[Editor’s note] In order to let candidates have a better understandingw88 casino,People's Daily Online Education ChannelInvitedMore than ten people from the w88 casinoThe dean of the undergraduate college conducts thematic interview. Through a detailed interpretation of the college's educational philosophy, professional features, and training objectives, candidates and parents can fully understand the talent training philosophy and educational characteristics of the University of w88 and Economics, and make targeted choices for colleges and majors suitable for student development.The person invited in this issue isProfessor Liu Lixin, Dean of the w88 casino of Statistics.
Professor Liu Lixin，Doctor of Science, Dean of the w88 casino of Statistics, w88 casino, doctoral supervisor. He has been awarded titles such as Beijing’s Outstanding Teacher and Beijing’s Outstanding Party Member in Universities. His main research fields are financial statistics, quantitative finance, and financial big data. Member of the Statistics Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education and executive director of the Chinese Statistical Society.
Discipline Development History
Moderator:Hello, Dean Liu, welcome! First, let’s say hello to our candidates and parents.
Liu Lixin:Dear classmates and parents, hello everyone!
Moderator:In fact, I have done some research before, that is, our statistics, as a subject, has a history of more than 300 years, which is very long. Well, I think parents of candidates are also very concerned about the development process of statistics as a subject, so I would like to ask you to introduce to us the development history of our subject.
Liu Lixin:In fact, statistics has a very long history, because the research object of statistics is data. So where the data comes from, statistical theories and methods will be built there. It should be said that the development of statistics has many paths in history. One aspect is closely integrated with our society, population, and economy, and the other aspect is with our today's nature, engineering, agriculture, medicine, military, etc. Therefore, statistics is an ancient tree. With the development of our society, big data and artificial intelligence have many new branches and leaves on this ancient tree, so a large number of interdisciplinary subjects and statistics interdisciplinary subjects have also emerged.
College development status
Moderator:What is the current development situation of the w88 casino of Statistics at the w88 casino? Including what kind of teaching staff and scientific research we have. Please give us a brief introduction.
Liu Lixin:The Statistics Department of the w88 casino was founded at the beginning of the w88 casino's founding and was the first university in New China to offer foreign w88 statistics courses. In the 1980s, it was also the first to break through my country's old "statistical principles" framework and introduce the Western statistics teaching model. Then in September 2011, statistics obtained the right to confer doctoral degrees as a first-level discipline, and it was also in that year that statistics was promoted to a first-level discipline. In October 2012, in order to optimize the layout of disciplines and comply with the development trend of the big data era, the w88 casino decided to establish the w88 casino of Statistics. Professor Shi Jianjun, a well-known economic statistics expert and then president, was the first dean and has been developing for eight years. The college's talent training already has a training system for undergraduates, masters, and doctoral students.
The college currently has 40 full-time teachers, including 7 professors, 23 associate professors, and 8 doctoral supervisors. The doctoral degree rate and overseas training background of the teachers exceed 80%. We have one foreign full-time teacher, 4 overseas short-term professors, and more than 40 academic and industry experts as off-campus tutors. In terms of the discipline construction of the college, the college closely focuses on the first-level discipline of statistics, relies on the advantages of the financial disciplines of the w88 casino, focuses on the combination of statistical theory and application, and focuses on the construction of second-level disciplines such as economic statistics, financial statistics, and mathematical statistics. In the fourth round of national subject evaluation, the Statistics Department of w88 casino was rated B+, which shows that the construction of the first-level statistics discipline of w88 casino has a high level and has been recognized by the country.
In terms of academic research, the w88 casino published nearly 300 papers during the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” period, among which high-quality international publications hit new highs year after year. It hosted 22 national, provincial and ministerial-level projects and more than 30 horizontal topics. Now the college has research institutions such as big data and risk management, smart data, financial technology, health big data, and statistical decision-making institute.
Discipline Characteristics
Moderator:So through your introduction, we have a preliminary understanding of the w88 casino of Statistics. As far as we know, w88 casino of Statistics currently has two undergraduate majors recruiting students, one is economic statistics and the other is financial mathematics. Judging from the names of these two majors, they are very unique to the University of International w88. Next, I would like to ask Dean Liu to give us a detailed explanation of these two majors, including how they are different from the statistics discipline in other schools, to help our candidates and parents better understand.
Liu Lixin:Thank you host for the introduction.
From the perspective of talent training, Currently, the w88 casino of Statistics has two undergraduate majors, one is the main major - economic statistics, and the other is a special finance major - financial mathematics. Both majors award a bachelor's degree in economics. From the perspective of talent training, the college aims to cultivate high-quality compound talents with a sense of family and country, a global perspective, a solid professional theoretical foundation, and quantitative analysis application skills. It focuses on the combination of statistical theory and application, is guided by an international and elite talent training model, and is characterized by a solid foundation, a comprehensive approach, strong hands-on skills, and broad development. It carries out professional construction with reference to the talent training standards of statistics and financial mathematics in world-class universities. We have established a training system that conforms to the growth rules of academic and applied talents.
In terms of professional classification, we have two majors, one is economic statistics. The major of economic statistics takes economic data as the research object, takes economic theory as the guide, and uses statistical methods to analyze the complex laws behind macro and micro economic data, so as to provide services for our economic and management decisions. Therefore, from the perspective of our training, it reflects our solid foundation and compound type, which are the characteristics of the talent training of the University of w88 and Economic Cooperation. Therefore, students majoring in economic statistics will have a solid mathematical foundation and theoretical basis of economic statistics. They will master the quantitative analysis methods and application skills of statistics in the fields of economics, finance, and management. After graduation, they can engage in research and practical work in the fields of economic statistics, big data analysis, and financial statistics in international organizations, government departments, enterprises, and financial institutions. This is the main undergraduate major of our college.
Just now you mentioned talent training for undergraduate statistics. Currently, judging from the undergraduate statistics major set up by the Ministry of Education, there are three majors. One is the economic statistics major, which awards a degree in economics. One is a statistics major, awarding a science degree. Another major is applied statistics. In terms of the advantages of the w88 casino, our focus is on cultivating talents in economic statistics, so this is a feature of our economic statistics undergraduate major.
The undergraduate major of financial mathematics was set up as a special major in finance by the Ministry of Education in 2014, it should be said that this major is in line with the characteristics of cultivating top innovative talents, and its research object is the quantitative model of our financial market today. In this major, mathematical and statistical methods are used to study financial issues by establishing quantitative models, such as portfolio management, risk management, model trading, and quantitative investment. In these fields, today's quantitative models are widely used. Financial mathematics is also a new discipline resulting from the cross-disciplinary integration of economic and financial development to a certain degree. Interdisciplinary learning can allow students to not only have a depth of learning, but also a breadth of thinking. In this field, we have a composite type. At the same time, these two majors are also international. The theories and methods we involve can study issues in different regions. Just like our economic globalization and financial globalization today, these majors will also have these characteristics.
This is the setup for our two majors.
Admission suggestions
Moderator:So from your introduction, we can see that the undergraduate major of the w88 casino of Statistics clearly embodies the characteristics of cultivating compound talents in terms of its setting and positioning. This is also the positioning of our entire University of International w88 and Economics. Well, Dean Liu, I think many candidates may be interested in these majors in the w88 casino of Statistics, but they are still a little uneasy. Are they suitable to apply? Is it possible for me to learn by myself? There may be many mathematics courses in it. Does it require me to have a very high level of mathematics? Also, if I am a liberal arts student, can I apply? Are there any restrictions for liberal arts students? So, please answer it next.
Liu Lixin:Because the two majors of the w88 casino of Statistics have their own professional characteristics, we did not adopt broad-based enrollment methods when applying for admissions.
From the perspective of these two majors, they embody what I just said about a solid foundation, compound type, strong hands-on skills, and broad development. The "thick foundation" mentioned here is what you just mentioned. We must have a solid mathematical foundation, statistical foundation, and economic and financial foundation. So from the students' perspective, we have certain requirements for mathematics. We hope that students will have a solid foundation in mathematics in middle w88 casino and be interested in a subject like statistics. At the same time, there is also the goal of fully intersecting our mathematics and statistics with our economics and finance.
In our training, we will also pay attention to the compound type. For example, we must systematically study macroeconomics, microeconomics, and theoretical methods in the financial field, especially statistics-related theories and quantitative methods.
In fact, "hands-on" means that we use data analysis methods today and use our information technology. We have a large number of statistical software that can programmatically complete the establishment of statistical models. Therefore, these can be organically combined to improve students' professional ability to solve problems in this application field.
In fact, from the perspective of our learning, it is more about integrating today's economic and financial needs, so our students have broad potential. His options for further study and employment are relatively broad. I have an interview today, so I specially asked our undergraduate students who graduated in 2017 in the morning. There is a classmate named Chen Jianqiu. After graduating from our undergraduate program, she chose the financial engineering major at New York University and now works in risk management in the Global Bank Risk Management Department of American Express. She has a good understanding of the major, because I came to ask her what kind of support our undergraduate major provides for your current employment, including your postgraduate studies. Her answer was that the undergraduate major has been very helpful to me. Statistics is the foundation. When applying for graduate students, the options are very wide. I can apply for statistics, financial engineering, and financial mathematics. , business analysis, data science, operations research and other directions. She said that our professional courses are also very diverse, including basic mathematics and statistics, as well as courses in finance, economics, and accounting. In the future, you can also expand your choices in various directions based on personal interests, which to a large extent helps graduate students to easily switch to new majors. Not only this classmate, I also asked two other classmates. For example, we have a classmate named Liu Qingquan, who is also a classmate of their class. After graduating from his undergraduate degree, he continued to study for a master's degree here. After graduating in 2019, he applied for a job in the Risk Management Department of China Construction Bank. It can be said that from the perspective of professional development, we are confident that after our four-year undergraduate studies, students' future choices can be based on the needs of society and their professional interests, providing them with a relatively solid knowledge. It can be seen that in fact, our study of statistics-related majors will lay a good foundation for the future, even if we study some other majors.
Professional course settings
Moderator:It can be seen that our study of statistics-related majors will lay a good foundation for the future, even if we study other majors. So how are the professional disciplines of w88 casino of Statistics specifically set up? What courses will you learn if you come to the w88 casino of Statistics to study? Next, let’s ask Dean Liu to tell us.
Liu Lixin:We have a solid foundation in students’ learning, and “thick foundation” refers to the three major foundations.
One is our mathematical foundation. For undergraduates in the w88 casino of Statistics, mathematics courses are the most difficult and the most time-consuming in the w88 casino. We have a series of courses: mathematical analysis, advanced algebra, differential equations, and operations research, which can provide students with knowledge in this area. We also have a number of courses such as probability theory, mathematical statistics, linear regression analysis, and time series analysis to provide the foundation of statistics. At the same time, the w88 casino will also provide macro-microeconomics, finance, and international finance to provide a foundation in the financial field.
The second category is closely related to professional training.We systematically study statistical methods related to these fields, such as economics and statistics majors. Our corresponding core courses include statistical investigation, macroeconomic statistics, w88 statistics, monetary and financial statistics, data mining, etc. Courses corresponding to the financial mathematics major include mathematical finance, financial pricing analysis, financial calculation and simulation, risk model, etc. The core courses of such a group of subjects reflect the direction of our major.
At the same time, in order to enhance the hands-on ability of students, we also have a batch of statistical software and mathematical software. For example, the standard statistical software SAS is a required course for us. The more popular R and Python related to big data and Matlab related to mathematical modeling are also options for our students in the courses. Therefore, through this series of courses, students can be provided with the basis for their learning and the direction of their research. I think that under this model, the w88 casino of Statistics can provide a good platform for students to further their studies and find employment.
Space for further study of disciplines
Moderator:As you mentioned just now, our major in the w88 casino of Statistics actually pays great attention to the basics, so there must be some students who actually have the ambition and interest to further their studies after studying undergraduate. So is there sufficient space in w88 casino of Statistics?
Liu Lixin:We are very confident in continuing our studies for master's and doctoral degrees.
Since the establishment of the w88 casino of Statistics, we have carried out talent training at different levels for undergraduates, masters, and doctoral students. In fact, in the first few years, our graduate enrollment exceeded our undergraduate enrollment. At that time, we enrolled 30 people in the economic statistics major every year, and our graduate students already exceeded 30. Today, the number of our graduate students can reach about 80 every year, including doctoral students in statistics, academic master's students, and professional master's students.
We can choose to award economics degrees and science degrees according to different characteristics and the direction of our training. This is the characteristic of the w88 casino of Statistics. We have this choice in conferring degrees. For example, today we are dealing with big data, data science, and mathematical statistics. If we choose these aspects, we can study them as graduate students in statistics. Therefore, in terms of the structure of talent training, if you continue your studies after completing your undergraduate degree here, you can also choose us. From the number and scope of enrollment, including the teaching staff, we can fully support the study of our graduate students today.
Moderator:After listening to Dean Liu’s story, we know that for some students who are interested in continuing academic research, there are many choices in the w88 casino of Statistics. Well, we know that the University of International w88 actually has many colleges, and they will set up experimental class projects to position themselves for cultivating elite talents. I wonder if the w88 casino of Statistics has any experimental classes?
Liu Lixin:Our two majors can actually be called experimental classes. Of course, today’s experimental class is our initiative to develop top-notch innovative talents. In 2020, we will jointly launch a digital w88 experimental class with the w88 casino of International Economics and w88 and the w88 casino of Information, which can award two undergraduate degrees. This is our attempt in this field. Of course, we also hope that students can carry out this kind of interdisciplinary study on the basis of our two very important undergraduate courses. Social development is very fast. In fact, the important talent training in experimental classes is to have this kind of interdisciplinary training, hoping to adapt to society's higher demand for talents and achieve longer-term development.
International training environment
Moderator:Dean Liu, we know that the University of International w88 and Economics is a w88 casino with very distinctive international characteristics. I wonder if the w88 casino of Statistics is also actively building an international exchange platform for students within the w88 casino?
Liu Lixin:The w88 casino of Statistics has also taken many initiatives in this regard in recent years. We have good exchanges with many well-known international universities.
On the one hand, we carry out academic exchanges, classmates and teachers have full exchanges in such academic publications, academic conferences and even project cooperation. On the other hand, our students can also choose many of the w88 casino's international projects while they are in w88 casino, and study for a short period of time, such as a semester or a year. There are still a lot of these aspects from the w88 casino. As far as our college is concerned, we have now established graduate talent training programs with Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. For example, at the University of Illinois at Chicago that I just mentioned, undergraduate students from our college can be exempted from taking the English test if they go there to study for master's degrees, because it highly recognizes the quality of our professional courses and training. Therefore, there is such a program as a direct train, which of course provides good support in terms of its curriculum system and its tuition fees. We are also gradually developing this aspect. In the future, the w88 casino of Statistics will provide more such international projects for our students.
Internship and employment status
Moderator:Well, through what Dean Liu said just now, we know that the curriculum of w88 casino of Statistics provides you with a variety of choices. And after several years of study, I can have a very solid theoretical foundation. Then we know that based on a certain theoretical basis, practical skills are also very important. I would like to know whether the w88 casino of Statistics provides students with any professional internship opportunities during our four-year undergraduate studies?
Liu Lixin:The w88 casino of Statistics has established a number of professional internship bases in recent years. For example, we have established a number of financial institutions for the undergraduate major in financial mathematics, such as Guodu Futures Co., Ltd. and Founder Futures. We all have this kind of internship base. For our economic statistics and financial mathematics, there are also a series of companies such as Guoxin Health Security Service Group, Beijing Aiche Data Technology Co., Ltd., Xuyang Holdings Co., Ltd., Shandong Zhuochuang Consulting Co., Ltd., etc. that can provide us with internship bases. In addition, we also strengthen practical training through the w88 casino’s second and third classes. In addition, we encourage students to participate in various competitions, such as the "National College Student Mathematical Modeling" competition, our mathematics competition, "Statistical Modeling" competition, "Market Survey", "SAS Competition" and the study of related industry certificates. From a college perspective, we strongly support the development of our classmates in this regard, and professional internship practice has also enhanced our hands-on ability.
Moderator:Okay, thank you, Dean Liu. So I think candidates and parents may be more concerned about a question, which is, after these four years of undergraduate training, where will we go after graduation? Which students are pursuing further studies or finding employment? Especially in this special period of the epidemic this year, will it have a certain impact on the employment of our graduates?
Liu Lixin:I just said that students graduating from the w88 casino of Statistics should still have a wide range of choices.
One is for further studies, our comprehensive talent training ensures that students have a good choice, and they can develop in a traditional discipline like statistics. You can also absorb the advantages of the University of International w88 and Economics in finance and study our graduate degrees in economics, finance, management, etc. The classmate I just introduced also admitted that after passing our undergraduate program, the options for future graduate students are also very wide. We have all the undergraduate graduates of the w88 casino of Statistics from well-known universities at home and abroad. For example, in China, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Renmin University, Fudan University, etc. were recommended by our classmates or admitted to study for postgraduate studies there. Abroad, we have Yale University, Duke University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, and New York University, where our classmates are studying. In addition, the three postgraduate majors offered by our college, including academic and applied, are available for our students to choose from. I also welcome our students to stay with us to pursue postgraduate studies. It should be said that we have integrated training from undergraduate to doctoral degree. You can study for bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree in succession, and you can study for master's degree and doctoral degree in succession. These aspects can enhance our students’ academic research capabilities and practical abilities. Therefore, we are confident in this aspect in terms of further studies and studies.
Employment, I should say you mentioned the epidemic just now. This year we are still very efficient in employment, especially the employment of graduate students. We had 50 graduate students at the time, and 47 of them had signed agreements with employers before the outbreak, so our employment should be said to be very good this year. As the dean, I am very happy. In addition, I just introduced a few classmates to you. In fact, several of our classmates have a very wide range of employment options. On the one hand, you can go to a financial institution. Many of our classmates actually worked in the headquarters of financial institutions. The classmate Liu Qingquan I mentioned just now works in the risk department of China Construction Bank. The classmate Chen Jianqiu I mentioned just now works at American Express. There is also a classmate named Wang Lina who studied for a master's degree at Peking University after graduating from our undergraduate program and now works at the head office of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. In addition, you can also go to government departments. Every year we have students who work in the National Bureau of Statistics or local statistical departments. There is also a huge demand for statistical talents such as big data and artificial intelligence. A considerable number of our students have entered today's Internet companies, express delivery industry, JD.com, and other industries closely related to the Internet and digital economy. So from these aspects, students have a wide range of choices. After all, the w88 casino of Statistics uses data analysis, data to speak, and data to make decisions. This is our advantage. Wherever there is data, there is a place for statisticians.
Message from the Dean
Moderator:Through Dean Liu’s introduction, we can see that the employment and further studies of graduates of the w88 casino of Statistics are very good, which fully reflects the quality of talent training in w88 casino of Statistics.
Today, through Dean Liu’s introduction to the entire w88 casino of Statistics, including professional interpretation, we can fully appreciate the w88 casino-running characteristics of the w88 casino of Statistics that emphasize foundation, are complex, hands-on, and have broad development. Statistics, a traditional discipline with a long history, has never stopped innovating and reforming. In the era of big data, I believe that as long as you love this major and have the confidence to keep working hard, then as long as you become a member of our University of International w88 and a member of the w88 casino of Statistics, you will have room to display your talents in any field. If you are ready, you are welcome to actively join!
At the end of the program, I would like to ask our Dean Liu to send some messages to the candidates who are about to take the exam this year!
Liu Lixin:2020This year is very special. We sincerely wish every candidate good health and safety and success in the college entrance examination. We welcome students to choose University of International w88 and Economics, and we look forward to joining the family of the w88 casino of Statistics. We are waiting for you at the w88 casino of Statistics, University of International w88 and Economics!
Moderator:Thank you, Dean Liu! Today, our program has come to an end. Thank you everyone for watching!
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