The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) was established in 1818. It is the eldest professional engineering organization in the world, with a history of nearly 200 years. It is still a non-profit industry-academic organization and the world's largest independent organization representing individual civil engineers. At present, the membership is in more than 100 countries, with more than 80,000 people.  ICE is also the only academic institution in the international civil engineering industry that has the dual functions of academic exchange and professional qualification certification. The ICE International Practice Qualification Certificate issued by ICE is the only internationally recognized certificate in the field of civil engineering. 

CSMAR is the largest professional high-tech company engaged in the design and development of accurate database of financial and economic information in China, and the only Chinese data provider included in the Wharton Research Service system by Wharton Business School in the Greater China region.  CSMAR (China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database) is a data platform based on CRSP and COMPUSTAT, which is supported by a professional R & D team from China Finance Research Center of the University of Hong Kong, China Accounting and Finance Research Center of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and other professional research institutions and investment industry and other international well-known database construction standards for the development of academic research for the purpose of advanced professional, accurate database fusion construction.