General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that “cultivating people with moral integrity” is the fundamental task of education. The financial engineering major has been adhering to this principle since its establishment toFor the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we aim to cultivate international, application-oriented, high-quality professionals who have both political integrity and ability, are familiar with international financial rules, have a solid economic and financial theoretical foundation and practical solution capabilities, and are committed to building a world-class major that serves China.Focusing on the professional talent training goals, the Party branch of financial engineering majors has made active explorations and dedicated efforts in strengthening the construction of teachers' ethics and ethics, improving the political theory level and awareness of the branch's party members, strengthening the ideological and political construction of courses, and strengthening the cultivation of first-class talents for the motherland.

1. Basic situation

The Financial Engineering Professional Teacher Party Branch currently has 12 members, including 7 professors, 2 associate professors and 3 lecturers.

Figure 1. Party branch of the Department of Financial Engineering

2. Main work achievements and results

(1) To cultivate teacher’s morality, one must first cultivate internal strength. The Party Branch of Financial Engineering Major Teachers has enhanced the party spirit and inner cultivation of party members and demonstrated the responsibility of party members by focusing on theoretical study, organizing visits to red education themed exhibitions, co-organizing theme party days with party branches of brother universities, exchanging ideological and political courses with multiple universities, holding special party classes, actively participating in various activities, and assisting in anti-epidemic work.

1.Theoretical learning level.The branch focuses on in-depth studyThe party’s important theories, principles and policies，In addition to understanding the requirements for teacher ethics and style of college teachers, improving the political literacy of branch party members, and cultivating a team of teachers with noble ethics and style,We also organized branch party members to watch movies such as "Young Marx", "Amazing Our Country", "Warrior" and "Leader 1935",Learn the fearless revolutionary spirit of the revolutionary predecessors and their dedication to the struggle for communism; gain an in-depth understanding of the great achievements of socialist construction with Chinese characteristics by visiting the "Five-Year Achievements Exhibition of Forging ahead", "The Power of Truth - Theme Exhibition to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Marx's Birth", "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up", etc., so that every teacher can consciously become a believer, practitioner and inheritor of Marxism, and contribute to the cultivation of builders and successors of socialism.

2.Innovative theme party day activity format.2018, 2019, branches respectivelyJointly organized the “Theme Party Day Activities” with the Department of Financial Engineering of the Central University of Finance and Economics and the National Model Party Branch of the w88 casino of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Science and Technology Beijing - the Party Branch of the Department of Information and Accounting.Relationship with Central Finance Metal EngineeringActive branch activity forms, role play of party members, financial technology professional construction and talent trainingand other issues, conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges. Organized with the Party Branch of the Department of Information and Accounting of University of Science and Technology Beijing“Recalling the original intention, curriculum ideological and political education and training of young teachers”The joint theme party day event with the theme, justImprovement of teaching ability of young teachers, mentoring by new and old teachers, improvement of branch cohesion, ideological and political construction of coursesand other aspects, a lively discussion was held. By jointly carrying out theme party day activities, it not only promoted exchanges between the departments of the two schools, but also learned from each other advanced teaching experience and talent training concepts, enhanced the cohesion and sense of belonging of the branch, and encouraged the party members of the branch to not forget their original aspirations, forge ahead, and make greater contributions in cultivating moral character and cultivating people.

Figure 2. In 2018, a joint theme party day event was held with the Department of Financial Engineering of Central University of Finance and Economics

Figure 3. In 2019, a joint theme party day event was held with the Department of Information and Accounting of the University of Science and Technology Beijing

3.Exchanged with many colleges and universities to study ideological and political construction of courses, and successfully promoted the ideological and political construction of courses in departments and colleges.20197288_7360Party Branch of the Department of Information and Accounting, University of Science and Technology BeijingJointly discussed the ideological and political construction of the curriculum; then visited and studied on siteBeijing Union University's ideological and political achievements in the curriculum, and assisted the college party committee to conduct in-depth discussions and exchanges with Beijing Union University on the ideological and political construction of the curriculum. Finally, through internal exchanges and discussions within the department, the ideological and political outline of the curriculum was well implemented。

Picture 4. Going to Beijing Union University for exchange courses on ideological and political construction

4.Hold special party classes to influence branch party members with things and people around them, improve party members' cultivation, and strengthen their socialist beliefs.The branch carefully designed special party courses, such as Teacher Feng Jianfen, as branch secretary, did it“Recalling the original intention, my story of joining the Party - Talking about communist beliefs and adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China”'s report starts from his own experience of joining the party, from the outstanding party members of the branch, from the selfless dedication of each party member of the branch, from the confusion caused by social phenomena, and uses true feelings to exchange his simple views on "communist beliefs and adherence to the leadership of the Communist Party of China" with the party members of the branch; for another example, outstanding party membersTeacher Yu MeiLining on the floor of the office to answer questions for students even though he was physically unable to sit or stand while working, this inadvertent act demonstrates the noble ethics of contemporary party members and teachers.

Picture 5. Comrade Yu Mei answered questions for students on the spot due to a waist injury

5.Actively participate in various activities to support the anti-epidemic work.2020The new year is destined to be an extraordinary year. At the beginning of the new year, our country is under the influence of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. The party members and the masses of the branch consciously responded to the call of the country and cared about Hubei and Wuhan, demonstrating the patriotic sentiments of the party members and the masses. Teachers from the branch voluntarily donated money and materials to Wuhan through various channels. When the Beijing blood bank was in emergency, teacher Wang Tianyi selflessly participated in donating blood. When the epidemic was at its worst, his wife also rushed to the front line in Wuhan and fought until the last moment of Wuhan's victory over the epidemic. To express respect, the branch organized teachers to record videos to cheer for the angels in white fighting in Wuhan.

The exemplary role of party members in the branch has been recognized many times. In 2005 and 2007, it was rated as an advanced grassroots party organization at the w88 casino level; in 2006 and 2007, it won the first and second prizes in the teaching and scientific research category of the w88 casino-level "Theme Party Day" activities; in 2011, 2016, and 2019, three party members of the branch were rated as outstanding party members at the w88 casino level; in 2011, it was rated as the "Education Pioneer" advanced collective in Beijing.

(2) Carry forward teachers’ ethics, pay attention to the training of young teachers and the inheritance of department culture, and enhance the cohesion of the branch.The financial engineering major pays special attention to the training of young teachers, through organizingAcademic Lectures for New TeachersStrengthen academic exchanges between new and old teachers; passedNew and old teachers pair up, new and old teachers jointly start classes, and outstanding teachers share teaching experienceand other methods to promote the improvement of basic teaching skills of young teachers; and through department fundsSupport young teachers to participate in high-end training and authoritative conferences in industry and academia, provides more opportunities for new teachers to understand my country’s market practices and exchange academic cutting-edge issues with authoritative scholars. The above measures have achieved good results,Many young teachers such as Wang Tianyi, Deng Jun, Nie Jing, Wang Yun, Xie Shangyu, etc. have achieved the top 10% teaching performance in the undergraduate teaching evaluation within two years of joining the job,AndWe have achieved double harvests in terms of teaching case writing, national golden course construction, teaching model reform, and scientific research level.Among the current branch teachers, there are 1 outstanding teacher in Beijing, 3 outstanding teachers at the w88 casino level, 1 pioneer individual in capital education science and technology innovation, 4 outstanding young people from Huiyuan, 1 outstanding young person from Huiyuan, and 1 from Huiyuan Youth Academic Innovation Team. In the past five years, branch teachers have established 16 scientific research projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level, 11 education reform projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level, 9 monographs and textbooks, 1 Beijing Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, and 9 professional training bases; 7 people were selected into the scientific research talent plan, 18 people received scientific research achievement awards, more than 100 papers were published in authoritative journals, and 22 people were ranked in the top 10% of the teaching evaluation college.

(3) Adhere to the original intention of teachers, keep in mind the mission of “cultivating people with moral integrity”, and explore various ways to cultivate talents for the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.It is the original intention and mission of every teacher and party member of the branch to cultivate applied financial talents who have a sense of family and country, work hard, and contribute their talents to the development of the financial economy in the new era. The branch has been exploring various ways to cultivate high-level financial engineering talents to serve my country's economic construction, Strengthen students’ understanding of my country’s financial practices and strengthen their awareness of serving China.

2015Since the year 11427_11454|, the branch has led the department teachers to successively offer a master's degree in quantitative investment andUndergraduate Quantitative Finance Experimental Class, improve the cutting-edge nature of talent training; successivelyWith COFCO Futures, Quangkuan.com, Juyuan Ruisi Data, Yide Futures, Gome Financial Holdings, Ziguang Intelligence, etc.More than 10 companies have signed strategic cooperation agreements to strengthen the practical ability of undergraduate, master's and doctoral students. For example, branch party members Pan Huifeng, Yu Mei, Nie Jing, Feng Jianfen, etc. and teacher Deng Jun used their summer vacation time to organize lower-grade students to go deep into the cooperative enterprises to conduct workSoftware programming, futures trading practice, financial technology application, artificial intelligence development, automated production and risk management of entity enterprisesPractical training in other aspects; during the Sino-US w88 war, students were organized to participate in industry conferences such as the "Spring Strategy Meeting" hosted by cooperative companies to strengthen confidence in the system and path; the company is a graduate studentOpen practical credit courses,Held"Crude Oil Futures Training Camp", introduce industry internships to campus to improve the quality of internships; establishQuantitative Investment Incubator, providing practical opportunities for students to practice. In additionThe branch also held a professional guidance meeting for freshmenAndCourse Selection Guidance Meeting，Opening the “Into Financial Engineering” freshman seminar,Provide professional guidance for students’ study career planning and teach correct values; passEstablish a WeChat group for overseas students of the Department of Financial Engineering and a WeChat group for class committees of all grades, strengthen communication among previous students;Invite Academician Yan Ji’an of the Chinese Academy of SciencesHold the lecture "Science and Art" to improve students' humanistic qualities.

Figure 6. 2019 Summer Training of the Department of Financial Engineering

The professional teaching practice innovation has been highly recognized at home and abroad. In 2009, it was rated as a national characteristic major. It won the second prize of the Beijing Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award three times in a row in 2009, 2013, and 2016. From 2017 to 2019, it ranked first in the country in financial engineering by the Alibaba China Alumni Association. In 2019, the financial engineering major received excellent OBE professional evaluation and was rated as a national first-class major.

In the organization of the above activities, branch party members played an important leading role, ensuring the success of various activities. At the same time, they also strengthened extracurricular exchanges and interactions with students, established an image of selfless university teachers, and reflected the ethics of the new generation of teachers.