Founded in 2009, SAIF's mission is to become a world-class institution of research and advanced learning in finance and management, as part of the effort to fulfill the national strategy of building Shanghai into an international financial centre. The world-renowned faculty of SAIF have in-depth academic research expertise, with more than two thirds of them received tenure at leading universities before joining SAIF, and their contribution to implement the best curriculum system to our students is one of the significant advantages that distinguish SAIF from other institutes. SAIF built cooperation with world leading universities to offer various kinds of international programs, among which 40+ international partners are MIT, Stanford, and the Wharton School.