2025 Master of Professional Accounting Program-Enrollment Guide.pdf

Shanghai National Accounting Institute

Master of Professional Accounting Program

1. Introduction of the Program

The Academic Education Programs sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China in 2008 is designed to foster high-end business officials and managerial personnel for the recipient countries, offering one-year and two-year master programs as well as three-year doctoral programs for the purpose of educating high-end and inter-disciplinary talents working in the applied fields of government, trade, foreign affairs, agriculture, technology, education, culture and health, building intellectual capacity and facilitating the economic and social development of the recipient countries. These programs provide assistance to governmental officials, research fellows, and senior managerial personnel on their master and doctoral education in China, which are fully conducted in English. Admission requirements include a bachelor’s degree, relevant work experience, and decent physical conditions, which are essential for the intense study needed for obtaining the degrees. These graduates are now working in their fields of specialization in their home countries and are undertaking an increasingly significant role in the economic development cooperation between China and their home countries.

In 2015, Shanghai National Accounting Institute started to offer the two-year “Master of Professional Accounting Program” with the support of the Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China. So far 277 government officials, scholars and managerial personnel from 36 developing countries have joined the program. Most of them come from public sectors such as ministry of finance, central bank, audit office, etc. The program aims to cultivate high-level, interdisciplinary and application-oriented talents in the fields of accounting, finance and management for developing countries. After completing their studies and returning to their home countries, the alumni of the program generally have achieved good career development. They have made positive contributions to promoting the bilateral economic and trade cooperation as well as the friendly relations between their home countries and China in their respective positions.

We believe that by participating in the program and obtaining the degree, you will be able to acquire professional knowledge and expertise, thereby realizing your life value and purpose and in the meantime contributing to the social and economic development of your own countries.  

2. Prospective Students

Government officials, managerial personnel from state-owned enterprises as well as researchers or university lecturers from developing countries with bachelor’s degree or above in the field of economics, management etc. Applicants with government work experience or policy making experience are preferred.

3. Program Objective

The Program is designed to train experienced, application-oriented and high-caliber talents in the field of accounting, finance and management to be financial managers, researchers or policymakers with profound expertise and strong analytical and decision-making ability.  

4. Enrollment Plan 

We plan to enroll a maximum of 30 students in our two-year full-time Master of Professional Accounting Program. The teaching language is English.

5. Scholarship

In accordance with the relevant standards of the MOFCOM Scholarship of China.

Introduction of the Institute

01.About SNAI

The Shanghai National Accounting Institute (SNAI) was officially established in September 2000 with the strong support of the Chinese government. SNAI, as a  public service institution affiliated to the Ministry of Finance of China (MOF), is subject to the dual leadership of MOF and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. In 2011, SNAI was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council as the unit for conferring Master's degrees in Professional Accounting, Auditing and Tax. Looking forward, SNAI will continue to make unremitting efforts to build it into the world's leading accounting institute with international recognition, which constitutes the realization of four sub-goals as being a highland in bringing up top accounting talents in China, a think tank for national  accounting policymaking and corporate finance, a nationwide knowledge and information hub on accounting, and an international platform for communication and exchange in accounting.

02.About AFDI

The Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI) which is co-located at SNAI, was initiated by the Chinese Central Government for region-wide capacity building under the APEC framework. Since the establishment in 2001, AFDI has conducted various capacity building trainings, seminars, forums and research on  regional financial and development issues. Not only have these efforts facilitated knowledge and experience exchange, but also enhanced mutual understanding among the APEC member economies. In 2015, AFDI launched the Master of Professional Accounting Program, which has been approved as one of the “Master’s Program for Developing Countries” by the Ministry of Commerce. The Program aims to provide professional master degree education to the young and mid-aged finance officials in the region.

03.Campus and Facilities

SNAI campus covers an area of 34.67 hectares and a floor area of 87,000 square meters. Its geographical location also is favorable, being adjacent to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and National Exhibition and Convention Center. The park-like campus is equipped with first-class teaching and learning facilities, as well as single room accommodations with 24-hour air conditioning, hot water and wide-band network for the international students during their schooling.