北京外国语大学 | |||||||
Motto | 兼容并蓄 博学笃行[1] | ||||||
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Type | National | ||||||
Established | 1941 | ||||||
President | Yang Dan | ||||||
Academic staff | 2,428 | ||||||
Students | 8,579 (932 international students) | ||||||
Undergraduates | 5,088 | ||||||
Postgraduates | 2,559 | ||||||
440 | |||||||
Location | , | ||||||
Campus | Urban | ||||||
Affiliations | BHUA | ||||||
Website | global | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北京外国语大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 北京外國語大學 | ||||||
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Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; 北京外国语大学) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
The International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University is accredited from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[2] BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.[3]
BFSU was affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from its establishment in 1941 to the early 1980s.[4]
BFSU has more than 3,000 international students from all over the world, more than 100 countries.[5] More than 70 years, over 90,000 people have graduated from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.[6][non-primary source needed]
BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies.[7] It is considered one of the most prestigious in its field in the country.[8]: 201 BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on the Gaokao from 2012 to 2023.[9][10]
As of 2023[update], Beijing Foreign Studies University ranked first 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]
The university was ranked first in the Ranking of Chinese Language Universities of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[15]