Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics International Student 'Study at JUFE' Scholarship

About the university

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (JUFE), also known as "Jiangcai" or "Jiangxi Caida", is located in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. It is a higher education institution of finance and economics under the administration of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, jointly established by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, and the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government. The university focuses on economics and management disciplines, while also coordinating the development of law, engineering, literature, science, arts, and other fields. It is a member of the Jiangxi Province First-Class Discipline Construction University, the Sino-Russian University Alliance of Economics, the "Basic Capacity Building Project for Universities in Central and Western China", and a national university for cultivating outstanding legal talents. In 2024, it was selected into the Ministry of Education's Statistics 101 Program. The predecessor of JUFE was the Jiangxi Provincial Commercial School, founded in the autumn of 1923. In 1958, it became Jiangxi College of Finance and Economics, was suspended during the Cultural Revolution, reopened in 1978, became a university directly under the Ministry of Finance in 1980, was renamed Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics in 1996, and in 2000, its administration was transferred from the Ministry of Finance to Jiangxi Province. In 2007, the university was granted the qualification to recommend outstanding undergraduate graduates for master's degree programs without examination. In 2012, it became a jointly established university by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, and the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government. In 2018, the university successfully passed the quality certification for international students studying in China by the Ministry of Education. In the "2025 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities of Finance and Economics", the university ranked 7th nationally. JUFE has four campuses: Jiaoqiao, Mailu, Fenglin, and Qingshan, covering a total area of over 2,200 mu (about 147 hectares), with a building area of over 1 million square meters and a library collection of 17.81 million volumes. It has 19 teaching colleges, 4 management-type colleges, and 1 independent college, offering 54 undergraduate programs. The university has 7 postdoctoral research stations, 9 first-level doctoral degree authorization points, 16 first-level master's degree authorization points, and 22 professional master's degree authorization points. It has over 2,300 faculty and staff members, and more than 35,900 full-time students, including over 6,900 master's students. In the autumn of 1923, the predecessor of JUFE, Jiangxi Provincial Commercial School, was officially established at the Hunan Guild Hall on Ximazhuang Street in Nanchang. In 1927, the school was renamed Jiangxi Provincial Second Vocational School. Principal Luo Jingyuan formulated the school motto "Integrity, Diligence, Integrity, and Perseverance" and composed the school song. In 1935, the school was renamed Jiangxi Provincial Nanchang Commercial Vocational School, and it established an art advertising agency under the guidance of famous teachers such as Fu Baoshi. In July 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, and Nanchang was repeatedly harassed by enemy aircraft. In August, the school was forced to relocate from Nanchang to Xishan Meiling in Xinjian County. In January 1938, the entire faculty and students of Jiangxi Provincial Nanchang Commercial Vocational School were divided into two groups. The main campus moved to Fengtian, Anfu, led by Principal Luo Jingyuan; part of the school moved to Jing'an to establish a branch campus, located at Huaqiao Tou outside the south gate of Jing'an County, under the responsibility of General Affairs Director Zhou Yude.