Speaking of Finance class, in face of various financial vocabulary and institutions, cases and content，are you feeling a little overwhelmed? Today we invite teacher Peng Yufei who has rich practical experience in Finance to share the secrets of learning.

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Peng Yufei obtained Master Degree of Accounting and Finance Management from University of Bristol. After graduation, she worked in the Finance and   Investment Management Department of a listed company and was mainly responsible for the economic businesses of foreign affiliates and their financial statements analysis. Besides, she also assisted the company in establishing the Financial Shared Service Center (FSSC). Since 2017, she works in International College of Xiamen University, teaching the financial courses. The multi-disciplinary background in finance, accounting and related working experiences in bank and enterprise make her demonstrate the rich and vivid class content with a good combination of theory and practice in teaching.

Question 1: The Finance major in International College of XMU is very popular. Could you introduce it?

Britain is the birthplace of the modern financial system. Not only did Adam Smith, the father of economics, born there, it also has a sound financial teaching system. Our International College works closely with British universities, and the independent study abroad program is in line with the British professional training curriculum system and teaching requirements. The quality of student training is recognized by the partner institutions.

Question 2: You studied very well in the university, and applied the University of Bristol, one of top 100 universities in the world with national scholarship. How did you do it? Could you share some good learning methods with students?

In fact, the learning of financial knowledge is not difficult. It’s closely related with our life. We have access to finance in daily life from shopping to personal investment, corporate financing, and stock market changes. If we can integrate professional knowledge with life, instead of treating it as a task. We will certainly gain more fun in learning. 

Continuous motivation is inseparable from a firm learning goal. It is suggested that students calm down before learning to think about what they want and what kind of people they hope to become in the future. If the goal is clear, there will be a steady stream of learning motivation. It is no longer difficult to pass IELTS and apply for a favorite school.

Question 3： In the special period of current epidemic, what can the students do to improve their professional knowledge and ensure the quality of learning?

In the epidemic period, with the online teaching and learning mode, we had many difficulties to overcome, such as it is not easy to take notes with electronic textbooks, students easily couldn’t keep up with the rhythm. In the continuous adjustment, we gradually find the suitable software platform, innovate new methods, adjust teaching plan, and carry out online teaching in a more targeted manner. After weeks of practice, the effect of online teaching is not bad

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In order to improve the effect of online teaching, it’s recommended that all the students carefully preview before class, find out the important and difficult points, actively interact with teacher in class, carry in-depth discussion about the important and difficult points, so that they can really master the related knowledge. Review and consolidation after class is also indispensable. I hope all students can communicate with teachers more offline, and go through the difficult time together to ensure the quality of learning.

Question 4: For the students who are full of expectations for the life abroad，could you tell the differences between the abroad and home country according to you overseas study experience? And what should they pay attention to when they go abroad？

Studying abroad is a wonderful journey. It not only exercises our comprehensive ability, but also makes us more independent and strong. In life, we no longer depend on our parents, we can better learn to go through various procedures and deal with various trivial matters in learning, due to language pressure, we can better break through ourselves and continuously improve our oral English in communicating with foreigners, so as to have a better understanding of professional knowledge. 

For students majoring in Finance, practical experience is particularly important. Not only can we apply what we have learned in real life and better understand the related concepts, but also let us know the needs of the current market and understand the direction of our efforts. Therefore, it is recommended that students be able to make full use of the advantages of developed commercial and financial systems in Europe and the United States during their stay abroad, try to find more internship opportunities, and apply what they have learned in practice, stimulate themselves to think more, which is also helpful for their future study or finding a better job.