Why do countries trade with each other? How should governments manage foreign trade? What is the basis for formulating trade policies and rules? Is free trade more beneficial than trade protection for all countries? How will trade between countries affect the work and life of everyone? Please come into our course with these questions.

  The study of this course could help students build up the knowledge framework and system of international trade, understand and master the basic theories of international trade, as well as the contents, the basis of policy formulation and the applicable conditions of international trade policies and rules, so as to expand the international vision of the students, cultivate and improve their ability to analyze the phenomena and solve the problems of international economy and trade.

  The University of International Business and Economics is one of the first institutions of higher learning to set up the major and offer courses of international trade. International trade course was awarded with the National Quality Course in 2005 and the National Quality Resource Sharing Course in 2013 by the Ministry of Education; the teaching team was awarded with the title of National Excellent Teaching Team of International Trade by the Ministry of Education in 2009; International Trade and Principles of International Trade edited by members of the teaching team were awarded twice with the title of Beijing Excellent Textbook.

  The International Trade course of University of International Business and Economics is complete in its teaching system and rich in contents. The members of the teaching team have solid knowledge and rich teaching experience and have been widely praised for the teaching effect by peers and students inside and outside the university.

  The International Economics and Trade major of the University of International Business and Economics has been focusing on the cutting-edge issues in China’s construction of open economy and leading the research on those issues. International Trade course follow closely the latest theoretical and practical development of international trade, and keep the contents, methods and resources of teaching up to date. It has nurtured a large number of promising talents of international economics and trade for China’s Reform and Opening-up through both formal and on-the-job education inside and outside the classroom.

  Through the study, students can understand the historical development of international trade, the rules of international trade operation, determinants of trade benefits and distribution, and master international trade policies and rules. It is expected to cultivate students’ international perspective, modern way of thinking as well as the abilities to identify, analyze and solve the problems of international economy and trade.

No special requirements

Textbook

Robert C. Feenstra and Alan M. Taylor, International Trade, third edition, Macmillan Learning, Worth publishers, 2017

Website reference

1. www.wto.org    The official website of World Trade Organization

2. www.unctad.org  The official website of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development