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Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) began as a business program at Nanjing Higher Normal School in 1917. Yang Xingfo, a well-known social activist and patriotic democrat, was appointed as program director. In 1921, as part of the plan to establish the National Southeast University based on Nanjing Higher Normal School, the business program was restructured and transferred to Shanghai, where it established Shanghai University of Commerce under National Southeast University. This university was the first commercial university in China's history of education. Guo Bingwen, a renowned educator, acted as president, and Ma Yinchu, a well-known economist, was the provost.


In 1932, the university split and became known as the National Shanghai College of Commerce, the only national undergraduate business school in China at the time. In 1950, the university was renamed as the Shanghai College of Finance and Economics, and in 1985, it was renamed as Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. In 2000, the university became subordinate to the Ministry of Education and it is now jointly developed by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.

After generations of hard work and unremitting efforts, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has become a multi-disciplinary key university that focuses on finance and economics and maintains coordinated development in economics, management, law,  arts and science. The university covers an area of about 136 acres (826 mu) and consists of three campuses, with the main campus at No. 777 Guoding Road. The university makes every effort to progress and cultivate tens of thousands of talents in financial management and related professions for the economic and social development of China. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics is striving to become an internationally renowned research university specializing in finance and economics.

  • Undergraduate enrollment

    8071

  • Master students in school

    7151

  • Doctoral students in school

    1401

  • Various types students in school

    18299

  • Full-time teacher

    987

Forge ahead and pass on the torch from generation to generation. SUFErs bear in mind the school motto of being virtuous, knowledgeable, and economical, and adhere to the talent cultivation concept of 'rooted in China, looking to the world, cultivating virtue, and pursuing excellence'. They work hard and strive for excellence, providing tens of thousands of financial management and related professionals for the country's economic and social development. The school is striving to become a world-class university with distinctive financial and economic characteristics!  


SUFE Motto

To pursue moral and academic excellence in service of the country and society.


SUFE Vision

To become a world-class university with distinctive financial and economic characteristics based on excellence in talent cultivation and scientific research.


SUFE Mission

To cultivate outstanding financial talents with strong ideals and beliefs, global vision and national spirit, as well as creativity, decisiveness, organization and resilience; to explore the truth and promote the creation and dissemination of knowledge; to help the people and times, to participate in public services and to lead the development of the society; to pass on the culture and to promote the progress of human civilization; and to further international communication and cooperation in an eclectic and inclusive manner.      



SUFE Ethos

School Ethos: To be liberal, sincere, simple, upright and innovative

Teaching Ethos: To be fair and just, To seek virtue and truth

Academic Ethos: To be honest and sincere, to think far and act dutifully



SUFE Strategy

Committed to building a first-class university with modernization, internationalization and informatization, and to continuously improve its level of operation.


(1) Adhere to the strategy of modernization. The university takes the initiative to adapt to the development of the times, improves the modern university system, promotes the modernization of educational concepts, contents, methods, management and facilities, and continuously improves the modernization of the governance system and governance capacity.      


(2) Adhere to the internationalization strategy. The university strives for Chinese characteristics and world-class status, comprehensively improves the level of international exchanges and cooperation, actively participates in global education governance, and continuously improves the international influence of the university's operation.      


(3) Adhere to the strategy of informatization. The university actively applis modern information technology, further the transformation of education and teaching, promote digital transformation, improve the information service platform for talent cultivation, scientific research and administrative affairs, and continuously improve the application of information technology and governance capacity.