Introduction of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), a national "double-class" university, a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Sichuan Province, and a university built by the national "21Project" and "985 Engineering Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform", and was selected as the national "20 168".
Top-notch student training plan 2.0 base for basic subjects, National College Students' Innovation Experimental Plan, National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Plan, National High-level University Construction Postgraduate Program, China Government Scholarship Institution for Overseas Students in China, National Model University for Deepening Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, National College Practice Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base, the first batch of pilot universities for national education system reform, the founding member of China-Europe Business School Alliance, and the International Risk Data Analysis Alliance of University of California, Berkeley.
The school started with Guanghua University founded by 1925 in Shanghai. 1938 Guanghua University moved to Chengdu in the bonfire of the Anti-Japanese War and established Guanghua University Chengdu Branch. 1946 changed its name to private Chenghua University. 1952 Private Chenghua University was changed to public, and some departments were transferred to form Sichuan University of Finance and Economics; By 1953, the financial departments of universities in Southwest China 17 have gathered.
1960 Sichuan university of finance and economics and Sichuan university of science and technology were established respectively, and in 196 1 year they merged and renamed Chengdu university. 1978 resumed as Sichuan University of Finance and Economics. 1979 was transferred from the Governor of Sichuan Provincial People's Government to the Governor of China People's Bank. 1985 changed its name to Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. In 2000, it was handed over to the Ministry of Education for management.