Beijing Foreign Studies University
{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#if:|Template:Main other }}{{#if:BHUA|Template:Main other }}{{#if:|Template:Main other }}{{#invoke:check for unknown parameters|check |unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox university with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|mapframe_args=y | academic_affiliation | academic_affiliations | academic_staff | accreditation | address | administrative_staff | affiliation | affiliations | athletics_affiliations | athletics_nickname | athletics_nicknames | budget | campus | campus_type | campus_size | canton | caption | chair | chairman | chairperson | chancellor | city | closed | colors | colours | coor | coordinates | country | dean | director | doctoral | embedded | endowment | enrollment | established | faculty | footnotes | former_name | former_names | founder | founders | free | free1 | free2 | free_label | free_label1 | free_label2 | head | head_label | image | image_alt | image_name | image_size | image_upright | language | latin_name | location | logo | logo_alt | logo_size | logo_upright | map_size | mascot | mascots | module | motto | mottoeng | motto_lang | mottoeng | name | native_name | native_name_lang | nickname | nrhp | officer_in_charge | other | other_name | other_names | other_students | parent | postalcode | postcode | postgrad | prefecture | president | principal | province | provost | pushpin_label_position | pushpin_map | pushpin_map_caption | rector | region | religious_affiliation | sporting_affiliations | sports_free | sports_free1 | sports_free2 | sports_free3 | sports_free_label | sports_free_label1 | sports_free_label2 | sports_free_label3 | sports_nickname | sports_nicknames | state | students | superintendent | top_free | top_free1 | top_free2 | top_free_label | top_free_label1 | top_free_label2 | total_staff | type | undergrad | vice_chancellor | vice-president | vice_president | visitor | website | zipcode }}{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check | template = Infobox university | cat = Template:Main other | image; image_name | other_names; other_name | former_names; former_name | founders; founder | academic_affiliations; academic_affiliation | academic_staff; faculty | campus_type; campus | other_students; other | location; address | location; city | location; address | location; canton | location; prefecture | location; province | location; region | location; state | location; country | location; postalcode | location; postcode | location; zipcode | postalcode; postcode; zipcode | coordinates; coor | colors; colours | free_label; free_label1 | free; free1 | athletics_nicknames; sports_nicknames; athletics_nickname; sports_nickname; nickname | athletics_affiliations; sporting_affiliations | affiliation; affiliations | mascots; mascot | nrhp; embedded; module }}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; Template:Zh) 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.
History
BFSU was affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from its establishment in 1941 to the early 1980s. During this period, the university primarily focused on training diplomats and foreign language specialists for China's foreign service. In the 1980s, BFSU expanded its academic offerings to include international studies and research. In December 2014, the Institute for Global History was founded to promote research on global interactions, and three years later, in December 2017, the School of History was established under Professor Li Xuetao to provide courses on world and Chinese history from a global perspective, emphasizing multilingual and cross-cultural research.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
BFSU's motto, 兼容并蓄，博学笃行 ("Embrace diversity, pursue broad learning and earnest practice"), was proposed by Premier Wen Jiabao in a congratulatory letter for the university's 70th anniversary. It draws inspiration from Cai Yuanpei's idea of "freedom of thought and compatibility" during his presidency at Peking University, reflecting a global vision, openness to different cultures, and the integration of knowledge with practical action.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rankings and reputation
.jpg){kind=link}
BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> It is considered one of the most prestigious in its field in the country.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on the Gaokao from 2012 to 2023.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The university consistently features in the top 100 international universities in linguistics as ranked by the QS World University Rankings by subjects.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref> BFSU is also highly ranked by the world universities rankings in "Arts and Humanities", "Modern Languages", " English Language and Literature" and "Education".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University is accredited from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Diplomacy
BFSU has trained generations of Chinese diplomats and civil servants.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> BFSU alumni are well known in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The university 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".<ref>Retrieved 2018-08-30 http://news.ifeng.com/photo/history/200707/0702_1398_146517_7.shtml</ref> Rivalry between students of the two universities continues to the present day.
Notable people
BFSU has more than 3,000 international students from all over the world, more than 100 countries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> More than 70 years, over 90,000 people have graduated from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.<ref name="overview">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Non-primary source needed
- 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.<ref name=nobel>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jin Liqun, President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Former Vice President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)Template:Cn
- 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Cui Tiankai, Chinese diplomat and longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United StatesTemplate:Cn
- Yang Lan, co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture FoundationTemplate:Cn
- He Jiong, ranked 53rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 listTemplate:Cn
- Hao Ping, present president of Peking University, former president of Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityTemplate:Cn
- Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of Global TimesTemplate:Cn
- Xu Guozhang (1915.11.25-1994.9.11), a linguist and educator who made outstanding contributions to China's foreign language education.
References
External links
Template:Coord Template:Haidian District Template:Universities and colleges in Beijing Template:Project 211 Template:Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance Template:Authority control