The school was founded in 1960, based on the Foreign Trade Department of Shanghai International Studies University (including 6 languages). It is called Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, which is directly under the Ministry of Foreign Trade. 196265438+merged into Shanghai International Studies University in February; First resumption in June1964; 1972 merged into Shanghai International Studies University again; 65438+Second retest in May, 0980; 1July, 1994, the school was led by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government directly under the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Cooperation. April 20 13, the school was renamed as university of international business and economics.

University of international business and economics has three campuses, Songjiang, Gubei and Qibao, covering an area of 1.003 mu and a building area of 323,600 square meters. The main campus of the school is located in Songjiang District, the birthplace of Shanghai's history and culture. Songjiang Campus, located in Shanghai Songjiang University Town, mainly carries out the education and teaching tasks of full-time students, covering an area of more than 900 mu, and its address isNo. Wen Xiang Road 1900, Songjiang District, Shanghai.

Gubei Campus, adjacent to Shanghai Hongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone, not only undertakes the post-graduate education and teaching tasks of undergraduates, but also undertakes the education and teaching tasks of continuing education colleges and part-time graduate students. It covers an area of more than 70 mu and is located at No.620 Gubei Road, Changning District, Shanghai. Qibao Campus is located in the central area of Qibao Ancient Town. Now it is the school's administrative and teaching equipment warehouse, covering an area of more than 20 acres. Address: No.3349 Cao Bao Road, Minhang District, Shanghai.

The school is the first batch of World Trade Organization (WTO) presidential colleges in the world, the only one in China and the only one in China (Asia-Pacific Training Center). It is also a partner of the International Trade and Sustainable Development Center, an arbitrator unit of the World Intellectual Property Organization, an important branch of the trade research and training network of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and a core member of the Virtual Institute of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.