Brief introduction
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) was founded in 1956 and now is among the key universities of Beijing Municipality. Adhering to its motto: “Advocate morality, value competence, and strategize nation’s development to serve its people”, along with the guidance and efforts of the faculty and staff, Capital University of Economics and Business is now a comprehensive university with a focus on economics and management, and a wide selection of disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs, covering 6 disciplines in Economics, Management, Law, Literature, Science and Engineering.
1. History
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB), traces its roots back to 1956 when the Ministry of National Education founded the Beijing Economics Institute. In 1995, The Beijing government combined the Beijing Economics Institute and the Beijing Finance and Trade Institute creating Capital University of Economics and Business. Capital University of Economics and Business is one of Beijing's three key universities. Capital University of Economics and Business has two campuses. The main campus is located in Huaxiang, Fengtai District, in the Zhongguancun High-tech Zone that has full-time undergraduate and graduate students. The Hongmiao Campus is located in Chaoyang District, in the Central Business District (CBD) that primarily houses international students and continuing education students. Currently, the university’s key areas of research are in Applied Economics, Labor Economics, Enterprise Management, Industrial Economics, Banking, and Finance.
2. Discipline and programs
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) has expanded its education dimensions with an emphasis on its undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to continuing education and international student education. The university has 38 undergraduate programs. Capital University of Economics and Business grants doctoral degrees for 4 top tier disciplines including: Applied Economics, Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, among which Applied Economics is supported by a post-doctoral research center. Furthermore, there are 10 master degree programs in top tier disciplines and 30 professional master degree programs. Capital University of Economics and Business has the following schools and departments, School of Urban Economics and Public Administration, School of Business Administration, School of Economics, School of Accounting, School of Labor Economics, School of Culture and Communication, School of Information, School of Safety and Environmental Engineering, School of Public Finance and Taxation, School of Law, School of Finance, School of Statistics, Foreign Languages Department, Overseas Chinese College, School of Marxism, Physical Education Department, School of International Education, School of Continuing Education, and Professional Masters of Education Center.
3. Academic facilities and scientific research
Currently, Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) has 1,459 faculty and staff members, including 750 instructors. Among the instructors, 239 hold doctoral degrees which account for 40%, 312 are associate professors, 127 are professors, 54 are advisors for doctoral students, and 333 are advisors for graduate students. The university has assumed a number of national, provincial, ministry-level and Beijing research projects that have resulted in practical and valuable outcomes. These projects include the establishment of over ten economic research bases such as, CBD Development Research Base, Beijing Economic and Social Development Policy Research Base, Metropolis Internationalization, Economic Growth and Business Cycles, and Beijing Municipal Conditions and public opinion Index Research. In addition, Capital University of Economics and Business has set up twenty seven research institutes and centers including the Research Institute of Demography, Research Institute of Economy, Research Institute of Beijing Economy, Research Institute of Real Estate, CBD Development Research Center, World Trade Organization (WTO) Research Center, Entrepreneurs and Enterprise System Research Institute, Enterprise Development Research Center, China Industrial Economy Research Center, Business Research Center and the Social Security Research Center. The university has modern library with more than 1,660,000 books and over 2,600 kinds of periodicals in Chinese and foreign languages.
4. Great Achievement
Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) obtained great achievements in its various disciplines. The Labor Economics has been approved as a national key discipline and was named by the Ministry of Education as “Most Distinctive Key Discipline”, thus becoming the forefront among the same discipline nationwide. Management Science and Engineering and eight others have been approved as key developing disciplines by the Beijing Government. In addition, Capital University of Economics and Business also has four national distinctive key programs, two national faculty teams; three nationally approved selected courses, three model bilingual courses, one national experimental model teaching center and one innovation experimental training facility. In addition, Capital University of Economics and Business received various education achievement awards from the Beijing Government. Recently, one of Capital University of Economics and Business outstanding professor has received recognition at the national level and eight others were issued awards by the Beijing Government.
5. Communication and international cooperation
Capital University of Economics and Business has built a strong cooperation with more than 50 overseas universities. In collaboration with the Deakin University (Australia), CPA Australia, and the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the university launched a Master of Professional Accounting program with an internationally recognized CPA qualification. This project was the first Sino-Foreign joint program to combine both theory and professional training, which was approved by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council of China. In 2011, the university sent nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate students to study abroad through the support of the sister schools. Capital University of Economics and Business is committed to recruiting international students; more than 600 international students are currently enrolled. Since 1986, the university has been recruiting international students including: undergraduates, graduates, doctoral students and non degree students.
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