October 2020 is the start month for CityU freshmen and the Faculty of Finance welcomes its freshmen of the 2020 BAE Elite Cohort. On October 16, the Faculty of Finance held “FINANCE ELITE TIME”--2020 Finance Elite Cohort students, the first Activity for the freshmen of Finance Elite Cohort students in order to help them adapt to university life and experience the characteristics of Elite Cohort. Dean Adrian Cheung, Associate Dean Khong Yueng Wah, Course Coordinator of Graduate Programme Dr. Wu Zefu, Course Coordinator of BAE Programme Dr. Lin Deqin, Associate Professor Dr. Lou Shiyan and Elite Cohort freshmen participated in the gathering.
In this speech, Dean Adrian warmly welcomed the freshmen to join the family of Faculty of Finance. He then explained the purpose and significance of setting up the Finance Elite Cohort, and gave a brief introduction to the class system. He said that the faculty focused on cultivating the English and cross-cultural communication skills of the students. At the same time, each student will be assigned to a mentor of the Faculty, who will guide the students in the coming four years’ study. The students are encouraged to communicate with their teachers no matter what difficulties they encounter in their studies or lives, and the teachers will try their best to help them.
Later, Associate Dean Khong Yueng Wah introduced the past and future exchange projects and academic activities of the faculty to the freshmen, focusing on the characteristics of the Finance Elite Cohort - Mentoring program, which is a pairing between Freshmen and teachers. Through this program, freshmen can get appropriate and in-time guidance so as to better adapt to the English teaching mode and exchange activities in future. At the same time, students are encouraged not only to master solid theoretical knowledge, but also to apply it in real life. They were also encouraged to make good use of their time on campus and improve themselves by participating in various activities on campus and off the campus.
The 21 freshmen of the 2020 Finance Elite Cohort, though coming from different regions and with different regional cultures, living habits and hobbies, will experience university life together. Therefore, holding the first ”FINANCE ELITE TIME” gathering at the beginning of school will help them get familiar with each other and strengthen the cohesion of Finance Elite Cohort.