Hebei University of Economics and Business (HUEB), one of the backbone institutions of higher education in Hebei, is a multi-disciplinary university with Economics, Management, and Law as the predominant disciplines, along with Science, Engineering and Arts. With a coverage of over 2,800 mu (about 433.26 acres) and more than 40% green areas, it is located in the waterfront landscape belt of western ecological zone in Shijiazhuang, with the reputation of “National Model Unit of Afforestation”.

There are 16 undergraduate schools, three teaching departments(centers), and the Graduate School, the School of Marxism, the School of Continued Education, the School of International Education and the College of Economics and Management(independent administration), along with over 70 substantial and non-substantial research institutes, such as the Institute of Economics, the Institute of Regional Green and Low-carbon Development and the International Business Research Institute of the Central and Eastern European Countries.

HUEB now has more than 1,800 teachers and staff members, of whom, more than 1,200 are full-timeteachers, and more than 600 possess senior professional titles. Currently there are more than 600 PhDs or PhD candidates.

Open to students from 24 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, the university has more than 18,800 full-time undergraduates, more than 2,600 graduates, 9,100 students at the independent college and 1,800 students for continued education. Both the enrollment and employment are in good trend, ranking in the leading group of higher institutions.

In the past five years,HUEB has undertaken more than 90 projects of national social science fund, natural fund, and from the Ministry of Education, and over1,500 other various academic programs. The funding for such research has exceeded 120 million yuan. The approved projects are improving steadily in terms of quantity, quality and level.

HUEB attaches great importance to the international exchanges and cooperation,which maintains long-term exchanges and cooperation with institutions of higher learning and educational institutions in over 50 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, and South Korea.It is one of the institutions that undertake the training of international students in China with Chinese government scholarships and international Chinese teachers with scholarship.Right now there are over 210 international students from 29 countries.The International Business Research Insitute of CEECs provides strong intellectual support for the “Belt and Road” Initiative and promotes exchanges with the Central and Eastern European countries.The undergraduate education programs between our university and the Concordia University in Chicago are running smoothly, and the level of talent training continues to improve. The joint training of DBA doctoral students between the two universities is also going smoothly.The university has made remarkable achievements in promoting the Chinese culture and Chinese language. It has founded two“Confucius Institutes”with the Kathmandu University and the University of Zambia. The Confucius Institutes at the University of Zambia and the Kathmandu University in Nepal were awarded the“Advanced Confucius Institute”.The Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia was awarded the“Global Model Confucius Institute”. At the 19th Conference of Chinese International Education,HUEB won the“Award of ‘the Belt and Road’International Education Exchange”.