On October 22, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement and the unveiling ceremony of the collaboration base between China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) and the Beijing Financial Court was held at the Beijing Financial Court. Ma Huaide, President of CUPL, Chang Baoguo, Vice President, Cai Huiyong, President of Beijing Financial Court, Xue Feng, Vice President, Niu Xiaorui, Director of the Political Department, and other notable guests, attended the signing and unveiling ceremony. Ma Huide and Cai Huiyong jointly unveiled the Legal Education Practice Base of CUPL and the National Legal Education Cooperation Base for Officials. Chang Baoguo and Xue Feng signed the strategic cooperation agreement.
On behalf of CUPL, Ma expressed his heartfelt thanks to the Beijing Financial Court for its support. He hoped that the two sides could further strengthen cooperation in four aspects: first, the Beijing Financial Court could provide CUPL students with practice opportunities such as internships and mock trial training through the Legal Education Practice Base; second, the two sides could strengthen exchanges in teaching and research, and actively launch training programs, academic seminars and think tank events; third, the two sides could explore ways to integrate Party building in judicial activities and scientific research activities; and, fourth, the two sides could build the National Legal Education Cooperation Base for Officials into a platform for legal personnel training.
Cai Huiyong thanked CUPL for its strong support. He hoped that the two sides could join hands to address emerging problems and challenges in adjudication involving financial elements and bring in innovative ideas. Through jointly building a research highland for advancing the rule of law in finance, the two sides would fill in the gap of financial laws, and strengthen cooperation in research, financial justice, foreign-related rule of law, as well as talent training and exchanges.