Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (ZUFE), founded in 1974 (formerly known as Zhejiang Academy of Public Finance and Banking), is a province-level university located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, which is one of the richest provinces in People's Republic of China.
The university covers six branches of learning: Humanities, Science, Economics, Law, Management and Engineering. The university has 40 specialties for undergraduate studies, and it is entitled to confer masters degrees in 45 programs and has doctoral degrees in 1 program. The university has over 868 academic staff including 147 professors and 291 associate professors. It has 11 schools: School of Public Finance & Public Administration, School of Accounting, School of Finance, School of Business Management, School of Information Technology, School of Law, School of Economics & International Trade, School of Foreign Languages, School of Humanities, and School of Art. There are more than 135,00 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at the University. Under its administration there are 4 National Special specialty Programs in Public Finance, Accounting, Finance and Economics; there are 7 Provincial Key specialties in Taxation, Financial Management, English, Business Administration, Information Management & Information System, Auditing, and Statistics. It has established 42 research institutes and centers.
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