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Shenzhen Campus
Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SAFTI) in China is run jointly by Audencia (France) and Shenzhen University (China). Its degree programmes are recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
Recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education in 2022, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SAFTI) is run jointly by Audencia Business School and Shenzhen University. SAFTI is one of the first schools in China to be established jointly by a French business school and a Chinese university. This collaboration dates back to 2016, when the two schools first established a campus in Shenzhen.
This groundbreaking institution is a hub for collaborative research in business and management, computer science, data science, corporate social responsibility, finance and more. SAFTI also offers high-quality multidisciplinary degree programs at the bachelor and postgraduate levels in a range of areas like:
- Financial technology and risk control
- Big data management and applications
- Blockchain and information systems
Chinese, European and other international students and experts gather here to share ideas and help bring about new responsible business practices in the heart of Shenzhen – China’s Silicon Valley. This innovative city was the country’s first Special Economic Zone, and it has maintained the fastest economic growth in China for roughly 20 years.
SAFTI is located on the Houhai campus of Shenzhen University near the picturesque coastline of the Houhai Bay. The Houhai campus is 1.34 square kilometres and includes rolling hills covered with lychee trees and flowers, two lakes, a forest, an abundance of green space and works of art.
3688 Nanhai Road, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China, 518060
Tel: +86 755 2653 1521 +86 755 2653 1521
Website: https://safti.szu.edu.cn/en/ / https://safti.szu.edu.cn/
Founding institutions
Internationally recognized for the professional careers of its graduates, Audencia Business School is among the 1% of business schools worldwide that hold all the major international academic accreditations - EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
The school is known worldwide for its teaching and research in the fields of business and management, with a focus on corporate social responsibility, innovation and finance.
Audencia is one of France's leading schools of higher education, with campuses in Nantes, Paris, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Chengdu and Beijing, in addition to Audencia Business School in Shenzhen.
The SZU boasts an impressive list of graduates, including the founders of Shenzhen-based Tencent, the world's fourth-largest Internet company, and the founder and CEO of Giant Interactive Group, one of China's largest online gaming companies.
The city of Shenzhen has been experiencing the fastest economic growth in China for around 20 years,and the SZU is actively contributing to this high-tech innovation and international business hub.
Why Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute?
The Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SAFTI) is entirely new - a new level of business collaboration between Europe and China, a newly established campus and a new way of looking at China's incredible growth within its most innovative and economically prosperous city.
SAFTI brings together some of the most creative and accomplished people from every continent. Like the city of Shenzhen - which was created as China's first special economic zone during the country's reform and opening up - SAFTI is a playground for innovative business and management. It brings together the best business and management specialists in the high-tech hub of Shenzhen, the center of finance, technology and logistics.
Students have the opportunity to spend time in Nantes, France - a center of green innovation and the country's third-largest industrial city - to complete the experience.
Managed jointly by Audencia Business School and Shenzhen University, SAFTI offers a welcoming international environment and acts as an incubator for increased collaboration between China and countries around the world.
Students and programs
Jointly run by Audencia Business School and Shenzhen University, SAFTI offers a welcoming international environment and acts as an incubator for further collaboration between China and countries around the world.
Study programs
The Shenzhen Audencia Institute of Financial Technology (SAFTI) currently offers the following advanced programs and is actively expanding its offerings each year. Check our site regularly for updates.
- MSc Financial Technology and Risk Management
- Bachelor of Science in Big Data Management & Applications
- Bachelor of Science in Blockchain & Information Systems
- Bachelor of Science in Financial Technology
Faculty members
Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SAFTI) benefits from renowned full-time research and teaching faculty, visiting faculty members and industry experts from a wide range of top institutions and businesses round the world.
Included in this roster are a select team of Audencia faculty members who are on-site in Shenzhen, China, full-time.
SAFTI has ambitious faculty recruitment goals for the next three years.
