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Tsinghua University and Singapore Management University integrate and leverage the discipline resources in financial accounting from both sides and provide outstanding faculty for the program. Students who complete the program will receive a Master’s degree in accounting from Tsinghua University and a Master’s degree of Science in CFO Leadership from Singapore Management University.
Strategic Perspective with Global Vision
Breadth of Finance with Comprehensive Thinking
Depth of Accounting with Quality Practice
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CFO Forums
The forums leverage the leading advantages and rich resources in accounting and financial management disciplines, the forum invites industry elites, academic leaders and government officials to discuss current hotspots, looking into future development and exploring “corporate transformation and new CFO thinking in the new economic era”.
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Qingxinhui CFO Salons
The salons provide a platform for Tsinghua alumni, students and candidates to interact with faculty and industry professionals, while gathering those interested minds from the field of finance and industry to spark new ideas in discussion.
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High-end Lectures
The lectures invite senior professionals in accounting and related fields to interact with students closely, enabling them to deeply understand the application and practice of accounting-related knowledge in various business fields and helping with their career development.
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Visits to Corporates
In-person visits to corporates help students gain a in-depth understanding of the application of accounting-related knowledge in business, enterprise operation, the latest industry development and the industry-finance integration of industry and finance, etc.
To develop students’ global vision and understanding of financial management in developed countries, the program provides students with overseas visiting during their study.
CHEN Xiao
Department of Accounting Professor, Tsinghua SEM
CHEN Yubo
Department of Marketing Professor, Coca-Cola Chair Professor, Senior Associate Dean, Tsinghua SEM
LI Dan
Department of Accounting Professor, Tsinghua SEM
XIAO Xing
Department of Accounting Professor, Department of Accounting Chair, Tsinghua SEM
XIE Deren
Department of Accounting Professor, Tsinghua SEM
XU Xin
Department of Management Science and Engineering Starr Endowed Chair Professor, Associate Dean, Tsinghua SEM
YANG Zhishu
Department of Finance Professor, Tsinghua SEM, Changjiang Scholar
CHEN Xia
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Accounting; Director, SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration (Accounting & Finance) Program; Recruiting Co-ordinator, SMU
CHENG Qiang
Dean, School of Accountancy; Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Accounting, SMU
WANG Jiwei
Associate Professor of Accounting (Practice); Program Director, Master of Professional Accounting (MPA); Program Director, Master of Science in Accounting (MSA), SMU
YUE Heng
Associate Professor of Accounting; Programme Director, SMU Tsinghua Joint Master of Science in CFO; Leadership (MCFO) Program; Lee Kong Chian Fellow
ZHANG Liandong
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Accounting; Associate Dean (Research), SMU
Target Students
Vice President of Finance, CFO, General Manager of Finance and other financial leaders, as well as financial seniors, executives and decision makers in the financial industry who wish to receive in-depth education of finance management.
Degree
Students who complete the program will receive a Master’s degree in Accounting from Tsinghua University and a Master’s degree of Science in CFO Leadership from Singapore Management University.
Admission
International applicants should be non-Chinese citizens holding foreign passports, healthy, virtuous, and willing to comply with Chinese laws and Tsinghua regulations.
The applicant should have a degree equivalent to Chinese mainland’ bachelor’s degree or a higher degree. Applicants with academic qualifications from foreign educational institutions must be certified by the overseas study Service Center of the Ministry of Education of China (CSCSE).
Before our program’s admission in 2023, applicants with a bachelor's shall have five-year working experience at minimum, applicants with a master's degree or doctor's degree should have three-year working experience at minumum.
Admission
Number of Students
For international students, we will admit the most outstanding candidates. (Please refer the admission guide.)
Study Form
The program is part-time and offer a 4-day course session (from Thursday to Sunday) each month, mostly at Tsinghua and some at Singapore Management University. No accommodation is provided.
The expected length of study is 2 years, including 18 months for course taking and 6 months for thesis writing.
Tuition Fee
Total 358,000 RMB, 250,600 RMB for Tsinghua courses and 107,400 RMB for Singapore Management University.