SDIBT(originallynamedChinaCoalEconomicCollege)wasestablishedinDecember1985withtheapprovaloftheformerMinistryofEducation.Itwastheonlyfinance&economicsuniversityoftheformerMinistryofCoalIndustry.SDIBTisbuiltbyCentralgovernmentandShandongProvincetogetherandmainlymanagedbyShandongProvince.InNovember1997,SDIBTwassuccessfulinsatisfyingtherequirementsandstandardsoftheundergraduateeducationalevaluationbytheformerMinistryofEducation.InDecember2003,theEducationMinistrycarriedoutanevaluationonthebachelor’sdegreeteachingstandardsofSDBITandSDBITwassuccessfulinmeetingtheMinistry’srequiredstandards.InFebruary2003,theStateMinistryofEducationgaveapprovalfortheinstitutetochangeitsoriginalnameintoShandongInstituteofBusinessandTechnology.ShandongInstituteofBusinessandTechnologyislocatedinYantai,whichisoneofthe“mostcharmingcityinChina”.Facingtheseaandagainstthegreenmountainsitslovelysurroundingsandagreeableclimatehasgainedforit,thehighhonorofbeingknownasthe“GardenandIntellectualCampus”attheprovinciallevel.SDIBTwithanareaof1,392mu,consistingofaconstructionareaofover370,000squaremeters,alibraryof1736,500volumesofbooks,andfixedassetsofoverRMB50,000,000,thushasformedconditionsandfacilitiescompatiblewithlargereducationalscale.Nowthereare17departmentsintheuniversity:SchoolofManagementScienceandEngineering^^^Therearefourprovincialkeydisciplines:“ManagementScienceandEngineering”,EnterpriseManagement,StatisticsandConstitutionalLaw&AdministrativeLaw.SDIBTdevelopsinternationalcooperationpositivelyandhassetupagoodrelationshipinacademicexchangesandcooperationwithuniversitiesfromCanada,Russia,Germany,Australia,Korea,Japan,Singaporeandmanyothercountries.SDIBThasbeengiventheapprovalofadmittingforeignstudentsandSino-overseascooperationinrunningschools.With20years’development,SDIBThasbecomeacomprehensivefinanceandeconomicsuniversitywithmajorinEconomicsandManagement,inlinewith6othermaindisciplines,suchasLaw,Arts,BusinessandTechnology.SDIBThasbeengivingprioritytoitscontinueddevelopment.Orientedbyteaching,focusedonacademicresearch,aimedreformsasmotivation,andembracingschoolmottoof“WithManagementandEconomicsProsperity,ComesWisdomandCompassion”,SDIBThasbeenfullyimplementingthestrategyof“SupportedbyDiscipline,StrengthenedbyTalents,ProsperedbyUniqueCharacteristics”,atthesametime,constructingpeacefulcampus,harmoniouscampus,andenvironmentalcampusactivelyandstrivingforconstructionofhighleveluniversityoffinanceandeconomicsinShandong.