Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL; 中南财经政法大学; lit. 'Central–southern University of Finance, Economics, Political Science and Law') is a public university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co-funded by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, and Hubei Provincial People's Government. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211.
Former names
Zhongyuan University
博文明理，厚德济世
Learned, Rational, Virtuous, Devoted
1948
Luan Yongyu (栾永玉)
Yang Canming (杨灿明)
1,173
2,517
over 30,000
c. 20,000
c. 6,400
c. 650
Shouyi Campus and Nanhu Campus
ZUEL was established in 2000 with the merge of the then Central South University of Finance and Economics (中南财经大学) and then Central South Political Science and Law College (中南政法学院). Its root could be traced to 1948 when then Zhongyuan University (中原大学) was founded in the Province of Henan and later moved to Wuhan.
History[edit]
The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law was founded in 1948 as Zhongyuan University, whose financial department later merged with the economic and financial departments from Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, etc.
To form the Central South Institute of Finance (later it became the Central South University of Finance and Economics, 中南财经大学) and whose law department merged with other schools' to form the Central South Institute of Law (中南政法学院). The two universities were subsequently merged and separated throughout the Cultural Revolution and finally merged again to form the university today.[1][2]
Campus[edit]
The campus of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law "covers an area of over 210 hectares, and has a combined floor space of 800,000 square meters".[5] "The university library has a collection of over 2.5 million volumes, possessing the national and global information retrieval system and offering its students ready access to the cyber world. In addition, it has 8 modern stadiums, two of which were used as the major sports field for the National University Games, the National Series-A Football Match, the Finals of College Men’s Soccer Tournament of China, as well as the East Asia College Soccer Match. It has two state-of-the-art auditoriums and over 30 apartment buildings that are used as student dormitories. Beautiful and spacious, ZUEL campuses are decorated with lakes, trees, grass and flowers."[5]
Rankings and reputation[edit]
As of 2022, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranked # 1 in the South Central China region and top 4 nationwide (the only university outside Beijing and Shanghai) among all universities specialized in finance, business, and economics in the Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[7] Internationally, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law has been ranked among the top # 500 universities worldwide for "Economics" and "Management".[8]
International Education[edit]
"In the fields of international academic exchange, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law has developed a worldwide cooperative research and academic exchange relationships with universities and research institutions of more than 20 countries and regions in Asia, Europe, America, and Australia. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law is open to all educators, scholars, and students from all over the world. Since the 1950s, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law have nurtured many international students. In the past 58 years, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law has cultivated more than 200,000 students and has made great contribution to the development of China."[5]