To offer the parents a better knowledge of the institute and the students' studies, and promote enrollment, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SAFTI) held Parents' Back-to-School Day on the morning of December 16. Gu Wei and Qi Han, Vice-Deans of SAFTI; and Stéphane Coince, Academic Director for Programs at SAFTI were present together with representatives of the Chinese and French faculty, and more than 100 parents came as expected on the weekend.

Gu welcomed the parents, and emphatically introduced SAFTI's representative events in 2023. She noted that SAFTI, as the first Sino-foreign cooperative institute of Shenzhen University, had been strongly supported by the university from the very beginning. At the next stage, with "internationalization" as the basis and continuously enhancing its influence as the goal, the institute will gradually enrich and improve its international exchange programs to create a better development platform for students, and build its reputation with representative Sino-French cultural exchange events.

Qi elaborated SAFTI's faculty, curriculum features and learning resources, with emphasis on its "four studies" all-round education mode. He took questions from the parents about English improvement, exchange programs and postgraduate study, offering a more comprehensive knowledge of the institute's teaching arrangements and procedures of training, as well as the strengths of FinTech talents.

Stéphane Coince introduced the development history of Audencia Business School, the core features of its business education, as well as its highlight programs designed for Sino-foreign cooperative education such as the Short-Semester Global Learning Programs and the Bachelor-Master 4+1 Program. He encouraged the students to actively use the learning resources provided by Audencia, and establish contacts with the school's career service center for professional counseling on internship and employment.

At the meeting, Luo Xiaotong from 2022 FinTech Class 1 and Wang Huizhuang from 2022 Class of Financial Technology and Risk Control Master Program shared their study experiences at Shenzhen University with the parents. The diversified international learning activities, the practical guidance from Chinese and foreign mentors, and other featured learning activities impressed the students deeply and benefited them a lot.

At last, the parents visited SAFTI's teaching facilities and the FinTech lab, exchanging views with the institute management on student education and development. Through this event, a smooth communication channel was established between the institute and the parents, and the parents gained a deeper understanding of the institute's teaching philosophy and training mode. The parents spoke highly of this event, expressing their willingness to contribute to the development of the institute.

With SAFTI Parents' Back-to-School Day 2023 drawing to a successful end, SAFTI is expected to develop better with the support of multiple sides!