Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law is a regular institution of higher learning directly under the Ministry of Education of the people 's republic of China, with economics, law and management as its main disciplines, and philosophy, literature, history, science, engineering, art, etc. It is one of the key universities under the "211 Project" and the "985 Project" Advantage Discipline Innovation platform Project. The university has two campuses. The Nanhu campus is located by the scenic Nanhu Lake, and the Shouyi Campus is located under the historic Yellow Crane Tower.

With a rich historical background, the school has developed steadily and rapidly. The university was founded in 1948 by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Central Plains Bureau, with Deng Xiaoping as the first secretary and Chen Yi as the director of the preparatory committee. The renowned historian Fan Wenlan served as the first president and the renowned philosopher Pan Zinian as the vice president. In 1953, during the national adjustment of higher education institutions, Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics and Zhongnan University of Political Science and Law, based on Zhongyuan University of Finance and Economics and Zhongnan University of Political Science and Law, gathered the finance and economics and political science and law departments of many higher education institutions in six provinces in the central south region. In 1958, the Central South University of Finance and Economics, the Central South University of Political Science and Law, the Central South Political Science and Law Cadre School, and the law Department of Wuhan University were merged to form Hubei University. Hubei University was renamed Hubei College of Finance and Economics in 1971. In January 1978, Hubei Province approved the school to be renamed Hubei University of Finance and Economics, and it became one of the first institutions to resume undergraduate and postgraduate admissions. In January 1979, with the approval of The State Council, Hubei University of Finance and Economics was under the dual leadership of the Ministry of Finance and Hubei Province, with the Ministry of Finance taking the lead. In December 1984, based on the law Department of Hubei University of Finance and Economics, Zhongnan University of Political Science and Law was re-established and placed under the leadership of the Ministry of Justice. In September 1985, Hubei University of Finance and Economics was renamed Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics, and the name was inscribed by Deng Xiaoping himself. In February 2000, The State Council approved the plan of the Ministry of Education to merge Zhongnan University of Economics and Law with Zhongnan University of Political Science and Law, and the new Zhongnan University of Economics and Law was formed on May 26, 2000. In September 2005, the university was included in the list of key universities under the national "211 Project"; In June 2011, the university was included in the list of key universities under the National 985 Project Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform. In October 2012, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the People's Government of Hubei Province signed a formal agreement to jointly build Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

The university currently has more than 20,000 full-time undergraduate students, more than 6,000 master's students, more than 1,000 doctoral students, more than 20,000 students in various continuing education programs, and receives more than 400 international students each year. The university covers an area of more than 2,900 mu and has a building area of over 1.1 million square meters. It is one of the first 100 universities in the country to have a campus network. The library has more than 3 million books and more than 4 million e-books; The student apartments are well-equipped with hot water, air conditioning and other facilities, as well as halls, small theaters and other venues. The school sports field served as the main venue for the fourth National University Games and also as the venue for the National Football League One. The campus is surrounded by green trees and has a beautiful lake.

The school has gradually formed an international exchange and cooperation framework of "school - college - scholar" with colleges as the main body, scholars as the main characters and projects as the link. At present, the university has established international exchange and cooperation relations with over 80 universities and research institutions in more than 20 countries and regions in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa. In collaboration with Dongseo University in South Korea, there are undergraduate education programs in visual communication design (animation and game direction) and film studies (image content direction), which are the first of their kind in the Ministry of Education to work with an Asian university. Exchange programs with Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Rennes School of Business, University of Iceland, University of Tampere, Finland; There are joint programs with Cardiff University in the UK, the University of Rhode Island and Stony Brook University in the US, the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and Curtin University in Australia. At the same time, our university hosts several high-level international conferences each year, such as the "Intellectual Property - South Lake Forum", inviting nearly 100 experts and scholars from home and abroad for academic exchanges.

Each year, more than 650 students from our school go abroad to study. As a recipient of Chinese Government scholarships and Confucius Institute scholarships, nearly 500 international students from over 60 countries and regions come to study at the university each year. The university offers scholarships and educational funds at various levels, including the "Outstanding International Student Scholarship" and the "Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Chinese Culture Education Fund for International Students", as well as English-taught master's and doctoral programs and MBA programs in finance, accounting, international law, international business, tourism management, intellectual property law, etc. Cultural activities such as the Chinese Language Contest for International Students and the Spring Festival Gala for Chinese and foreign teachers and students have attracted outstanding students from all over the world to study and conduct research at the university. In April 2009, the Confucius Institute was officially established in collaboration with Stony Brook University in New York. Vice Premier Liu Yandong, then State Councilor, personally unveiled the plaque for the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University.