Tianjin University, founded in 1895 as Peiyang University, is the first modern university in China. At present, Tianjin University has grown into a National Key University directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of China. With the tradition of diligence and modesty, Tianjin University holds the Motto of “Seeking Truth from Facts” and enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad for its “Precise in Learning, Strict in Teaching” as well as the “Patriotism and dedication” of its graduates.
Tianjin University began rebuilding its management disciplines in 1978 and established its School of Management in 1984 which was one of the earliest universities to establish school of management authorized by the Ministry of Education of China. In 2009, to further stimulate the innovation vitality of primary academic units and enhance the comprehensive strength and core competitiveness of its management and economics disciplines, Tianjin University took the lead in trying out administrative reform in management and economics disciplines with restructuring its departments and institutions. College of Management and Economics (CoME) was set up as a new and broad platform for management and economics disciplines to develop and grow.
CoME covers four first-level disciplines—Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration, and Applied Economics—as well as one second-level discipline—Systems Engineering under the engineering category. Management Science and Engineering has been selected as a national “Double First-Class” discipline and has ranked second for three consecutive years in ShanghaiRanking’s Best Chinese Subjects, placing it among the top 1% of disciplines nationwide. In addition, the Economics and Business subject area has entered the top 1% of ESI global rankings and is ranked 126th–150th globally by THE. CoME also hosts three bases of philosophy, humanities and social sciences, which provide important support for disciplinary development.
At present, CoME offers three first-level discipline doctoral programs in Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration and Public Administration, one second-level discipline doctoral program in Systems Engineering, one first-level discipline master’s program in Applied Economics, and six professional master’s degree programs. Undergraduate students are admitted through the broad-category program in Economics and Management Experimental Classes, which includes eight majors: Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Engineering Management, Confidentiality Management, Information Management and Information Systems, E-Commerce, Finance, and Financial Management.
All eight undergraduate majors have been selected as National First-Class Undergraduate Major Construction Sites, and CoME also has two national distinctive majors. In ShanghaiRanking’s Best Chinese Majors Ranking, all eight majors are placed in Category A, including four A+ majors and four A majors. Among them, Confidentiality Management and Supply Chain Management have ranked first in China for many consecutive years. CoME also offers eight national first-class undergraduate courses including Quality Management, 23 Tianjin first-class undergraduate construction courses including Investment (some of which are also national-level), six national excellent courses, two national bilingual demonstration courses, two national excellent resource-sharing courses, and one national video open course.
Tianjin University is the first university in China to submit its MBA, EMBA, and MPA programs simultaneously and have all three accredited through the five-year AMBA international accreditation. CoME has received five-year accreditation from AACSB and five-year certification from the Chinese Advanced Management Education Accreditation (CAMEA). The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program has received educational accreditation from both the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the Project Management Institute (PMI). The Engineering Management program has received the joint certification from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The Financial Management program has received curriculum accreditation from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CPA Australia. In the first National Professional Degree Evaluation, Tianjin University’s MBA program was rated as A, and MPA program was rated as B+.
CoME has 193 full-time faculty members, including 71 professors, 86 associate professors, and 36 lecturers. Among them, there are 10 National Leading Talents, 9 experts enjoying the State Council Special Allowance, 12 National Youth Talents, 1 member of the 8th Discipline Evaluation Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, 1 Innovation Team conferred by MoE, 9 members of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education, 9 Awardees of Baogang Excellent Teacher Award, and 3 Tianjin Teaching Masters.
Professor Herbert A. Simon, Nobel Laureate in Economics, was once appointed as an honorary professor. Professor Li Rongrong, former chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of China and doctoral supervisor at Tianjin University, was once appointed as honorary dean of CoME. Ms. Dong Mingzhu, Chairwoman and President of Gree Electric Appliances, was appointed as an adjunct professor in Business Administration. Professor Ding Huang of Wuhan University was appointed as an adjunct professor in Public Administration. In addition, more than 30 distinguished experts and scholars from leading universities, large enterprises and government institutions in China and abroad are invited as visiting professors and adjunct professors.
CoME has achieved a series of scientific research outcomes in awards, projects, publications, and monographs. In terms of scientific research awards, 7 research achievements have received second- and third-prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. Over the past five years, CoME has received five second-prize awards, two third-prize awards, and one Young Scholar Award in the Ministry of Education Award for Outstanding Scientific Research Output in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences); one first-prize and one second-prize of the Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award; and 36 Tianjin Outstanding Achievement Awards in Social Sciences. In terms of scientific research projects, CoME has undertaken three projects with funding above ten million yuan, 1 major project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 Excellent Research Group Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 Disciplinary Breakthrough Pilot Project of the Ministry of Education, 2 National Key R&D Program projects, 1 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and 4 National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. It has also secured 17 key-level projects, 7 major projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, and 1 major project under the Ministry of Education’s Key Research Program in Philosophy and Social Sciences. Over the past five years, CoME has published 34 monographs with publishers including Science Press and China Economic Press. The two journals edited and published by CoME, Journal of Management Sciences in China and Journal of Systems Engineering, are both national-level authoritative academic journals in China, with editorial boards composed of renowned experts in management science and systems engineering from across the country. According to the latest journal evaluation report released by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC), both journals are among the top of their kind nationwide in terms of impact factor ranking. Journal of Management Science and Engineering (JMSE), the English edition of Journal of Management Sciences in China, was co-founded with Science Press. Since its launch in December 2016, JMSE has received support from the “Project for Enhancing International Impact of China STM Journals” and has been included in the top 10 of the “China’s Most Internationally Influential Journals (Humanities and Social Sciences)” ranking from 2022 to 2025.
CoME is committed to building an international academic ecosystem. It has established extensive teaching, research, and academic exchange partnerships with universities and institutions in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions of China, alongside international organizations including the World Bank and the European Union. Each year, CoME invites more than 100 distinguished overseas experts and scholars to deliver lectures, while sending more than 100 faculty members abroad for academic exchange and study. While promoting two-way talent mobility, CoME has also received broad support from numerous partners in teaching and research, discipline development, and teaching facilities, laying a solid foundation for enhancing its overall educational capacity.
