Henan University of Economics and Law, approved to establish in March 2010 by Ministry of Education, is the outcome of a merger between former Henan University of Finance and Economics (founded in 1983) and Henan Administrative Institute of Politics and Law (founded in 1984). Located in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province, HUEL offers higher education programs in six disciplines - economics, management science, law, literature, science and engineering, with an emphasis on the first three.