The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), situated in the northeast of Beijing, was founded in 1951. UIBE is a national key university under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, and is also a part of "Project 211", a governmental program aimed at turning about 100 Chinese universities into exceptionally high quality academic institutions in the 21st century.

Now UIBE is one of the important stations for talents' training and scientific research on Chinese economic and business development.  UIBE pursues to be an outstanding national university and a prestigious international university with its distinct characteristics. At present, UIBE offers nearly 40 majors to overseas students of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral study. Among them, some majors in economics and management can be offered entirely in English.