, and the Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Financial Big Data Auditing.
The faculty comprises 90 full-time teachers, including 16 professors (five of whom serve as doctoral supervisors) and 27 associate professors. Notably, 91% of the faculty hold doctoral degrees. The teaching and research team is led by distinguished scholars, including recipients of the State Council Special Allowance, members of the Ministry of Education’s Steering Committee for Finance Programs and Industry Advisory Committees, New Century Talents of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Province’s Outstanding Mid-Career Experts, “Six Major Talent Peaks” awardees, “333 Project” High-Level Talents, “Qinglan Project” (Blue & Green Project) talents, and provincial-level teaching masters. The team also includes recipients of the “Top 100 Outstanding Teachers” award from the China Financial Education Development Foundation. Collectively, they constitute an outstanding disciplinary group recognized under Jiangsu Province’s “Qinglan Project.”
In recent years, faculty members have secured significant research funding and recognition, including one Major Project and two Key Projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China, along with over 130 additional projects supported by the National Natural Science Fund, the Ministry of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences Research Program, the Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Fund, and other sources—totaling more than RMB 20 million in research grants. Faculty have published numerous high-quality papers in top-tier journals such as Management World, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Financial and Quantitative analysis, and journal of Corporate Finance. Their work has been included in the National Philosophy and Social Sciences Achievements Library and has received six provincial- or ministerial-level research awards, in addition to over 30 other scholarly honors. Notably, several faculty members have consecutively ranked among Elsevier’s Highly Cited Chinese Researchers for five years. Leveraging the university’s prominent auditing platform and strong ties to the financial industry, the School of Finance actively fosters collaborative partnerships with government agencies—including the National Audit Office—and various financial institutions. Through these collaborations, the school provides policy consultation and applied research services centered on core themes such as “Financial Auditing” and “Financial Security.” Over 20 of its research outcomes have been adopted and implemented by bodies including the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the National Audit Office, and the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, effectively fulfilling its mission of serving society.
Looking ahead, the School of Finance will remain firmly committed to its strategic vision of building a distinctive, high-caliber finance discipline. It will continue to advance through the principles of “Distinctive Development, Innovation-Driven Growth, and Talent Empowerment,” further strengthening the “Nanjing Audit Finance” brand. By promoting innovation in talent cultivation, academic research, and institutional mechanisms—and by broadening its global educational perspective—the school aims to achieve high-quality, sustainable development across all areas of its mission. (Data updated as of December 2025)