Beijing Foreign Studies University

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Not to be confused with Beijing International Studies University or Beijing Language and Culture University.
Beijing Foreign Studies University
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Motto 兼容并蓄 博学笃行[1]
Type National
Established 1941; 83 years ago (1941)
President Yang Dan
Academic staff
 2,428
Students 8,579 (932 international students)
Undergraduates 5,088
Postgraduates 2,559
440
Location
Beijing
,
China
Campus Urban
Website global.bfsu.edu.cn/en/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 北京外国语大学
Traditional Chinese 北京外國語大學

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File:BFSU West Campus (20220624091809).jpg
BFSU west campus
File:West gate of BFSU East Campus (20180125141551).jpg
BFSU east campus

Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; Chinese: 北京外国语大学; pinyin: Běijīng Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidian District of Beijing BFSU is divided into east and west campuses. BFSU offers the widest range of language studies in China: as of September 2019, there are 101 foreign languages being taught in this university.[2] It is a Chinese state Double First Class University identified by Chinese Ministry of Education.[3] BFSU is commonly known as Beiwai (Chinese: 北外) in Mandarin.[4][5] Beijing Foreign Studies University is a sister school to Peking University (PKU) which is also subordinate to the Ministry of Education.[6] For this reason BFSU students are able to register for courses at PKU.[7][8]

BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of State Security.[9] Around 400 ambassadors and over 1,000 counselors graduated from BFSU. BFSU is thus known as the “Cradle of Diplomats”.[10]

As of 2021, Beijing Foreign Studies University ranked no.1 among universities specializing in language and research according to the latest edition of the Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[11] The university consistently features in the top 100 international universities in linguistics as ranked by the QS World University Rankings.[12]

History

BFSU was affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from its establishment in 1941 to the early 1980s and was classified a national key university under the Ministry of Education. BFSU qualified for the first round of the competition in its efforts to enter Project 211, a university development plan launched by the Ministry of Education in 1996.[13] BFSU is directly under the leadership of the Chinese Ministry of Education. BFSU is one of China's top universities listed under "Double First Class University Plan", former “Project 211” and "Project 985 Innovative Platforms for Key Disciplines".[14]

BFSU has more than 3,000 international students from all over the world, more than 100 countries.[15] Especially, South Korean, German, Malaysian (IBS) and Japanese students (School of Chinese Language and Literature) are the largest ethnic groups on campus. Some foreign students study only in Mandarin with Chinese students but most of the foreign students select international business school undergraduate program which is taught in English and can take Chinese language courses. More than 70 years, over 90,000 people have graduated from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.[16]　

Teaching institutions

West Campus of BFSU

  • International Business School (IBS)
  • School of International Relations and Diplomacy (SIRD)
  • School of English and International Studies (SEIS)
  • School of Law (BFSULAW)
  • School of English for Specific Purposes (SESP)
  • School of European Languages and Cultures (SELC)
  • School of International Journalism and Communication (SIJC)
  • School of Asian Studies
  • School of African Studies
  • School of Arabic Studies
  • School of Russian
  • School of Marxism
  • School of Chinese Language and Literature
  • School of Art and Research
  • Graduate School for Translation and Interpreting
  • School of French
  • School of German
  • School of Spanish and Portuguese
  • School of Japanese
  • School of Computer Science
  • School of Physical Education
  • School of Information Science and Technology
  • School of History

Rankings and reputation

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The Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press under BFSU

BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies.[17] BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) from 2012 to 2020.[18][19]

As of 2021 Beijing Foreign Studies University ranked no.1 among universities in China specializing in language studies and research in the recent edition of the Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[11] The university consistently features in the top 100 international universities in linguistics as ranked by the QS World University Rankings by subjects.[12] BFSU is also highly ranked by the world universities rankings in "Arts and Humanities", "Modern Languages", " English Language and Literature" and "Education".[20][21]

Notable people

References

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