Banking on the Future
In an interview with The Standard, Dean Chan said the CUHK-Citibank University Banking Course was the icing on the cake for the university’s current banking course and hope students can get a true sense of what skills are required in the real workplace.
Given fintech’s importance to Hong Kong’s thriving banking scene, the demand for well-rounded finance students has never been this higher before. To make grow future talent, Citi partners with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School for the launch of this year’s Citibank University Banking Course (banking course) to provide students with real-life finance experience.
The banking course will run from January to April 2017 which aims to introduce university students to the key elements of banking through a series of classroom lectures and site visits guided by veteran bankers from Citibank. Officiated by Prof. Benjamin Wah, Provost of CUHK; Kalok Chan, Dean of CUHK Business School and Wei Lun Professor of Finance of CUHK and Mr. Weber Lo, Citi Country Officer & Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong & Macau, an inauguration ceremony was held at CUHK to kick-start the banking course with 26 students attending the event.
Since its launch in 2004, more than 600 university students have attended the banking course and received in total of over 350 hours of teaching on the fundamentals of banking and finance. Entering its 13th year, the banking course has continued to attract a high number of applicants this year. Following a rigorous selection process, 42 students from CUHK Business School were admitted to the course.
In an interview with The Standard onsite, Dean Chan said the programme was the icing on the cake for the university’s current banking course. “One of the highlights is that it is led by Citibank seasonal bankers, who stand at the frontline of work. Their practical knowledge and experience is really precious and we hope students can get a true sense of what skills are required in the real workplace,” he said.
Apart from 30 hours of classroom lectures given by bankers, it includes a visit to Citibank branch, a term test and group project.
The course module includes a wide range of seasonal topics, ranging from bank marketing and branding, credit cards, markets and securities services to wealth management products, advisory services and corporate social responsibility… Read More (PDF)
For further details of the banking course, please read the press release issued on 4 January 2017.
Source: The Standard
Date published: 17 January, 2017
