On April 21st, Professor Jun Yang, Dean of Nanyang Business School (NBS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), visited the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), accompanied by Yaoqiang Peng (Associate Dean at NBS) and Huijuan Liao (Director of the ASEAN-China Program, NBS). The delegation was received by Shijun Cheng (Executive Dean at SAIF), Hong Yan (Deputy Dean at SAIF), and Xuan Luo (Deputy Dean at SAIF). The two sides held in-depth discussions on talent development, brand building, and curriculum systems.
Professor Cheng welcomed the delegation and thanked them for NBS’s continued support. He noted the strong foundation for collaboration between the two institutions and expressed his desire to further expand cooperation for mutual benefit.
Dean Yang praised SAIF as a top-tier international finance institute with strengths complementary to those of NBS, and expressed his eagerness to deepen the partnership and advance both institutions’ global influence.
Professor Yan introduced SAIF’s academic conferences and exchange programs, and called for joint efforts to develop broader international platforms.
The two sides also held focused discussions on non-degree program collaboration models. Professor Luo highlighted SAIF’s guiding philosophy for its non-degree programs - “Finance-focused and Interdisciplinary”. In recent years, SAIF has not only launched China’s first curriculum system in Innovation Finance but has also earned wide recognition for its talent cultivation outcomes. He looked forward to exploring diverse collaboration models with NBS for high-impact joint programs.
Discussions also covered AI-related curriculum and the development of the SAIF Southeast Asia Center.
Both sides reached a preliminary consensus on deepening cooperation, beginning with executive programs that draw on their complementary strengths and the distinctive China-Singapore dynamic itself, to open a new chapter in their partnership.
About NTU
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a young, research-intensive university in Singapore, recognized for its academic and research excellence across multiple disciplines. Ranked 12th globally and 3rd in Asia in QS 2026, NTU is among the fastest-rising top 50 universities. Comprising four colleges in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business, as well as interdisciplinary institutes and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (in partnership with Imperial College London), NTU provides a high-quality global education to over 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
About NBS
Nanyang Business School is a world-class institute dedicated to developing global business leaders through innovative teaching that blends rigorous theory with real-world cases. As the first business school in Singapore and one of only three in Asia with both EQUIS and AACSB accreditations, NBS leverages NTU’s strengths as a leading research university to augment its reputation in management and education.
