New money guide for Chinese students

Dozens of government officials and members of academic from different Chinese cities recently gathered at Beijing Normal University to discuss ways to improve the youth’s financial literacy through education.

几十位来自中国各个城市的政府官员和学者最近聚集在北京师范大学参加中国青少年财经素养教育研讨会，讨论如何通过教育提高青少年的财经素养。

Several attendees at the forum talked about pilot projects in primary and middle schools in some cities, where the students are being taught money management.

在研讨会上，几位与会者谈到，在一些城市的中小学校试点项目教导学生如何进行资金管理。

The university’s China Education Innovation Institute and Shanghai Be Better Philanthropy Group, an education consultant company, launched the Research Centre of Financial Literacy Education for Youth during the forum.

北师大的中国教育创新研究院联合一家教育顾问公司上海百特教育咨询中心，在研讨会上宣布了财经素养教育研究中心的成立。

Some experts also told the forum that China should follow in the footsteps of developed countries, attaching more importance to financial literacy and making it a part of the education system.

一些专家也在论坛上表示，中国应该追随发达国家的脚步，把金融知识作为教育系统的一部分。

BNU vice -president Chen Li said that education reform in the country encourages students to develop wide-ranging interests and explore personal traits. To foster young people’s financial literacy would mean making them more competitive for the future, he said.

北师大副校长陈力表示，国家的教育改革正在鼓励学生发展广泛的兴趣和探索个人特质。他说，培养年轻人的金融知识意味着让他们在未来更有竞争力。

Wang Sheng, director of the new research centre, said that the body will offer academic support and organize educational events to improve financial skills of Chinese students.

新研究中心主任王胜表示，该机构将提供学术支持，举办教育活动，以提高中国学生的财务技能。

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来源:China Daily爱语吧作者:Sylvia