Jiangsu University is one of the premiere Chinese University providing academic excellence to its foreign students from around the globe. Between the months of November and December, the University organizes its annual Chinese-Foreign Postgraduate academic forum that foster academic relationship between Chinese research students and foreign research students. The forum brings current research works on global and social issues that impact the lives of the society. The academic forum is conducted by the various schools where winners are chosen after an oral presentation and the voting for best poster presentation. An award ceremony is performed on the closing day of the SINO conference to award winners of various schools for their achievements.

The Schools of Management and Finance held their 10^th SINO-Foreign Postgraduate Forum on the 22^nd of November, 2020. The oral and poster presentations were held at the Third Lecture Hall of the Conference Center of Jiangsu University, at 8:00 am China time.

Twelve oral presenters were chosen from the pool of applicants who presented their research work for the forum. There were also 46 research posters where 15 (7 from School of Management, 7 from School of Finance and Economics and 1 from Institute of Science and Technology) were chosen via voting by participants and spectators as best posters.

The judges for the event were Professor Li Wenyuan from the School of Management, Associate Research Librarian, Wang Meng from the Institute of Science and Technology Information and Associate Professor Yang Lili from the School of Finance and Economics.

The Keynote speaker for the event was Assoc. Professor Li Yaya from the School of Finance and Economics with his presentation was on “The Network Structure Characteristics and Determinants of the Belt & Road Industrial Robot Trade”.

After the Keynote address the competition for oral presentation started. The presenters presented their research work to the admiration of the judges and spectators.

After the first six presenters, there was a short break for interaction and voting for the best poster outside the entrance of the conference room.

The second session for the oral presentation started after the break with the rest of the six oral presenters presenting their research work.

Two oral presenters who were not physically present presented their research work via the Tencent meeting.

It was generally an interesting competition for the judges since the presenters exhibited a high sense of knowledge in their presentation and answering of questions from the judges.

After the final scores were collated, Cheng Yuexin was adjudged the overall winner for the oral presentation. Xu Feiran came second and the third position when to Wang Ling.

The winners for the best posters were Isidore Komla Zotoo, Philomena P. Ofori, Fredrick Oteng Agyeman, Bentum-Micah Geoffrey, Liling Xie, Tian-Zi Wang and Benjamin Azembila Asunka for the School of Management.

In general, the event was well organized and well attended as well. The participants in both oral and poster really exhibited academic excellence.

A group photograph of the judges and presenters were taken.

The 10^th SINO-Foreign Postgraduate forum for The Schools of Management Science and Finance ended at 12:30 PM China time.

The MCs for the event were Mary Donkor from the School Finance and Economics and Pei Zijian from the Institute of Science and Technology.