Beijing Foreign Studies University

It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

Beijing Foreign Studies University

北京外国语大学
Motto	兼容并蓄 博学笃行
Type	National
Established	1941; 83 years ago (1941)
President	Yang Dan
Academic staff	2,428
Students	8,579 (932 international students)
Undergraduates	5,088
Postgraduates	2,559
Doctoral students	440
Location	Beijing , China
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	BHUA
Website	global.bfsu.edu.cn/en/
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	北京外国语大学
Traditional Chinese	北京外國語大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué

BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. BFSU is divided into east and west campuses. As of September 2023, there are 101 foreign languages being taught in this university.

International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University (IBS BFSU) received accreditation from AACSB. BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.

BFSU was affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from its establishment in 1941 to the early 1980s.

BFSU has more than 3,000 international students from all over the world, more than 100 countries. More than 70 years, over 90,000 people have graduated from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.^{[non-primary source needed]}

 

BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies. BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) from 2012 to 2023.

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

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

• Gao Xingjian, Chinese French novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "For an Oeuvre of Universal Validity, Bitter Insights and Linguistic Ingenuity." Graduated from the Department of French.
• Jin Liqun, President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Former Vice President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)^{[citation needed]}
• Thae Yong-ho, Member of the National Assembly (South Korea). North Korean-born South Korean politician, and former DPRK's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom. The first North Korean defector to win a National Assembly (South Korea) seat.
• Cui Tiankai, Chinese diplomat and longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United States^{[citation needed]}
• Yang Lan, co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation^{[citation needed]}
• He Jiong, ranked 53rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list^{[citation needed]}
• Hao Ping, present president of Peking University, former president of Beijing Foreign Studies University^{[citation needed]}
• Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of Global Times^{[citation needed]}