The 2024 SAIF Commencement Ceremony was held on July 6th in Shanghai, attended by over 800 graduates, SJTU leaders, and faculty representatives. The event was graced by the presence of:
Guangshao Tu, Executive Director of SAIF
Wenjie Lin, Deputy Director of Shanghai Financial Committee Office
Feng Gu, Full-time Deputy Director of the Council of SJTU and former Executive Deputy Secretary of the CPC SJTU Committee
Jiang Wang, Mizuho Financial Group Professor at Sloan School of Management, MIT, Director and Senior Advisory Visiting Professor at SAIF
Lin Gui, Vice President of Graduate School of SJTU
Shijun Cheng, Executive Dean of SAIF
Hong Yan, Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs and Faculty
Feng Li, Deputy Dean
Jie Zhang, Senior Advisor to the Executive Dean of SAIF
Yong Zhang, Associate Dean
Muzhi Wang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC SAIF Committee, Associate Dean
Xinan Zhang, Secretary of the CPC SAIF Committee, hosted the ceremony.
Graduating Class Profile
The SAIF Degree Evaluation Committee reported the successful graduation of 598 students from the Class of 2024, enrolled in MF, MBA, EMBA, and PhD programs. Additionally, 206 students from the Global Executive Scholars Program (GES), the International Experimental Class of EMBA, the inaugural class of the SAIF-Wharton Advanced Finance Program, and the Executive Financial Management Program (EFP) completed their studies.
Address Session and Keynote Speech
In the address session, Wenjie Lin, Feng Gu, and Shijun Cheng expressed congratulations and encouraged graduates to apply their SAIF-acquired knowledge in future careers. Jiangming Zhu, SAIF alumnus, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of LeapMotor, delivered a keynote speech, analyzing the new energy vehicle industry pattern from the perspective of his entrepreneurial experience.
Outstanding Graduate Awards
During the ceremony, twenty-one graduates received the "Shanghai Outstanding Graduate" award, and thirty-six graduates were honored with the "SJTU Outstanding Graduate" award. Guangshao Tu, Feng Gu, Jiang Wang, Lin Gui, Hong Yan, Jie Zhang presented the awards.
Endowment Certificates and Class Ambassadors
Graduate donor representatives received certificates of endowment, and 15 graduates were appointed as class ambassadors. Yong Zhang, Muzhi Wang, and Jianjun Wang (Executive Director of SAIF Alumni Association) presented certificates.
Certificate Awarding Ceremony
The high point of the ceremony was the Certificate Awarding Ceremony, where Shijun Cheng, Xinan Zhang, Hong Yan, Feng Li, Jie Zhang, Nengjiu Ju, Zhan Jiang, and Zhipeng Yan collectively presented graduation certificates.
