Beijing Foreign Studies University

Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; Chinese: 北京外国语大学; pinyin: Běijīng Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué) is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First Class University Plan.

Not to be confused with Beijing International Studies University or Beijing Language and Culture University.
Beijing Foreign Studies University
北京外国语大学 (Chinese)
Motto兼容并蓄 博学笃行[1]
TypeNational
Established1941 (1941)
PresidentYang Dan
Academic staff
2,428
Students8,579 (932 international students)
Undergraduates5,088
Postgraduates2,559
440
Location
Beijing
,
China
CampusUrban
AffiliationsBeijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance (BHUA)
Websiteglobal.bfsu.edu.cn/en/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese北京外国语大学
Traditional Chinese北京外國語大學
BFSU West Campus
BFSU East Campus

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 2023, there are 101 foreign languages being taught in this university.[2]

BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.[3] Around 400 ambassadors and over 1,000 counselors graduated from BFSU.

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.[4] 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".[5]

BFSU has more than 3,000 international students from all over the world, more than 100 countries.[6] 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.[7]　

Teaching institutions
West Campus of BFSU
Main Entrance
  • 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
The Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press under BFSU

BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies.[8] 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.[9][10]

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".[13][14]

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. It's the first global university ranking with multifarious indicators.

Year Rank Valuer
2023 1[15] ARWU Best Chinese Universities Ranking - Ranking of Chinese Language Universities

Notable people

References
  1. https://m.sohu.com/n/482178609/ Premier Wen Jiabao's letter celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the BFSU was later used as a school motto."Compatibility", This motto comes from Cai Yuanpei's idea of "freedom of thought and compatibility" when he was president of Peking University. This motto means a kind of world vision and open mind.“兼容并蓄，博学笃行”是温家宝总理在北外建校七十周年贺信中提出的，后被用作北外的校训。“兼容并蓄”，源自蔡元培任北大校长时提出的“思想自由，兼容并包”，“兼容并蓄”意味着一种世界眼光和开放性胸怀，既是世界不同文化文明的兼容，又是以外语为主的其他学科的兼容，同时孕育着创新
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