Nanjing_University_of_Finance_and_Economics

Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

Public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

The Nanjing University of Finance & Economics (NUFE; simplified Chinese: 南京财经大学; traditional Chinese: 南京財經大學; pinyin: Nánjīng Cáijīng Dàxué), colloquially abbreviated as Nancai (Chinese: 南财; pinyin: Nán Cái), is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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As indicated in its name, the university specializes in financial and economic disciplines, but also provides a wide range of degree programs in law, liberal arts, fine arts, science, and engineering. According to the Shanghai Ranking, NUFE ranks 11th among the universities in finance and economics in China.[2]

History

The university has evolved from a grain school which was subordinated to the Ministry of Grains in 1956 to many iterations of provincial and national grain schools. It was not until 2003, the university became the current Nanjing University of Finance & Economics.[3]

Nanjing Grain School
Ministry of Grains
(1956)
Nanjing Grain Cadres School
Ministry of Grains
(1957)
Nanjing Grain School
Ministry of Grains
(1959)
Jiangsu Grain School
(1973)
Nanjing Grain School
(1979)
Nanjing Grain Economic College
(1981)
Nanjing Institute of Economics
(1993)		Nanjing Materials College
(1964)
Jiangsu
Economic
Management
Cadres College
(1985)		Jiangsu Finance and Economic College
(1991)		Jiangsu Accounting College
(1985)
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
(2000)
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics
(2003)–present

Campuses

This photo is in the Xianlin campus. The large spherical building is the library. There are many small man-made lakes on campus, such as the one pictured here.
Another vantage point of the same lake as pictured above.
These are some of the buildings where classes are held at the Xianlin campus. They are commonly referred to as the "Z Buildings" because they are called Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4. "Z" stands for "Zhuan ye" -- which means "Special Field of Study".

The Nanjing University of Finance & Economics has three campuses. One on Fujian Road in the city center, one at the new university city (Yadong District) 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) outside Nanjing called Xianlin, and a small campus approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from the Nanjing city center in a village called Qiaotou. The university was founded in 2000 by the combination of three universities. A variety of majors/disciplines are available for study. Like at other universities in China, English study is compulsory.

Rankings

As of 2023, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics ranked # 4 in East China region and # 11 nationwide among universities specialized in finance, business, and economics in the Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[4] Nanjing University of Finance and Economics has been ranked amongst the top # 400 universities in the world for "Economics".[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Faculty". njue.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
  2. [2]
    "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. [3]
    Chart njue.edu.cn [dead link]
  4. [4]
    "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. [5]
    "ShanghaiRanking Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. [6]
    "URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance". urapcenter.org. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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