Founded in 1941, BFSU is a prestigious university in China under the direct leadership of the Chinese Ministry of Education. It is one of China’s top universities listed under the Project 985 and Project 211, both comprising top universities in China. BFSU is one of China’s oldest language universities. It has the longest history among universities of its kind in China, offering a complete range of degrees, diplomas and programs at various levels, with the largest number of foreign language programs in the country. BFSU was the first in China to recruit and teach foreign students, and was also one of the earliest to provide under- and postgraduate programs teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages. Beijing Foreign Studies University, or BFSU, located in the Haidian District of Beijing, where the key institutions of higher education and high-tech industries are concentrated, is divided into two campuses – the West Campus and the East Campus. BFSU covers a total area of 492,000 square meters and enjoys access to convenient transportation, with the Third Ring Road running through the two campuses. Today, BFSU teaches 84 foreign languages and 97 bachelor degree programs. Excellence in the teaching and research of foreign language and literature has allowed BFSU to enjoy a good reputation for its quality programs, both at home and internationally. In the past 77 years, over 90,000 people have graduated from BFSU. BFSU now serves as an important education base for qualified professionals with language competence, who, after graduation, work as diplomats, translators/interpreters, businessmen, journalists, lawyers, bankers, etc. For example, among BFSU alumni who work or have worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we have over 400 ambassadors and over 1000 counselors. BFSU is thus known as the “Cradle of Diplomats”.
BFSU has been actively engaged in comprehensive and in-depth international exchange and cooperation. For the present, BFSU has become the most important window for Chinese education opening up to the world. To date, China has established extensive academic links with 441 partner universities and educational institutions in 87 countries and regions and has established 22 Confucius Institutes in collaboration with universities, colleges and institutions from 17 countries in Asia, Europe and America, ranking the first among Chinese universities. Each year, more than 4000 international students from more than 100 countries are coming to visit or study in BFSU. So far, more than 1000 international students enrolled in formal programs have been studying on campus.
Beijing Foreign Studies University Library is an Academic library. The collection of the library contains 1,369,832 print volumes, 1,264,530 e-books, 1,142 periodicals and 78 corpora in Chinese and foreign languages. The library features information mainly related to languages, literature and culture, yet during recent years, more and more books on law, diplomacy, economy, news and communication, and management have been introduced.
By October 31, 2017, the employment rate for graduates with a bachelor’s degree have been 94.71%, the employment rate for graduates with a master’s degree have been 95.04%, and the employment rate for graduates with a doctor’s degree have been 96.11%.
2017, BFSU was successfully chosen as one of China’s top universities which will participate in the country’s construction plan of world-class universities and first-class disciplines comprising top universities in China. Its core discipline is under construction is Foreign Languages and Literature.
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