The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), situated in China's capital Beijing, was founded in 1951 as the Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade. In 1960 it was designated as a "key university" by the government for its outstanding programs. In May 1997 UIBE was put on the list of "Project 211" universities, a governmental program aimed at turning about 100 Chinese universities into exceptionally high quality academic institutions in the new century.
UIBE is one of the first universities in China to have initiated academic exchanges with foreign academic institutions. Currently UIBE has exchange programs with over 100 universities and institutes in more than 30 countries or regions among the world. In the past few decades UIBE has been proud of the performance of its graduates, many of them now playing active roles in promoting business and economic cooperation between China and other countries. UIBE welcomes more and more outstanding candidates to join its programs and enjoy a bright future in the new century.
UIBE consists of over 20 academic schools, departments and research centers. Among the over 30 bachelor, master and doctoral programs that UIBE offers, International Trade, International Economic Law, English Language and International Business Management have been designated as key programs under "Project 211".
At present, UIBE has a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students coming from 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China as well as over 30 countries and regions in the world. The university invites dozens of foreign academic professionals to teach or lecture every year in addition to its 1,400 teaching and administrative staff members who carry out its regular curricula.
Every year, hundreds of scholars and experts from many parts of the world are invited to UIBE to give lectures or to do joint research. Apart from that, a number of long-term foreign academic and research staff and teachers from various countries are employed each year. Besides, world famous politicians and businessman visit and deliver speeches at UIBE.
UIBE is a leading university in China and serves as a research base for the Chinese administration in the fields of economics, law, regional studies, industrial policies, WTO issues, management, as well as foreign languages (11 foreign languages taught). The WTO Institute in UIBE is a State-level research and education center.
With China as a backdrop, UIBE projects an image of internationalization; its partnerships with universities from around the world, its schools and research institutes, its faculty, its student body from over 100 nations, and its location in the nation's capital, host city to the 2008 Olympics. UIBE actively participates and organizes international conferences and seminars (News&Events), inviting guest lecturers and professors from around the world, promoting the open exchange of ideas and experiences, making China's process and model of integration and growth an inseparable part of a globalize world.