Exploring China's Economic Growth and Opportunities in Shandong

1. www.sdufe.edu.cn March 2019

2. 1 About China 2 About Shandong 3 About SDUFE

3. Part 1 About China

4. About China

5. About China GDP Growth Rate in 2018: 6.6% Capital City: Beijing Largest City: Shanghai In 2018, the IMF reiterated its forecast that China will overtake the US in terms of nominal GDP by the year 2030. Population: 1.4 billion (as of 2016)

6. China ranks 28th out of 140 countries in the Global Competitiveness Index, above many advanced economies and making it by far the most competitive major emerging economy. This is largely owing to its strength in infrastructure and wide adoption of communication and information technology. In 2018, Fortune's Global 500 list of the world's largest corporations included 120 Chinese companies.

7. GDP Annual Growth Rate  GDP Annual Growth Rate in China averaged 9.55 percent from 1989 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 15.40 percent in the first quarter of 1993 and a record low of 3.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 1990. China’s economic growth is expected to 6.3 percent this year, according to World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019, United Nations.

8. About China The More Positive Business Environment The Ambitious Belt and Road Initiative The Policy of Opening-up The largestConsumer Market • China now is the largest consumer market in the world. • China will further open up its economy in the face of rising protectionism. • The more positive business environment will be achieved with the help of great measures by the government, like Foreign Investment Law just adopted on March 15, 2019. • China's import and export to countries along "one belt and one road" amounted to 115 billion $ in January 2019, marking a rise of 11.5%.

9. Part2 About Shandong

10. SDUFE Location

11. SDUFELocation Qing Dao Ji Nan Mount Tai • SDUFE is situated in Ji Nan, Capital of Shandong Province in Eastern China. Shandong isthe hometown of Confucianism and a source of ceremonies. It is one of the most populous and most affluent provinces-China‘s third wealthiest province，it has over 100 million people, and its economic aggregates, exceeding one trillion US dollars, rank among the global top 20. The average annual GDP growth rate of 11.5% in the past 40 years. • With more than 3000 kilometers coastline, Shandong is full of natural resources and Shandong agricultural and aquatic products play an important role in China.

12. About Shandong New Forms of Business New Industries New Models NewTechnologies • In January 2018, Shandong became the first comprehensive pilot area for new drivers of growth in China, shifting from an inefficient growth model to one for quality development driven by technological innovation, institutional reform and enhanced labor skills. • By developing new technologies, new industries, new forms of business and new models, Shandong is fostering ten major industrial clusters(New IT, High-end Equipment, New Energy and Materials, Modern Ocean, Health Care, High-end Chemical Industry, Modern and High Efficient Agriculture, Culture and Creative Industry, High-quality Tourism, Modern Finance Service). These efforts will enhance the internal driving forces for Shandong's high-quality development.

13. Part3 About SDUFE

14. About SDUFE  SDUFE traced back to 1952, the new university was merged on July 4th, 2011 by combining Shandong Economic University and Shandong University of Finance.  SDUFE has 5 campuses, Shungeng Campus, Yanshan Campus, Shengjing Campus, Mingshui Campus and Laiwu Campus.

15. Art Law Science Well-known for economics and management, and also including multi-disciplines like humanities, law, science, engineering, arts, and education. Engineering Education

16. Rankings and Accreditation Number of Students in China No. 1 in china Top 10 in china • Universities of Finance and Economics • in China No.1 in shandong No. 1 in shandong • Universities of Finance and Economics • in Shandong No. 68 in china Score of University Entrance Exam among universities of finance and economics in Shandong Employment Competitiveness among Chinese universities

17. International Cooperation SDUFE is involved in international cooperation, academic exchange and research, joint programs, dual degree programs, and articulation programs with more than 80 overseas universities and institutions from the USA, Canada, Britain, Australia, France, Germany, Czech, New Zealand, and elsewhere.

19. Partner Universities

20. University Alliance SDUFE is a member of Board of Directors of CCBTC. 2018 Annual Symposium of China Council for the BRICS Think Tank Cooperation(CCBTC)

21. University Alliance SDUFE take active part in regional cooperation globally. The university joined the Sino-Russian League of Economic Universities and held the 5th annual meeting in October 2017. In the same year, SDUFE also joined the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools.

22. University Alliance Member of AAPBS since 2017. One of 12 China Mainland Members of AAPBS.

23. Research and Evaluation Center on Budget Performance, Shandong Research Center of Government Performance Evaluation, SDUFE Providing counseling for Finance Department of Shandong Province

24. Research and Evaluation Center on Budget Performance, Shandong Research Center of Government Performance Evaluation, SDUFE Undertaking evaluation projects for Shandong province

25. Research and Evaluation Center on Budget Performance, Shandong Research Center of Government Performance Evaluation, SDUFE Budget Performance Management Forum

26. THANK YOU www.sdufe.edu.cn • WANG Jianbo, Dean & Professor, Tel: (86-531) 8859 6192, Email: wangjianbo1207@aliyun.com