School of Management and Economics, formerly known as the Faculty of Economics and Management, was founded in 1994. Since its establishment, in recent years, NCWU has gradually formed the development train of thought based on the demands of the development of water resources industry in China and the social and economic growth in Henan province, which is, promoting the interaction between the disciplines of Economics and Management and that of Engineering, strengthening Economics disciplines, laying stress on the development of Management disciplines, condensing the discipline fields, converging the discipline teams, constructing the discipline platform and motivating a fast growth of every field in the school.
The School of Management and Economics has more than 2300 undergraduate students and more than 150 postgraduate students. It has an excellent faculty that is reasonably structured, fully energetic, diligent and dedicated, advanced and innovative. The school is well-staffed with 102 teachers, among whom 1 professor was appointed as ‘Distinguished Professor in Henan Province’ and there are 15 other professors and 37 associate professors and 45 teachers with Ph.Ds. Nearly 20% of the teachers have either post-doctorate experiences or oversea study backgrounds. The school has also employed 19 renowned scholars and entrepreneurs both at home and from abroad as part-time professors or lecturers.
School of Management and Economics has set up 5 teaching departments: Economics and Trade, Accounting, Marketing Management, Logistics and Industrial Engineering, and Information Management, etc. The school has also built several administrative offices, such as, Office for the Party and Government Affairs, Teaching Office, Scientific Research Office, Postgraduate Office, Student Affair Office, MBA Education Center, and Self-Taught Education Office, etc. The school is well-equipped with research institutes, such as, System Engineering and Management Decision Study Center, Entrepreneurship Study and Education Center, Resource System Optimization and Decision Study Center, Economic Research Institute and Landscape and Tourism Planning Research Center, etc.
School of Management and Economics emphasizes strongly on the discipline construction, has kept adjusting the existing disciplines, strengthening strong subjects and developing new, interactive and comprehensive interdisciplinary programs in line with the latest social needs. In the school, there are currently 7 undergraduate disciplines: Economics, Accounting, International Economics & Trade, Industrial Engineering, Information Management Systems, Marketing, Logistic Management, etc. The school actively carries out the Second Degree Education and Continuing Education in International Economics & Trade. School of Management and Economics and Swinburne University of Technology are jointly enrolling junior college students in Accounting by EDP. Currently, the school has shaped a discipline system by taking the Discipline of Management as a focus and Economics as support. By adhering to the notion of “Quality for Existence”, the School has vigorously performed the teaching reforms. The Industrial Engineering Discipline has gained the ‘Pilot Project of Comprehensive Reform in Henan Province’; The Accounting Discipline is announced as ‘Excellent Discipline in Henan Province’. Technical Economics and Marketing courses are elected as ‘Excellent Course in Henan Province’.
School of Management and Economics reinforces the development of the research levels among the teachers. The Management Science and Engineering Discipline is the ‘Key Discipline in Henan Province’, The Technology Economy and Management Discipline and Population, Resources and Environmental Economics Discipline is the ‘Key Discipline in NCWU.’ The school currently has 2 Class A Postgraduate Study Programs: Management Science and Engineering and Business Administration and 10 Class B Postgraduate Study Programs: Management Science and Engineering, Technology Economy and Management, Business Management, Accounting, Tourism Management, Population, Resources and Environmental Economics, Industrial Engineering, Logistics Engineering, Project Management and MBA, etc. In the recent 5 years, the school has already launched more than 100 scientific research projects at the different levels, from which more than 20 are National Scientific Research Projects. The school has also gained more than 50 Appraisals of Scientific Research Achievements. Furthermore, the school has won over 10 awards: such as Second Prize in Provincial Technology Progress Award, Second Prize in Provincial Development and Research Award, Excellent Social Science Achievement Award in Henan Province. The school has published more than 1000 research papers and more than 50 academic monographs or textbooks, from which more than 100 research papers are embodied by EI/ISTP. These scientific research achievements have laid solid foundation on teaching and disciplinary development.
School of Management and Economics regards the academic construction as the main goal in the students’ daily education and management, persists in the notion of the combination of management and service, strengthens the development of learning and innovation abilities, takes efforts to build the 4 platforms: Head of students team, Campus cultural activities, Technological Innovation and Social Practice, improves students’ quality comprehensively, motivates all students to be employed in high-quality jobs. School of Management and Economics runs in the front row in the Youth League Committee work of NCWU. The Sub Youth League Committee is elected as ‘Excellent Organization of Basic Level Group in Zhengzhou’ six years in a row. And in 2011, the Sub Youth League Committee honorably gains the title as ‘May Forth Red Flag Youth League Committee’.
School of Management and Economics possess modern office buildings, multi-functional lecture halls, advanced intelligent teaching facilities, stressing on improving the teaching and research facilities. Each professor is provided with an office and each teacher is offered with a working position. The School supports the teaching and scientific research with excellent conditions. Institutes, such as, Complex System and Decision Making Scientific Key Laboratory, Teaching and Experimental Center and School Library, etc. as well as 14 stable teaching and practice bases, guarantee the teaching and research work in School of Management and Economics. The ‘Teacher Family’ in the school is elected as ‘The Model Little Teacher Family in Henan Province’.
The School of Management and Economics presently takes the authorized Management and Engineering Doctoral Degree as a lead, advocates the humanity spirit of “Harmony but not the sameness”, regards the‘Business supplies the world’ as the school’s vision statement, enhances comprehensively the constructions of faculty team and disciplines, improves the teaching and research levels, strives for developing innovative economic management talents that mind the world, excel at management and are competitive in their future careers. School of Management and Economics is devoting itself to establish a renowned teaching and research school in China.