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About SEPKU |
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The School of Economics of Peking University was established in 1985.
Its predecessor is the Department of Economics of Peking University,
established in 1912, the first economics faculty among China¨s higher
education institutions.
The School of Economics is one of the most prominent economics research
institutions in China, with a strong faculty consisting of both distinguished
senior scholars and a large number of young academic leaders. Presently
there are 22 professors, 28 associate professors, 17 assistant professors
and 32 post-doctoral research fellows.
The school is also one of China¨s major institutions for the training
of economics professionals. Currently, it has six academic departments,
including the Department of Economics, the Department of International
Economics and Trade, the Department of Finance, the Department of
Insurance and Risk Management, the Department of Public Finance and
the Department of Environment, Resource, and Development Economics.
The graduate program offers master degrees in seven major fields and
doctor degree in six fields. The school also has twelve research institutes
and one post-doctoral research station, which was the first of its
kind ever established in China. In 2005, the school had a total of
over 8000 students (including 119 foreign students), among them 81
was in the doctoral program, 285 in the master program, 748 in the
undergraduate program, 600 as postgraduate course attendants, and
over 6000 students registered with the Division of Continued Education.
The School of Economics aims at becoming one of the best economics
institutions in Asia with worldwide influence. Led by Professor Wei
Liu, the dean, the school is actively expanding its key resources
and working diligently to achieve its goal through research and teaching
excellence.
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