Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade

University of International Business and Economics

对外经济贸易大学
Former names	Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade
Motto	博学，诚信，求索，笃行
Motto in English	Erudition, Honesty, Endeavour, Perfection
Type	Public
Established	1951
President	Wang Jiaqiong (王稼琼)
Academic staff	1,237 (2015)
Administrative staff	641 (2015)
Students	16,094 (2015)
Undergraduates	8,379 (2015)
Postgraduates	3,790 (2015)
Doctoral students	591 (2015)
Other students	3,334a (2015)
Location	Beijing, China
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Màodà (贸大)
Affiliations	Under direct administration of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Commerce
Mascot	"Cross Global and universe" (Symbol – also forms part of the logo)
Website	www.uibe.edu.cn
a International students

^a International students

The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE; simplified Chinese: 对外经济贸易大学; traditional Chinese: 對外經濟貿易大學; pinyin: Duìwài Jīngjì Màoyì Dàxué abbr. 贸大, Mào Dà), is a national public research university specialized in economics, finance, management, law and foreign languages established in 1951 in Beijing, China.

The University of International Business and Economics is a first tier institution within the national key university Project 211 and thus receives special support and endorsement from the Chinese government. UIBE is widely considered to be the leading Chinese university in economics, finance and international business, as it ranked no. 2 among universities specialized on finance and economics in the two most recent editions of the widely recognized Netbig Chinese university ranking. The UIBE is also one of the most competitive and selective universities to enter for undergraduate education in China.

In 2015, UIBE had 12,760 students enrolled from China and 3,334 international students from 148 countries and regions. It receives direct dual administration from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Because of its prestigious reputation and relatively small size compared with other Chinese national universities, UIBE has been nicknamed "Switzerland".

The university was founded in 1951 as the Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade. It provided education and training for government officials responsible for China’s economic and international business administration under the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and Ministry of Education. It was first designated as a key university by the Chinese government as early as 1960 for its outstanding academic programs, and then designated as a national key university in 1978 after suspension in the Cultural Revolution. Following the onset of Chinese economic reform under Deng Xiaoping, UIBE witnessed unprecedented development and expansion, and in 1984 was renamed the current name, University of International Business and Economics. In May 1997 UIBE was put on the list of "Project 211" universities of the first batch, a governmental program aimed at turning about 100 Chinese universities into exceptionally world-renowned high-quality academic institutions in the 21st century. In the year of 2000, UIBE has become one of the state universities under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, and in June of the same year it merged with China Institute of Finance, from then on, it has become one of the leaders not only in the studies of economics, business management and law, but also in finance.