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]
BFSU has produced an array of senior diplomatic officials and proudly claims itself as "the cradle of PRC diplomats". However, having trained hundreds of Chinese ambassadors, China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) also considers itself "the cradle of Chinese diplomats".[16] Rivalry between students of the two universities continue to present day.