Anhui University of Finance and Economics (AUFE) is under the leadership of the Anhui Provincial Government; the university was founded in 1959 and originally named Anhui Institute of Finance and Trade. AUFE is located in Bengbu City, center of the Huaihe River Basin, and is now a university specializing in finance and economics, covering disciplines in economics, management, law, arts, sciences, engineering, and history. AUFE has been one of the first universities awarded the right to grant bachelor's degrees and one of the second universities awarded the right to grant master's degrees.
(1) History
Anhui University of Finance and Economics was founded in 1959, and is a provincial governed key university and a comprehensive university with full support granted by Anhui provincial government. Anhui University of Finance and Economics is a young, dynamic and famous university especially professional at economics education. It is one of the top 30 economics education universities in China and one of the five key universities in Anhui province. It was changed the name to Anhui University of Finance and Economics in year 2004.
Its library holds 2 million volumes, 1 million electronic volumes, and about 1,700 Chinese and foreign periodicals. The university, with elegant surroundings, has set up all kinds of research institutions, laboratories, research centers, swimming pools, gymnasia, playgrounds, and various types of teaching and sports facilities, which enable the university to offer good-quality education and a relatively-comfortable campus life. AUFE has a total faculty of 1428 (990 professional teachers), and boasts 22019 full-time undergraduates and 1676 postgraduates.
(2) Discipline and programs
Anhui University of Finance and Economics (AUFE) consists of thirteen schools, two departments, three university-affiliated and ten school-affiliated research institutions. The University awards bachelor's degrees in 41 academic disciplines, master's degrees in two Level I academic disciplines and 28 Level II academic disciplines. In addition, three special programs are offered: MBA, JM, master’s degrees for on-post college teachers. AUFE has one A-class and four B-class key disciplines at provincial level, three state-level characteristic undergraduate majors, two provincial-level characteristic undergraduate majors, four provincial-level demonstration majors, two provincial-level demonstration centers for experimental teaching, and 28 provincial-level quality courses
The famous schools at AUFE including School of Economics, School of Finance, School of International Economics and Trade, School of Management, School of Business, School of Accountancy, School of Finance and Public Administration, Faculty of Law, School of Information Engineering, School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, School of Foreign Languages, School of Literature, Art and Media, School of Politics.
(3) Academic facilities and Scientific research
At present, Anhui University of Finance and Economics comprises three campuses with a total area of 701,000 square metres. The three campuses are: Longhu Lake East, Longhu Lake West, and Jiaotong Road, with the Longhu Lake East Campus and the Longhu Lake West Campus on the two sides of the Longhu Lake. Its library holds 1.8 million volumes, 0.52 million electronic volumes, and 1,700 Chinese and foreign periodicals. The university facilities include laboratories, research centers, swimming pools, gymnasia, and playgrounds.
The University has three research institutions that are directly under AUFE, eighteen virtual research departments, and four key research bases at provincial and ministerial level, including Research Center of Economic Development (RCED), Research Center of Cooperative Economics (RCCE), Bases of Cotton Project Research and Training (BCPRT), and Bases of Cooperative Economics Research and Training (BCERT). RCED and RCCE and two major research bases of Humanities and Social Sciences in Anhui Province’s higher education, BCPRT and BCERT are two research bases of All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.
(4) Anhui University of Finance and Economics Achievement
Since 2004, the university has won 693 research projects, 27 of which are sponsored by the state, and 247 by Anhui Province. Over 6,500 academic papers were published and 112 books printed. 43 achievements in scientific research have been awarded provincial, ministerial or national prizes. The periodical Finance and Trade Research funded by AUFE is a source periodical for CSSCI.
Since 2005, the university has undertaken 812 research projects among which 23 are at national level and 43, Philosophy and Social Sciences, at Education Ministerial level, and 265 at provincial and ministerial levels. 5558 papers and 110 academic works of various kinds have been published, in which 37 academic awards at or beyond provincial level and teaching awards. 217 academic reports by visiting scholars and 870, by university’s own scholars have been delivered for undergraduates and graduates. 11 national academic seminars have been held. The dining canteens have been certified by ISO－9000 quality standard and won the honorary title of "100 best canteens in China".
(5) Communication and international cooperation
Anhui university of Economics and Finance (AUFE) has vigorously exchanges and cooperates with the outside world through holding academic lectures and symposia, inviting international experts and scholars for teaching and lecturing, sending faculty members to pursue higher degrees or conduct research work in countries such as Japan, the United States, the Great Britain, Australia, Germany, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Romania etc, and regions like Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
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