On March 5, the finals and award ceremony of the 2nd National ETF Simulated Investment Elite Challenge were held at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Led by Professor Zhang Xiaoyu from the School of Economics, Tianjin Normal University (TNU), the team won the championship in the competition category of industry research of universities.

A group photo of TNU's team in the competition

Nicknamed "The Three Musketeers", the TNU team is composed of three 2023 Master of Finance students - Song Zhuoyin, Zhang Haitao, and Fang Yiqing.

In the competition category of industry research, a total of 1,263 teams from 185 universities nationwide competed fiercely. During the finals, the participating teams showcased their unique skills, using various forms such as traditional Chinese crosstalk and short video presentations. TNU's team combined traditional crosstalk with kuaiban (a traditional talk show recited to the rhythm of bamboo clappers), simplifying complex financial knowledge and making it easily understandable in a lively and humorous manner, earning applause from the audience.

In the end, the jury composed of senior experts in the industry scored each team based on the professionalism of the submitted project report, the on-site presentation and defense performance, and the TNU team won the championship with a total score of 94.67 points.

TNU's team in the competition

This competition is a national financial competition for universities. The competition was divided into two groups: the social group and the university group. The university group competition attracted nearly 190,000 participants from 2,245 universities across the country. This event provides a platform for college students to engage in ETF exchange and practice, accumulating invaluable experience for our students to participate in subsequent competitions in the same field.