To encourage students to actively obtain professional licenses in the field of finance and banking, the Department of Banking and Finance set up a Securities Trading Lab in the College of Business Building (B1012). In addition, from November 2009, TKU has gone about purchasing an ever-expanding question database. At present, it has 11 sets of databases. Starting from 2010, it has incorporated such databases into a number of department courses, including “Investment Securities in Practice”, “Investing”, “Guidance in Obtaining a Financial Planning License”, and “Fixed-income Securities”. During such courses, students are given mock exams to test their knowledge and help them to acquire finance-related accreditations.

The Chair of the Department of Banking and Finance, Dr. Chiu Chien-liang, noted: “At present, the global financial environment is extremely competitive. We therefore hope that before students graduate, they can first obtain formal finance-related accreditations so as to enhance their competitiveness in the workforce.”