On October 17th Assistant Dean Junfeng LI, Project Director Lebo SUN and Ms. Jinglin YIN, met with Professor Steven McGuire Dean of the Business School at University of Sussex, Ms. Xi LI, Senior International Officer of the International Office, and Ms. Jing PAN, Project Manager of the International Office in Room 906 of main teaching building of CUFE.

Associate Professor Junfeng LI introduced the basic information of the School of Finance and the international projects'history, characteristics and advantages. He also gave a brief explanation of the short to medium term future planning of talent training, scientific research and social services. Professor Steven McGuire then introduced the basic situation and scientific research strength of the University of Sussex and expressed his interest and intention to cooperate with the School of Finance. Both sides conducted in-depth exchanges on cooperation in international undergraduate projects, joint research on financial technology, mutual exchange of teachers and academic exchanges, and reached a high level of consensus.

Associate Professor Junfeng LI and Professor Steven McGuire

The University of Sussex is a leading higher education and research institution near Brighton, in the south of England. Sussex was the first of the new wave of UK universities founded in the 1960s, receiving its Royal Charter in 1961. Since the founding, the University of Sussex has three Nobel Prize winners and it ranks 161th in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.