School Overview

The School of Accounting and Finance is the cornerstone of our university's AACSB accreditation, hosting a provincial first-class undergraduate program and recognized in Qingdao as a model discipline for its impactful community engagement and deep industry-academia integration.Our reputation is built upon a comprehensive suite of honors, including designation as a Shandong Model Primary-Level Teaching Organization, a Modern Industry School (Intelligent Accounting), and a Benchmarking Department for Party Building. Our faculty includes distinguished professionals—CGMA/CIMA holders, provincial-level teaching masters, CPAs, and senior accountants—who deliver a rigorous curriculum featuring three provincial-level first-class courses and an Internet Finance program consistently ranked among the top tiers nationally.With the recent launch of Big Data Management and Application (2024) and Financial Technology (2025), the School is advancing its "trinity" educational model—the deep fusion of accounting, finance, and technology—equipping graduates to lead and innovate in a data-driven economy.

The School is at the forefront of exploring innovative models for cultivating global talent, strategically integrating domestic undergraduate education with international professional certification standards. Since 2012, we have progressively incorporated the curricula and intellectual frameworks of leading global certifications—including ACCA, CIMA, CFA, and CIA—into our established programs. This initiative has led to the creation of four distinctive, track-specific programs: Accounting (ACCA), Accounting (CIMA), Financial Management (CFA), and Auditing (CIA). Aligning with China's “New Liberal Arts” initiative, the School emphasizes the fusion of information technology and disciplinary specialization. We have launched a dedicated Accounting (Intelligent Accounting) program. Furthermore, we have embedded the professional standards and relevant curricula of the FRM and CGFT certifications into our Internet Finance and Financial Technology programs, offering specialized pathways in intelligent risk management and financial technology.

Guided by the values of Respect, Pragmatism, Exploration, and Diversity, the School of Accounting and Finance is committed to a student-centered and internationally-oriented education. Our mission is to cultivate future-ready professionals for smart cities—individuals who are innovative, digitally-empowered, and application-ready. We equip our graduates with a global perspective, humanistic qualities, professional integrity, and a strong interdisciplinary mindset, enabling them with core competencies in cross-disciplinary problem-solving, data analytics, practical application, and communication. In pursuit of high-quality development, we adhere to the principle of "Strengthening our advantages, distinguishing our strengths, refining our specialties, and excelling in emerging fields." This approach enables us to deliver a multi-tiered education that stays at the forefront of industry trends and technological advancements. By closely aligning with the evolving talent demands of modern urban development, we empower the growth of smart cities and contribute meaningfully to regional economic progress.

Vision

To lead in educating applied talents at the intersection of accounting, finance, and big data analytics. Our mission is to develop innovative, intelligent, and practice-ready professionals by integrating a global outlook with deep local expertise, effectively translating technological advancements into actionable insights for accounting and finance. We are committed to fueling regional economic progress and contributing to the ecosystem of smart cities.

Mission

Cultivating applied professionals in Accounting, Finance, and Big Data to power the next generation of smart cities.

Core values

Rigor and Integrity, Reflection and Action

Educational Objective

To develop innovative, digitally-empowered, and application-oriented professionals in Accounting, Finance, and Big Data, equipped to advance the development of smart cities.

Distinctive Approach

Global Perspective, Digital-First Mindset, Professional Readiness.

Majors

Faculty

The School of Accounting and Finance currently employs over 80% dual-qualified teachers, more than 40% of whom have overseas educational backgrounds, and over 15% hold advanced professional qualifications such as Certified Public Accountant, Certified Tax Agent, and Senior Accountant.

Leading by exemplary scholars. The faculty demonstrates pragmatism and a commitment to excellence. Through continuous recruitment of high-calibre talent, we now employ one Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA/CIMA), one Shandong Provincial Teaching Expert, two Qingdao Municipal Teaching Experts, one Qingdao Municipal Model of Professional Ethics, and one Top Ten University Counsellor in Qingdao. It has been honoured with one institutional Outstanding Team Award and three Outstanding Teacher Awards, and is strengthened by numerous teaching and research specialists including multiple Certified Public Accountants (CPA), Certified Tax Agents (CTA), and Senior Accountants.

Distinctive characteristics. The College is distinguished by its interdisciplinary integration approach, where academic staff possess both solid expertise in traditional accounting, auditing, and finance and strong proficiency in information technology. Its faculty team, primarily composed of staff with international backgrounds and dual qualifications, combines international and traditional perspectives, dynamism and stability, diversity and specialisation. Several distinctive teaching and research clusters have been established in areas including Environmental Auditing and Environmental Value Management, Blue Finance and Sustainable High-Quality Development of the Blue Economy, and Big Data Analysis and Application. We actively promote external collaboration, engaging renowned professors from Ocean University of China, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, and other institutions, alongside accounting and finance professionals, as visiting professors.

Notable achievements. The Department of Accounting and Finance boasts three provincial-level first-class undergraduate courses, one provincial-level curriculum ideology demonstration course, nine university-level first-class courses, over forty blended learning courses, and two university-level scientific research innovation teams. We have received the First Prize for Outstanding Research Achievements in Shandong Private Education and the Second Prize for Teaching Achievements in Shandong Higher Education Institutions. It has published three series of planning textbooks, including the "Innovative, Digital, and Application-Oriented Economic and Management Planning Textbooks for Higher Education", comprising seven sub-series. To date, the School has published more than 140 textbooks, among which "Tax Law (Fourth Edition)" has been selected for the Shandong Provincial 14th Five-Year Plan for Vocational Education. It has secured over sixty provincial and municipal teaching and research projects, including seven Shandong undergraduate education and teaching reform projects, one major project supported by the Central Government's Financial Funds for Local University Reform and Development with funding exceeding one million RMB, four industry-sponsored horizontal projects, and four Ministry of Education "Industry-Academia Collaboration, Cooperative Education" projects. One consultancy report from a "Double Hundred" research project received directives from municipal leadership. Faculty members have received more than twenty-five awards in provincial or higher teaching competitions, information technology contests, and for teaching research outcomes. Furthermore, they have guided students to win over 540 awards in professional competitions.

Xu Weili

Executive Vice Dean, School of Accounting and Finance

Professor Shandong Provincial Education Evaluation Reform Expert Expert Judge, World Vocational College Skills Competition Lead Academic, Shandong Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Programme Head, Shandong Provincial Demonstration Basic-Level Teaching Organisation in Regular Undergraduate Institutions Principal Investigator, Central Government Financial Support Fund for Local University Reform and Development (Million Yuan Project) Lead Researcher, Shandong Provincial Key Teaching Reform Project for Undergraduate Institutions Second Prize, 8th Shandong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award First Prize, Shandong Private Education Outstanding Research Achievement Award Model Case on Applied Talent Development Selected into Qingdao Education Blue Book Chief Editor of 20+ Textbooks including Cost Accounting and Management Accounting First Prize and Second Prize, China Business Accounting Association Teaching Achievement Award Author of 10+ Academic Research Papers First Prize and Second Prize, University-Level Teaching Achievement Awards Outstanding Teaching Award and Outstanding Team Award Of Qingdao City University

Gao Shan

Vice Dean, School of Accounting and Finance

Professor Expert for Undergraduate Education and Teaching Evaluation, Ministry of Education, PRC Teaching Expert of Shandong Higher Education Institutions Teaching Expert of Qingdao Higher Education Institutions Expert Judge, National Hybrid Teaching Design Innovation Competition for Higher Education Institutions Expert Judge, Shandong Provincial Young Faculty Teaching Competition Expert Judge, World Vocational College Skills Competition Dean, Shandong Modern Industry College Outstanding Scientific Innovation Mentor of Shandong Province First-Batch Innovation Education Mentor of Shandong Province Council Member, Digital Intelligence Finance Committee of the Belt and Road and BRICS Skills Development International Alliance Expert Member, Shandong Enterprise Management Association Expert Member, Vocational Education Branch of Shandong Information Association Lead Developer of Shandong’s First-Batch First-Class Undergraduate Course and Provincial Curriculum Ideology Demonstration Course First Prize and Second Prize, Shandong Provincial Young Faculty Teaching Competition Second Prize, Shandong Provincial Education and Teaching Achievement Award Outstanding Instructor in National and Provincial Professional Competence Competitions (70+ awards) Published 20 professional textbooks including Intermediate Financial Accounting and Tax Planning Led or participated in 25+ teaching and research projects at municipal, provincial, and institutional levels Published 1 SCI core journal paper and 12 domestic academic papers

Qin Guilan

Assistant Dean and Party General Branch Secretary, School of Accounting and Finance

Professor Head of Shandong Third-Batch New Era University Model Party Building Unit (Cultivation Project) Former Head, Shandong Provincial Advanced Primary-Level Party Organization in the Education System Head of Qingdao Education System 2022 “Five-Star” Party Branch Outstanding Party Affairs Worker of Qingdao City Model Teacher of Professional Ethics in Qingdao City Lead Researcher, Shandong Provincial Undergraduate Teaching Reform Project Participated in 8 Provincial Teaching Reform and Education Research Projects Led or participated in 20+ ministerial, provincial, municipal, and横向 projects Supervised student theses recognised as Shandong Provincial Outstanding Bachelor’s Theses (twice) Chief Editor of 20 textbooks, including Finance and Introduction to Financial Studies Second Prize, 8th Shandong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award First Prize, Shandong Private Education Outstanding Research Achievement Award First Prize, China Business Accounting Association Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award First and Second Prizes for Special Research Project Achievements Lead Developer, University-Level First-Class Undergraduate Course Finance Outstanding Values Award and Outstanding Team Award Of Qingdao City University

Rong Qi

Academic Discipline Leader, School of Accounting and Finance

Doctor of Financial Engineering, Renmin University of China Master of Financial Engineering, Renmin University of China Bachelor of Finance, Renmin University of China Specially Appointed Industry Mentor, Renmin University of China Former Senior Executive at State Grid Corporation of China, Springs (Beijing) Capital Management, and Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. 15 years of industry experience

Wang Guona

Head of Finance Department, School of Accounting and Finance

Professor Master of Business Management, Ocean University of China Program Director of Financial Technology Led 2 provincial-level research projects Participated in 13 national, provincial and municipal teaching-research projects Provincial research project led by her awarded First Prize for Outstanding Research Achievements Chief Editor of 6 textbooks, Deputy Chief Editor of 8 textbooks Published 15 economics and finance papers (including 1 core journal publication) Third Prize, Shandong Provincial Teaching Innovation Competition for Higher Education Institutions First Prize, 4th Qingdao City University Teaching Innovation Competition Consistently ranked in top 10% of student evaluations for four consecutive semesters, achieving the highest university-wide evaluation rating in three semesters

Hong Yu

Head of Auditing Department, School of Accounting and Finance

Associate Professor Qingdao Municipal Teaching Expert Program Director of Auditing Lead Developer of Shandong Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Course "Auditing Practice" Led 8 ministerial/provincial and municipal-level research projects Participated in over 10 teaching and research projects Published 17 academic papers, including 2 Chinese core journal papers First Prize, Shandong Provincial Young Faculty Teaching Competition Second Prize, Shandong Provincial Teaching Innovation Competition for Higher Education Institutions Third Prize, XJTLU National University Teaching Innovation Competition Three First Prizes for Outstanding Research Papers from Shandong Accounting Institute Second Prize for Outstanding Teaching Case from Shandong Higher Education Institutions Curriculum Alliance Chief Editor of 10 textbooks including "Economic Law" and "Internal Control" Lead Researcher, Qingdao Cultivation Base for Think Tanks in Social Science Research

Chen Sha

Head of Accounting Department, School of Accounting and Finance

Associate Professor · Senior Accountant Program Director of Accounting（CIMA） Digital Management Accountant (DMA) Third Prize, Shandong Provincial Young Faculty Teaching Competition Chief Editor/Deputy Editor of 10 textbooks including "Tax Law" Tax Law (Fourth Edition) selected for Shandong Provincial 14th Five-Year Plan for Vocational Education Second Prize, China Business Accounting Association Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award Participated in 10 educational reform and research projects Published 11 academic papers

Geng Fei

Head of Financial Management Department and Secretary of the Faculty Party Branch, School of Accounting and Finance

Associate Professor Program Director of Financial Management Second Prize, Shandong Provincial Young Faculty Teaching Competition Second Prize, 7th XJTLU National University Teaching Innovation Competition Lead Developer of Shandong Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Course Financial Management Multiple Institutional Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Party Member Awards Chief Editor/Contributing Editor of 16 Textbooks Participated in 7 Provincial/Municipal Research Projects

Cai Sulan

Director of Intelligent Accounting and Finance Experimental Centre, School of Accounting and Finance

Associate Professor Master's Degree, Central South University Certified Public Accountant · Tax Agent Big Data Analyst Program Director of Intelligent Accounting and Big Data Management and Application Led/Participated in 8 Municipal-Level and 7 Institutional-level Research Projects Contributed to 4 Ministerial/Provincial-Level ResearchProjects Published 5 Academic Papers Chief Editor/Deputy Editor of 21 Textbooks First Prize, Shandong Provincial 6th Higher Education Teaching Competition (Information-Based Teaching Category) Outstanding Instructor, "Keyun Cup" National University Students Accounting Professional Competence Competition

Sun Xiaotong

Director of the Auditing Teaching and Research Office, School of Accounting and Finance

Associate Professor Master's Degree from HELP University, Malaysia Former Chinese-English Bilingual Lecturer at an International School in Malaysia ACCA Member, ACCA Digital Intelligence Accountant Program Director of Accounting (ACCA) Twelve Years of Bilingual Teaching Experience Lead Editor, Associate Editor, or Contributor to 10 Textbooks Presided Over or Participated in 5 Municipal-Level Research Projects Published 9 Academic Papers Organized and Led Students to Win Multiple Domestic Competition Awards

Du Rui

Lecturer，School of Accounting and Finance

Ph.D. in Management (Direct Track), Dalian University of Technology Bachelor’s Degree, China University of Petroleum (East China) Government-Sponsored Visiting Scholar, University of South Carolina, USA Participated in 4 national-level research projects. Authored/co-authored 9 CSSCI-indexed papers (4 as first/corresponding author) and 3 EI-indexed papers (1 as first/corresponding author). Presided over 2 provincial/ministerial-level projects and 1 municipal/departmental-level project.

Yan Bei

Lecturer, School of Accounting and Finance

PhD, University of Perpetual Help System Laguna (Philippines) Master’s Degree, Beijing Normal University Formerly worked at the Office of China Construction Bank (Qingdao Branch) Published 5 papers, Led 1 municipal-level research project, Co-authored three textbooks

Fan Jing

Lecturer, School of Accounting and Finance

Currently pursuing a PhD at Universiti Putra Malaysia with a research focus on Accounting Master of Education and Bachelor of Management, Changchun Normal University Has led and participated in eight vertical and horizontal research projects at municipal level and above Has published multiple papers in academic journals in China and abroad Core member of the University Scientific Research and Innovation Team Invited to attend and speak at several international academic conferences

Feng Yuan

Lecturer, School of Accounting and Finance

PhD, University of Essex MSc, University of Glasgow BSc, Bangor University Associate Fellow (AFHEA), UK Higher Education Academy ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business Teaching at an overseas university Internships at a renowned accounting institution and a bank

Xie Fengqi

Lecturer，School of Accounting and Finance

Doctor of Economic Theory, Tomsk State University Master of Finance, Taxation and Credit, Belarusian State University Bachelor of Finance, Yangtze University & University of Hradec Králové Former Senior Wealth Management Advisor at renowned firms like Guotai Junan Securities and GF Securities Nearly 10 years of practical industry experience

Tan Chen

Lecturer, School of Accounting and Finance

Master of Business Finance and Economics, University of Sheffield Instructor of Internet Finance at Gutenberg Honors College Shandong Province Teaching Innovation Competition-Third Prize Qingdao City College Teaching Competition-Second Prize Supervised students in various professional competitions and achieved awards Led and participated in multiple scientific projects Published 6 academic papers

Teaching Features

Emphasize international characteristics. Focus on broadening students' international horizons by embedding courses related to international professional certificates into the curriculum system. Adopt an international teaching model, implement high-impact teaching, and offer some bilingual courses. Implement internationalization from the aspects of teaching, teachers, students, and courses, and focus on cultivating students' critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, communication and collaboration skills, mastery of world cultures and languages, information literacy and global awareness, creativity and innovation qualities, as well as moral and self-direction competencies, which are essential qualities for international students.

Strengthen digital and intelligent thinking. Emphasize digital and intelligent thinking as well as financial technology characteristics in curriculum design, offering courses in areas such as intelligent accounting, intelligent finance, intelligent auditing, big data analysis and management, financial data visualization, financial robots, and cloud accounting. Attach importance to cultivating students' ability to integrate professional knowledge with information technology.  

Embracing diversity and integration. In teaching, we emphasize the diverse and integrated development of traditional accounting and finance with modern information technology, social and cultural values with professional ethics development, domestic and international course content, educational process with tracking of talent output effectiveness, theoretical learning with practical application, and other aspects. At the same time, diversification characteristics are reflected in training objectives, training abilities, curriculum design, practice system, effectiveness evaluation, quality assessment, and other aspects. 

Emphasize practical application. Adhere to the guiding principle of "shaping integrity character, highlighting professional characteristics, emphasizing practical ability, and advocating experimental teaching". Uphold the teaching philosophy of "promoting learning through competition, teaching through competition, research through competition, and upgrading through competition", organize students to participate in national and provincial financial and economic professional competitions, and exercise students' practical operation ability and digital financial analysis ability. Promote industry-education integration and "one course with two instructors". Currently, 7 industry colleges have been established, and 6 industry-education integration communities have been joined, focusing on deepening school-enterprise cooperation and collaborative education. Cooperate and exchange with institutions such as AACSB, ACCA, and CIMA to jointly build talent training bases and expand channels for international financial and economic talent training. Establish close cooperative relationships with well-known enterprises such as China Construction Bank, Industrial Bank, China Merchants Securities, CITIC Securities, Lunan Pharmaceutical, and Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership).

Advocate comprehensive cultivation. Emphasize the enhancement of students' all-round competencies, imparting professional knowledge while also focusing on students' expansion and innovation. The college currently has professional associations such as the Digital Finance Research Society and the Basic Accounting Skills Association, which expand students' professional competencies and abilities; it has established an innovation and entrepreneurship practice base to enhance students' innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities; and it encourages students to participate in the President's International Study Program, summer "Three Down to the Countryside" social practice, and various volunteer service activities, cultivating students' concept and ability to serve society.

Drawing on professional standards. The college's various majors take internationally recognized professional certificates in accounting, auditing, finance, and banking, such as ACCA, CIMA, CIA, CFA, and FRM, as benchmarks. Relevant courses are integrated into the training program to enhance students' professional abilities.

Hardware facilities

In terms of hardware facilities, we provide students with a large intelligent comprehensive accounting experiment center covering an area of 1,443 square meters. It includes nine diversified and high-end professional laboratories, such as the Financial Sharing and ERP Sandbox Laboratory, Intelligent Accounting Laboratory, and Virtual Business Environment Comprehensive Laboratory, equipped with over 700 computers in total. The experiment center is furnished with modern advanced equipment such as intelligent central control systems, cloud virtual desktop, electronic sandboxes, and physical sandboxes, offering high practicality. We also feature a complete laboratory management system, which is a new ecosystem platform for practical education that integrates financial sharing, big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, providing excellent conditions for teaching and scientific research. In 2022, two financial software systems, Commercial Banking Operations and Securities Investment Practice, were added, along with the purchase of RPA financial robot software and financial big data analysis software, complemented by the deployment of RPA financial robots. In 2023, the college's Big Data Mining and Analysis Laboratory was approved as a key laboratory in the Chengyang District.

Graduates Development

Our graduates typically pursue careers in leading enterprises and governmental institutions, or continue their studies at prestigious universities in China and abroad. A significant number of our alumni have become key professionals and core contributors within their organizations. The department has also built partnerships with over 160 organizations, establishing university-enterprise cooperation platforms.