Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade

Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade (FUIST) is a full-time undergraduate university approved by the Ministry of Education. Founded in 2004, it is an initiator and Vice Chairman of the Non-profit Private University Alliance, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Higher Education Professional Committee of the China Association for Non-Government Education. FUIST has been authorized as a master's degree-granting unit and designated as a first-class application-oriented university in Fujian Province. FUIST's development potential tops the list among private undergraduate universities in Fujian Province. Among them, indicators such as resource integration, personnel training, scientific research, social service, and comprehensive reputation all rank first among private undergraduate universities. In the 2025 Alumni Association China University Rankings, the university's comprehensive index increased to the third place in the ranking of private universities in China (finance and economics), topping the ranking in Fujian Province for seven consecutive years and emerging as one of the top-level private finance and economics universities in China.