The Henan University of Economics and Law () is a provincial

public university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...

located in

Zhengzhou Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. Th ...

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

, China. The university was formed by a merge between Henan Finance and Economics College () and Henan Political and Legal Management Cadre College () in March 2010. It is accredited by the

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of China. As of August 2016, the university has 3 campuses: the North, South, and Zheng Dong, which together cover an area of more than 2,000 acres. The school has various teaching

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, a

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collection of c. 2,600,000 volumes, a stadium, and other basic facilities. A total of 24 yuan (departments) offer 59

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s. The school hosts more than 28,000 full-time students. Staff totals more than 1,900, including over 1,500 full-time teachers, more than 700 of whom have senior professional titles. A total of 370

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s have

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s, and 843 more have

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Universities and colleges in Henan Business schools in China Universities and colleges established in 1983 Universities and colleges in Zhengzhou 1983 establishments in China 1983 in Zhengzhou {{China-university-stub