The School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA) at Chongqing University (CQU) was established in 1937, with Professor Ma Yinchu, a renowned economist and educator, serving as its first full-time dean. Thanks to national initiatives like the "211 Project" and the "985 Project," along with strong support from the university and the dedication of generations of faculty and staff, SEBA has grown into a leading center for business education and research in Western China. Today, SEBA offers a comprehensive range of highly competitive undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. programs in Management and Economics, attracting outstanding students from across the country and beyond.

The school currently has a dedicated and diverse team of 140 faculty and 62 professional staff. Among the faculty, there are 61 professors, 51 associate professors, and 71 Ph.D. supervisors. Our faculty includes distinguished scholars and experts with extensive experience in teaching, research, and industry practice.

SEBA has achieved impressive performance in both national and international assessments. It is accredited by three leading global business school accreditation bodies: AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS. Our faculty members have consistently been ranked among the "Highly Cited Chinese Scholars" by Elsevier. Over the past five years, SEBA has ranked 17th among the "985" universities in China for the number of papers published in UTD 24 journals. Notably, in 2024, the Economics and Business discipline at SEBA entered the top 1% of the global ESI rankings for the first time, further reaffirming the international recognition of the school’s academic research and influence. SEBA is now embarking on the next phase of rapid development, moving towards to the new levels of excellence.

•1937, Business School of CQU was established, and the President of CQU at tat time, professor Ye Yuanlong, served as the first dean.

•1938, Professor Ma Yinchu, a renowned economist and educator, was appointed as the first fulltime dean.

•1952, Business School of CQU was revoked due to the national college reorganization.

•1978, Management Engineering Teaching and Research Office was established in CQU and management education was restored.

•1984, Department of Management Engineering was established.

•1989, Department of Management Engineering was upgraded to be the College of Business Administration (CBA).

•1991, 1993, 1994, CBA was successively approved by the Chinese MOE to launch master programs in Management, Ph.D. programs and postdoctoral mobile station.

•1996, Economics of Power Technology was enlisted in the key construction projects of “project 211”.

•2002, the college was renamed as “School of Economics And Business Administration”, and the Technological Economics and Management was approved to be the national key discipline.

•2003, SEBA was approved to lunch Ph.D. programs in Business Administration, and Management Science and Engineering.

•2004, the Technological Economics and Management was included in the second phase priority construction  of “projects 985’.

•2007, SEBA was awarded the National-level Economic Management Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center.

•2010, SEBA was approved by the Chinese MOE to launch MIB and MF programs. The Technological Economics and Management was included in the third phase priority construction  of “projects 985‘’.

•2011, SEBA was approved to launch Ph.D. program in Applied Economics.

•2013, SEBA was accredited by AMBA

•2017, SEBA was accredited by AACSB

•2017, SEBA was re-accredited by AMBA

•2021, SEBA was accredited by EQUIS

•2022, SEBA was re-accredited by AACSB