Research and Development Department (RD)

In cooperation with the Marketing Department and the Academic Affairs Department, RD creates the training plan and develops teaching materials. RD's main activities include: designing curriculum modules; developing training courses; instructing new courses; establishing databases of teachers, teaching materials, and cases; performing academic research; engaging in consultation and academic exchange; and developing courses for distance learning.

RD consists of four centers: CPA Research Center, CFO Research Center, Financial Research Center, and Industrial Economics and Business Administration Center .

RD is presently performing two research projects: Auditing Laboratory and Capacity Framework for China's CFOs.

Academic Affairs Department

The Academic Affairs Department manages all short-term training programs from three centers: Public Courses Center, Customized Courses Center and CPA Courses Center. The main functions include: establishing the training schedule, designing the curriculum, inviting instructors, organizing trainees, executing training programs, managing training records, and evaluating training results.

Distance Education Department

In line with the Institute's overall plan and development strategy, the Distance Education Department works at exploring markets for distance education, developing distance learning courses, organizing and managing distance education, establishing databases of teachers, teaching materials, and other resources, and engaging in related research and academic administration. The Institute spares no effort in providing high quality distance learning courses of various levels and forms for its clients in different financial fields such as accounting, evaluation, tax and finance.

The Distance Education Department now has three centers, namely: Distance Education Management Center, Distance Education Research and Development Center, and Distance Education Technical Support Center. The Department has joined the Global Development and Learning Network of the World Bank (GDLN), and thus is responsible for the management of Distance Learning Center (DLC) in Shanghai National Accounting Institute.

Marketing Department

As a continuing education base for senior financial managers, SNAI defines its mission as developing into a world-class accounting institute with innovative educational modes.

The Marketing Department, in conjunction with other departments, is committed to offering continuing educational programs including degreed programs and short-term training in the operation model of a business school. Examples of this commitment include the professional qualification for CFOs, an EMBA program and short-term public courses tailored to expand the capabilities of senior financial managers.

Information Centre

The Information Center is responsible for planning and managing the SNAI websites, handling the weak current system, setting up information network and managing the library. The Information Center consists of two parts: Websites Administration Center and Internet Information Center.

Office of General Affairs

Office of General Affairs deals with overall on-campus administrative affairs and receptions. It is divided into five sections: President's Office (PO), Human Resources (HR), Financial Affairs (FA), Logistics (LO) and Service Center (SC). Below is a brief description of their respective areas of responsibility:

PO --administrative affairs and conference receptions
HR --personnel recruitment, salary management, performance assessment and staff training
FA --financial management
LO --property management, facilities and equipment maintenance, dining services
SC --teaching materials publishing, student transportation and accommodations