About us

Guangdong University of Finance and Economics was founded in 1983, originally named Guangdong College of Finance and Economics. It initially offered undergraduate education. In 1985, it was renamed Guangdong University of Business Studies. In 2003, it was granted the right to confer master's degrees. In 2013, it was renamed Guangdong University of Finance and Economics. In 2021, it was approved as a doctoral degree awarding institution.

Since its establishment, the school has adhered to the motto of "Cultivating Virtue, Encouraging Learning, Being Diligent in Practice, and Innovating", and has consistently upheld the educational philosophy of "Mastering Rites, Music, and Literature, and Excelling in Professional Skills" as well as the governance strategy of "Rule of Law, Science, Democracy, and Transparency". It has highlighted the educational characteristics of "Integration of Business and Law, Practical Entrepreneurship, and Multi-party Collaboration". It has cultivated a large number of applied, compound and innovative senior specialized talents with good ideological and moral qualities, scientific spirit, humanistic qualities, professional knowledge and international vision for the country. After 41 years of development, the school has been built into a finance and economics institution with distinct disciplinary characteristics, strong teaching staff, remarkable educational benefits, and high social influence and reputation. It is the chair unit of the "New Liberal Arts" Construction Guidance Committee of Guangdong Province's Undergraduate Colleges and Universities and a demonstration school for college students' innovation and entrepreneurship education in Guangdong Province. At present, the school is striding forward towards the goal of building a first-class finance and economics university in the Greater Bay Area