On January 25, Tsinghua PBCSF Winter Program opened in Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, with 35 master students from the PBC School of Finance attending. 

Ronald Burgman, Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame and CEO at the Asset Economics Inc., reviewed the development history of American financial system and analyzed its current challenges in the opening course of the US Financial System and Economy on January 26.

The faculty team for the two-week winter program are from the Mendoza College of Business, including Paul Velasco, Director of Stayer Center for Executive Education, Bill D. McDonald, Thomas A. and James J. Bruder Professor in Administrative Leadership, Robert H. Battalio, Professor of Finance and Presidential Faculty Fellow, and James O’ Brien, Assistant Chair of the Accountancy Department, in addition to Prof. Ronald Burgman. Courses will cover topics ranging from the U.S. financial system and the American political system to entrepreneurship and corporate finance. Late in the program, attendees will visit enterprises and financial institutions in Chicago.

The University’s American Asian Club held a welcome party for the attendees upon the team’s arrival, providing an opportunity for them to communicate with local students.

The University of Notre Dame, a Catholic research university built in the middle of 19th century, is one of the few universities to regularly rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of America's best colleges and the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings of the best overall athletics programs. The Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame ranks No. 1 nationally for its undergraduate program and 20th nationally for its MBA program by Bloomberg Businessweek in its surveys of top business programs.