Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) is situated in the northern part of Kunming City, which is reputed as “the Spring City” because of its pleasant weather all year round. The university was established in 1951 and authorized as a provincial key university by the People's Government of Yunnan Province in 1995.
Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) is a multi-disciplinary university with a focus on economics and management, and a coordinated development of the disciplines of law, literature, science, engineering and art. It has the right to award bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and doctor’s degrees. The university has 17 colleges and 1 teaching department. It offers 65 undergraduate programs, 12 master's programs in first-level disciplines, 17 master's programs in professional degrees, and 15 doctoral programs. It has a number of research institutes, such as the Tourism and Cultural Industry Research Institute, the Land Resources and Sustainable Development Research Institute, Research Institute For Indian Ocean Economies, and the Public Policy Research Center.
In terms of international cooperation, it has established solid exchange and cooperation relations with more than 160 universities and institutions in more than 40 countries and regions such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, India, Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Australia, and has built a diversified platform for training international composite talents. Since 2015, it has undertaken the Academic Education Programs for Developing Countries Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce. So far, it has held nine sessions, enrolled 295 government officials from 53 countries in developing countries, co-organized short-term training programs of Ministry of Commerce, and trained 4,463 government officials from 104 countries in total.
At present, the university has 2152 staff members, more than 1400 full-time teachers, 687 senior titles, including 214 professors, 405 associate professors, 384 doctoral degrees. 3 distinguished professors of Changjiang Scholars of the Ministry of Education, 4 experts of the National “Ten Million Talents Project”, 3 experts of National Outstanding contribution, 19 experts of The State Council special allowance, 1 person selected as the New Century Outstanding Talents Support Plan of the Ministry of Education, 1 National teacher ethics model, 5 members of the National Higher Education Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, and Yunnan Provincial Party Committee contact experts, There are nearly 200 high-level talents such as Yunling scholars and provincial government special allowance experts. At present, there are more than 33,000 registered students, including more than 5,000 graduate students and nearly 300 international students. Graduates have a solid foundation of professional knowledge and strong professional application ability, and can be competent for the relevant work of state organs, enterprises and public institutions and various social organizations.
The school has complete infrastructure and modern technical equipment, which can provide effective services and guarantee for teaching and learning. All classrooms are multimedia, there is an electronic and modern five-story library building, with a collection of more than 4.044 million volumes (including 1.909 million electronic books). There are modern multi-functional gymnasium and swimming pool for teachers and students to exercise and carry out recreational activities. The campus environment is beautiful, tree-lined, clean, comfortable and safe. Transportation is convenient, life is convenient, and the Internet is smooth.