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, China. Central University of Finance and Economics is the first economics and management university which was founded by the China Central Government and now under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China. The university is a national key university with subjects in economics, management, law, literature, philosophy, science, engineering, pedagogy and art. Central University of Finance and Economics is a

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university, also a member of former

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, which receives support from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Beijing Government. Central University of Finance and Economics has been regarded as one of the prominent universities in finance,

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, business and management of China, which is known as "the Cradle of Giants in the Fields of Finance and Management". ''In The Report of Chinese Universities and Courses evaluation'' of 2017–2018 (released by Research Center for China Science Evaluation), Central University of Finance and Economics was ranked No.1 among 67 finance and economics universities in mainland China.The Report of Chinese Universities and Courses Evaluation According to ''2018 China College Rankings By Salary'', the average salaries of CUFE graduates is ranked No.9 in China. In the Assessments of Ministry of Education, the Applied Economics of CUFE is ranked as No. 1 in China, accompanying with the

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and the Renmin University of China.

History

In 1949, shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, CUFE (then called Central School of Taxation), the first university of finance and economics in the Republic, was created by the China Central Government. In 1952, the faculties and staffs of economics of the

, the

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, the Yenching University, the Fu Jen Catholic University are merged into CUFE. The former name of CUFE was Central School of Taxation. Later, it went through several stages of development, from Central Institute of Finance, Central Institute of Finance and Economics, to Central Institute of Finance and Banking. In 1996, the institute was officially renamed as Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Education. CUFE upholds "loyalty, unity, truth and innovation" as its motto, adhering to the philosophy of "pursuing truth and excellence". With over 125,000 graduates, CUFE is known as "the Cradle of Giants in the Field of Finance and Management ". In 1999, the

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, gave CUFE his autograph to celebrate the 50th birthday of the university.

Key disciplinary areas

World-class Discipline honored by the Ministry of Education: Applied Economics, which includes National Economics, Regional Economics, Public Finance, Finance, Industrial Economics, International Trade, Labor Economics, Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Defense Economics, Governmental Economics and Management, Investment, Media Economics, Insurance, Actuarial Science, Security Investment, International Finance, Financial Engineering, Taxation. National Key Disciplines honored by the Ministry of Education: Applied Economics, National Economics, Regional Economics, Public Finance, Finance, Industrial Economics, International Trade, Labor Economics, Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Defense Economics, Accounting. Municipal Key Disciplines honored by the Beijing Government: Business Administration, Statistics, Political Economics, World Economics, Chinese Marxism, Economic Information Management, Management of Multinational Company Key Research Base of the Ministry of Education: China Institute of Actuarial Science

Organization

Central University of Finance and Economics has four campuses in Beijing (Civil Campus, Shahe Campus, Qinghe Campus and Xishan Campus) and operates 38 correspondence centers in 18

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and autonomous regions across China. The schools, centers, institutes and academies of CUFE are listed below.

Schools

*School of Public Finance and Tax *School of Finance *School of Accountancy *School of Insurance *School of Statistics and Mathematics *School of International Trade and Economics *School of Economics *Business School *School of Management Science and Engineering *School of Government *School of Sport Economics and Management *Law School *School of Sociology and Psychology *School of Marxism *School of Culture and Communication *School of Foreign Studies *School of Information

Institutes

*Institute for Finance and Economics Research *Institute of Defense Economics and Management * International Institute of Green Finance

Centers

*Center for China Fiscal Development *China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research

Academies

*China Economics and Management Academy *Chinese Academy of Finance and Development *China Academy of Public Finance and Public Policy

Faculty and staff

As of September 2017, Central University of Finance and Economics has 1,759 faculty and staff (1178 full-time teachers). Among full-time teachers, there are 293 professors, 451 associate professors and 434 assistant professors and lecturers. In the recent three years (2015–2017), the newly hired faculty members of CUFE are mainly graduated from world-renowned universities, such as ''North America'':

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