Beijing Foreign Studies University
北京外国语大学
Motto兼容并蓄 博学笃行[1]
TypeNational
Established1941; 83 years ago (1941)
PresidentYang Dan
Academic staff
2,428
Students8,579 (932 international students)
Undergraduates5,088
Postgraduates2,559
440
Location
Beijing
,
China
CampusUrban
AffiliationsBHUA
Websiteglobal.bfsu.edu.cn/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
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

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]

History

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]

Rankings and reputation

The Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press under BFSU

BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies.[7] BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on the Gaokao from 2012 to 2023.[8][9]

As of 2023 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.[10] The university consistently features in the top 100 international universities in linguistics as ranked by the QS World University Rankings by subjects.[11] BFSU is also highly ranked by the world universities rankings in "Arts and Humanities", "Modern Languages", " English Language and Literature" and "Education".[12][13]

The university was ranked 1 in the Ranking of Chinese Language Universities of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[14]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ https://m.sohu.com/n/482178609/ Archived 2022-04-27 at the Wayback Machine 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
  2. ^ "International Business School, Beijing Foreign Studies University". www.aacsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ^ "School of International Journalism and Communication". Beijing Foreign Studies University. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ "211工程大学名单". China Education Online Service (中国教育在线）. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ Chiu, Christine (2021-01-27). "Top 100 Most Popular Universities for International Students in China". China Admissions. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  6. ^ "大学简介". 北外官方网. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ "高校排名：2014年中国语言类大学排行榜". Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ^ "【2018版中国大学近5年录取分数排行榜】". Huadong Normal University. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. ^ "2020版中国大学录取分数排行榜". 搜狐新闻. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  11. ^ "Linguistics". Top Universities. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  12. ^ "Beijing Foreign Studies University". Top Universities. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  13. ^ "ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities". www.shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  14. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000". Nobelprize. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  16. ^ "Foreign Policy Association". Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-20.

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