According to official website of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the school was founded in 19 17. It is a national "double first-class" construction university and a national "2 1 1 project" key construction university, and it has a certain popularity and influence among universities in economic management. "Project 2 1 1" refers to the key construction project initiated by the Ministry of Education of China in 1995, aiming at improving the education and scientific research level of China University.