Economics is a branch of social science and plays an important role in the whole system of social science such as theoretical direction, discipline basis, ideology, and so on, which is considered as the “crown” of social science. Economics is the science that studies operating principles of economic relationships and effective distribution of resources in various development stages of human society.

Based on the university’s existing professional platforms of transportation, logistics engineering and international trade, by making full use of existing teachers and laboratory equipment resources, we Economics values the distinctiveness and characteristics of professional development and cultivation direction to train students and to achieve professional progress. We position our training at the combination of basic economic theory and methodology, transportation organization and international trade to cultivate market-oriented inter-disciplinary high-ranking talents of international transportation economics.

In the aspect of international cooperation, students of Economics can participate in a selection of programs, such as the “2+2” joint program and the “4+1” joint program with Business School of Cardiff University in UK, the “4+1” joint program and the “1+1” joint graduate program with University of Reading in UK, the “3+1+1” joint program with University of California, Riverside in US, the “2+2” joint program and the “3+1” joint program with University of Plymouth in UK, the “1+2+1” joint program with Medaille College in US, and so on.