To fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, give play to the exemplary leading role, and encourage students to stand at the forefront and strive for excellence, the 2025 "Spark Program" Comprehensive Commendation Ceremony of the School of Finance was solemnly held in the Concert Hall of the Arts and Sports Center on the afternoon of April 2. Present at the ceremony were Chen Shi, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee; Wen Xi, Director of the Career Guidance and Service Center; Zhang Wenjian, Director of the Graduate Work Department of the Party Committee; Qu Daizhou, Deputy Director of the Organization Department of the Party Committee; Zhu Chenglei, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Party Committee; Bai Lei, Deputy Director of the Student Work Department of the Party Committee; Lin Jingjing, Deputy Secretary of the University Youth League Committee; Rao Danxue, Deputy Director of the Alumni Affairs and Social Cooperation Department; all members of the leading group of the School of Finance, as well as all student affairs staff and representatives of Chinese and international students of the School.

Prior to the meeting, the achievements of student work at the School of Finance in 2025 were systematically reviewed.Over the past year, guided by dreams and driven by diligence, finance students have strived for all-round development in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor education.They have forged a distinctive heritage of "red finance", written a youthful chapter of "serving the nation with finance", and delivered remarkable results under the "Six-in-One Finance" education system.

      The conference opened solemnly with the majestic national anthem.

Deputy Secretary Chen Shi of the University Party Committee presented awards to the representatives of winners of the Hongru Scholarship.Established by the Beijing Hongru Financial Education Foundation, the Hongru Scholarship has been awarded for ten consecutive years, aiming to discover and cultivate outstanding financial talents, and foster students’ dedication to research and innovative spirit. Cheng Anzhi, a representative award winner, shared that through investment practice, she learned to weigh pros and cons and make rational decisions, which strengthened her career direction in quantitative investment. She vowed to devote herself to fintech, pursue financial innovation, and contribute to the development of the national financial industry.

Dean Yu Minggui of the School of Finance read out the commendation decision and encouraged finance students to bravely shoulder the mission of the times and strive for new achievements.

Six student representatives who won the awards took to the stage one after another to share their exemplary stories and set a new trend for role models.

        Xu Ziwen, representative of the "Tongmeng Finance" award, shared her four-year journey at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.She laid a solid academic foundation with outstanding grades, fulfilled her responsibilities through class service, and conveyed positive values via public welfare practices and competitions.From an ignorant freshman, she has grown into a Communist Party member with firm faith and a strong sense of responsibility.

Yuan Lujie, recipient of the "Unity in Finance" award, shared her experience leading the Graduate Online Publicity Department of the School of Finance.She oversaw event planning, material collection and editing, and official article production, working behind the scenes to unite the college, convey warmth, and tell the stories of ZUEL finance students.

Cao Ting, winner of the "Journey Together in Finance" award, led a volunteer teaching team featuring distinctive financial literacy education, combined with diversified courses and innovative teaching models, which received media coverage at all levels and numerous honors.She stated that in the future she will further devote herself to volunteer teaching by improving services, innovating models and inheriting the brand, remaining true to her original aspiration and mission.

Li Yufang, winner of the "Alignment in Finance" award, as the class monitor, led her class with the core concepts of "guidance, coordination and cohesion".Through precise tutor guidance, multi-dimensional teacher-student interaction, joint cultivation of academic atmosphere and learning promotion through competitions, she drove the class to achieve common progress and new heights.

Francis Atta Sarpong, the international student winner of the "Joint Cultivation in Finance" award, shared that with the support of the school, his supervisor and fellow students, he has improved his research skills and methodological application abilities and produced relevant research results.He will continue to devote himself to academic research and contribute to the development of finance in the future.

Yuan Zhuohui, recipient of the "Mutual Inspiration in Finance" award, shared how his military service forged his sense of responsibility and honed his professional competence.After returning to campus from military service, he upheld the belief of "retired but not disheartened", practicing his original aspiration and forging ahead through conscription publicity, militia training and leading teams in competitions.

Their stories vividly interpret the financial students' striving attitude of "seeking hardships on their own initiative" and their ideals and beliefs of "finance for good, finance for the people, and finance for serving the country". They are a concentrated embodiment of the college's efforts in building the "five-in-one" ideological and political system of "red spirit, morality, ability, practice and cooperation" and in-depth implementation of the "Six Together Project" education achievements. At the end of the conference, Secretary Wang Ping of the Party Committee of the School of Finance delivered a concluding speech. He earnestly encouraged financial students to cultivate a strong sense of family and country, consolidate their professional foundation, temper their abilities, and grow together into new people of the times who can shoulder the responsibility of national rejuvenation.

The tide is calm and the shore is broad, urging us to forge ahead; the wind is favorable and the sails are raised, making it the right time to set sail. Standing at the crucial juncture of the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan", the School of Finance will continue to anchor its original mission of "cultivating talents for the Party and the country", continuously deepen the connotation of the "Six-in-One Finance" initiative, solidly promote the project of fostering virtue through education in the new era, cultivate new-era financial talents with all-round development in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor education, and deliver more youthful strength for the construction of Chinese modernization.