University of International Business and Economics
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The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) (Chinese: 对外经济贸易大学, pinyin: Duiwai Jingji Maoyi Daxue, abbr. 经贸大学, Jingmao Daxue), is a university in China.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1951 as a training institute for foreign trade, it has been selected as a key university by the Chinese government. The institution focuses on research and preparing students to work in the areas of business, economics, finance and foreign trade. It is located in northeastern Beijing's Chaoyang district, near Shaoyaoju and adjacent to the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital, within the Northern 4th Ring Road.
[edit] Faculties
The University main areas of study are related to business, economics, foreign languages and finance, including trade, management or commercial law. It absorbed the former China Institute of Finance in early 2001.
The university has traditionally had a reputation as a training ground for top civil servants in the Ministry of Commerce (previously known as Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation) under the Chinese government. Until 1989, graduates went to work either for the Ministry or the many state-owned import & export companies throughout the country.
UIBE is the home of The Beijing Center, a program for foreign, mainlyAmerican students studying in China who reside at UIBE and take Chinese language courses, as well as other courses taught in English, by a vast array of professors from Beijing's top universities.
[edit] Buildings
The campus is currently undergoing major construction work. Seven buildings are either dormitories or classrooms. There is a major teaching building at the northwest of the site, which used to belong to the China Institute of Finance, and another one at the southeastern side, with a few more under construction.
Facing the now disused south entrance, is the famous Building Number 1, characterized by its sharp boxy architecture. There is a China-Italy audiovisual centre and an auditorium to the south of the site, with to canteens are to the northwest and to the centre of the site.
Apart from the sports areas, the rest of the campus is made of is grassy lawns with a tiny water pond, dubbed (with irony) the "Back Sea" (see Houhai) by the students.
Some members of the administration have nicknamed the university "the Switzerland of China", noting its compact size and high quality. Opinions vary, with some suggesting that, were the university better managed, it would come closer to its claim.
[edit] Foreign Students
Over 70% of the foreign student population hails from the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Students from the DPRK, (North Korea), however, despite that country's proximity to China, are very rare. Recently, there has been an influx of Western European (Finland, France, Germany, Italy) and North American students. Japanese, Indonesian and Vietnamese students also account for a sizeable proportion of foreign students. Since 2005, it has an exchange agreement for Spanish students with the prestigious Pontifical University of Comillas (Madrid).
