In 2000, Xinjiang College of Finance and Economics amalgamated with Xinjiang College of Economic Management Cadres and Xinjiang School of Finance and Taxation to establish the new Xinjiang College of Finance and Economics. It was the inaugural institution to be authorized to offer an MBA program in Xinjiang in 2001 and was rebranded as Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics with the endorsement of the Ministry of Education in 2007.
