A brief Introduction

Beijing Foreign Studies University, founded in Yan'an in 1941, was the first institution of higher education in China specializing in foreign language studies. It is one of the key universities directly under the Ministry of Education of PRC.

The university is located in Haidian District of Beijing where most key institutions of higher learning are gathered. With the Third Ring Road going right through the university, transportation is very convenient. The total area is 304,549 square meters.

At present, the university has 8 language departments, 7 schools and 3 research institutes. The university offers 31 languages and is the number one in China that offers such a variety of foreign languages. Now the university has one postdoctoral program (foreign languages research), 7 Ph.D. programs, 12 MA programs and a state-approved key point program. The University has a teaching faculty of about 540 members, 290 of whom are professors or associate professors and 165 are lecturers. All of them are scholarly, experienced and conscientious. And each year about 70 foreign experts and teachers are invited to teach in the university. There are more than 4,000 degree students at present.

The university actively conducts international academic exchanges and has established cooperation and exchange relations with over 160 universities and institutions in more than 40 countries and areas.

As early as in the 1950s the university started to enroll overseas students. Each year there are about 1000 long-term and short-term students from more than 30 countries studying at BFSU. In the course of its development over the years, our teaching has gradually acquired many distinctive features. Meanwhile the variety of languages taught here offer a unique language environment for both Chinese and overseas students to master their target languages. We are trying to further improve the learning and living conditions so as to them a more friendly and comfortable environment on campus.

We are aiming to develop our university into an internationally well-known institution.