The China School of Banking and Finance (CSBF) at University of International Business and Economics traces its origins to the China Institute of Finance founded by the People’s Bank of China. It began student enrollment in 1987 and was integrated into UIBE in 2000. In 2023, the School was officially renamed the China School of Banking and Finance, UIBE. With a long-standing mission to serve China’s financial development, the School is committed to building a top-tier national center for finance education, research, and policy engagement.
The School offers a complete talent cultivation system spanning undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. Undergraduate programs include Finance, Financial Engineering, Financial Technology, and Investment. Graduate education covers academic and professional master’s programs in finance-related fields, doctoral programs in Finance and Financial Engineering, and a postdoctoral research station. Specialized tracks such as the Hongru Finance Honors Program, Quantitative Finance Program, and CFA-oriented training further enhance undergraduate education.
The School has a strong and internationally experienced faculty, with 87 full-time academics among more than 100 staff members, including a high proportion of professors and associate professors and an overall doctoral degree rate of nearly 100%. Faculty members include nationally recognized scholars and award recipients, and the School maintains close ties with China’s financial industry.
Emphasizing research-driven teaching, the School conducts high-level research addressing major national needs and financial development, with sustained publications in leading domestic and international journals. Graduates are widely recognized for their solid professional foundations, strong foreign language skills, and practical competence, achieving consistently high employment rates in financial institutions, government agencies, state-owned enterprises, and multinational corporations worldwide.
Leveraging UIBE’s international strengths, the School maintains extensive global partnerships and offers diverse exchange and joint training programs with leading universities in Europe, North America, and Asia. It also operates well-established international student programs, including the Master of International Finance (MIF), which serves government and enterprise professionals from Belt and Road countries.
