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The Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) was founded in 1956 and estalished as a key university of the Beijing Municipality. CUEB has six disciplines: economics, management, law, literature, science, and engineering, with an emphasis on the strong points of economics and management. The disciplines are interrelated and collaborated with each other. CUEB is developing into a modern and multi-disciplines economic university.


CUEB has two campuses. The main campus is located in Fengtai District, the Hongmiao Campus is located in Chaoyang District. The two campuses combined comprise a total area of 390,000 square meters and a total construction area of 350,000 square meters. The library has a collection of more than 1.47 million books and over 2,660 periodicals in Chinese and foreign languages.


The university offers 38 bachelor programs The University grants doctoral degrees in Applied Economics with a top-tier discipline supported by a post-doctoral research center. CUEB has schools of Urban Development, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Labor Economics, Humanities, Information, Safety and Environmental Engineering, Public Finance &Taxation, Law, Finance, Statistics, and Continuing Education; the Department of Foreign Languages, Overseas Chinese College, Department of Physical Education, School of International Education; and Professional Masters Office.


There are 20,639 students enrolled at CUEB, 9,920 undergraduates, 392 associates degree students, 2,480 graduate students, more than 700 international students, and 7,615 continuing education students. CUEB has a strong, highly-credentialed faculty and research team. There are 1,575 faculty and staff members, including 712 instructors. CUEB faculties have a great number of provincial, ministry-level and national research projects in Beijing.


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