Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
International Finance Doctor Program (in English)

Finance School of SUFE has a high-level faculty and cultivates undergraduate students, master degree students and PhD candidates.  In 1996 and 2001, finance subjects are selected as key subjects in the Education Committee of Shanghai Government. Finance subjects have a good reputation and a great influence in academic research field. There are International Finance Master & PhD Program which are open to international students. Except for the language courses, all the other courses in the program are taught in English. The thesis and thesis defense are also going to be done in English. The total time for master program is two years, and doctoral program is three years. Every year the master program will accept about 15 students and PhD program can accept 5 students.
I Courses
Doctor Program: Chinese Language, Political Economics, A General Introduction of China, Advanced International Macroeconomics, Advanced Financial Econometrics, Seminar on International Finance, Issues on Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, and Research on Foreign Exchange Markets.
II Period of Study:
3 years
III Application period:
March 1st to May 20th 2011

1.Aged between 18 and 45 years old
2.Master degree or equivalent or above.
3.Be in good health and foreigners
4.Above 550(paper based) and 80(computer based) or 6.5 in IELTS

1.Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included.

2.Passport-sized photo
A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant.

3.Master's degree diploma
Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

4.Transcript of postgraduate school

5.Two recommendation letters
From professor,associate professor or equivalents.

6.Certificate of English proficiency test
IELTS or TOEFl will only be required if the applicant is not a native English speaker.

7.Personal Statement
Personal Statement with the applicant's signature, written in Chinese or in English. You can download a template or sample from here.