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.
北京外国语大学 | |||||||
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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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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
editBFSU 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
editBFSU 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[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.[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 first in the Ranking of Chinese Language Universities of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.[14]
Notable people
edit- 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.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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]
References
edit- ^ 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
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