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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

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. BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.

History

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.

Rankings and reputation

BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies. It is considered one of the most prestigious in its field in the country. BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on the Gaokao from 2012 to 2023.

As of 2023, 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. 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 first in the Ranking of Chinese Language Universities of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Rivalry

BFSU 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". Rivalry between students of the two universities continue to present day.

Notable people

• 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)
• 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
• Yang Lan, co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation
• He Jiong, ranked 53rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list
• Hao Ping, present president of Peking University, former president of Beijing Foreign Studies University
• Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of Global Times

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
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External links

• Official website

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