School of Management and Engineering (SME), has developed into an independent department on the basis of former Tobacco Cadre-training Class and Special Training Department. Now, the SME contains 4 undergraduate major programs (business management, accounting, economics with the orientation toward international commerce and e-commerce, information management, and information system), and 1 postgraduate program (business management). Additionally, it includes 3 special training programs (e-commerce, foreign tourism, and hotel administration). In accounting and business management major programs, the SME also has the right to upgrade college students to study in university, and entitle them bachelor’s degrees. The SME also enhances the international cooperation and academic exchanges. The SME and Australian Wulungon University have started jointly a 2+2 international education program. With the help of the Continued Education Institute of ZZILI, the SME has launched various kinds of adult training courses, and also it will start a double bachelor’s degree in 2004. The SME has totally 2000 students on campus, making it one of the largest departments in ZZILI. It has a high-qualified staff of over 50, including 4 professors and 13 associate professors. Professor Wang Wenliang and professor Peng Shijin have great fame in their own fields of researching.

　　Currently, the SME has one management science research center, one sale and management consulting company, and one library with over 10,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals and books. The managerial experiment center has developed into a multi-function center, which provides a good experiment for situational education, case education, on-line education and multi-media education. The SME plans to improve the working circumstances for SME’s further development.

　　Since 1983, more than 3000 students have graduated from the SME, most of whom have gained the credits for their outstanding achievements. The passing rates of CET-4, CET-6 and computer certification exam are in the leading position in the whole Institute. In recent years, teachers in SME have finished more than 40 research projects and published 400 academic theses at provincial level. With the development of the scientific researches, SME also pays attention to the social services, it has provided training courses, market investigations, managerial consultations, and business planning for over 100 enterprises and gained social and economical benefits.