Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (Chinese: 上海对外经贸大学; abbreviated as SUIBE), formerly known as Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (abbreviated as SIFT), was originally founded in 1960. It is affiliated with the City of Shanghai and funded by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.^[1] It is the only university in East China specializing in international business, dedicated to cultivating talent in international economics and trade.

Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

上海对外经贸大学 (Chinese)
Former name	Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (上海对外贸易学院)
Motto	诚信 宽容 博学 务实
Motto in English	Integrity, leniency, erudition, pragmatism
Type	Public university
Established	1960; 65 years ago (1960)
President	Wang Rongming
Academic staff	1,500
Students	14,000
Location	Songjiang, Shanghai , China
Website	www.suibe.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	上海对外经贸大学
Traditional Chinese	上海對外經貿大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghǎi Duìwài Jīngmào Dàxué

The university was originally under the direct administration of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China. In 1994, it came under the leadership of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It was one of the world’s first and China’s first universities to host a WTO Chair.

As of March 2024, SUIBE covers an area of approximately 670,000 square meters. It comprises 20 secondary-level units (colleges/institutes), offers 35 undergraduate programs, and features facilities such as student dormitories, the Library and Information Building, and the Xuesi Building.

The university has over 14,000 students and more than 1,500 faculty and staff members, including nearly 900 full-time faculty. It also hosts 1 postdoctoral research station, 1 first-level doctoral discipline, 6 second-level doctoral disciplines, 7 first-level master’s disciplines, 41 second-level master’s disciplines, 13 categories of professional master's degrees, 2 key disciplines of Shanghai, 2 high-level disciplines under Shanghai's "Peak and Plateau" program, and 5 key disciplines designated by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.

History

Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (formerly Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade) was founded in 1960. The original campus was located at 620 Gubei Road, Changning District, Shanghai.

In 1994, the university was transferred to the administration of the Shanghai Municipal Government.

In 2000, the municipal government allocated land in Songjiang District to build a new campus, which was put into use the following year.

In 2009, the university was selected as one of the world’s first WTO Chairs institutions and remains the only one in China.

In 2013, the Ministry of Education approved its renaming to Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.

In 2019, it was recognized as the WTO Asia-Pacific Training Center, becoming the only regional training partner established in mainland China among the seven global WTO training partners.

In 2021, it was authorized by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to confer doctoral degrees, with Applied Economics approved as a first-level discipline doctoral program.

In 2022, it was listed among Shanghai’s key high-level local universities. In 2023, it was approved to establish a postdoctoral research station in Applied Economics.

Campus

The university has three campuses in Shanghai, located in Songjiang, Changning and Minhang.

See also

• List of universities and colleges in Shanghai