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:Beijing Foreign Studies University

{{Short description|Public university in Beijing, China}}

{{distinguish|Beijing Language and Culture University|Beijing International Studies University}}

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| name = Beijing Foreign Studies University

| native_name = {{native name|zh-cn|paren=no|北京外国语大学}}

| established = {{start date and age|1941}}

| city = Beijing

| country = China

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| motto = {{nobr|兼容并蓄 博学笃行https://m.sohu.com/n/482178609/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427052104/https://m.sohu.com/n/482178609/ |date=2022-04-27 }} 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}}

| type = National

| faculty = 2,428

| president = Yang Dan

| students = 8,579 (932 international students)

| undergrad = 5,088

| postgrad = 2,559

| doctoral = 440

| campus = Urban

| affiliations = BHUA

| website = {{Official URL}}

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| s = 北京外国语大学

| t = 北京外國語大學

| p = Běijīng Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué

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Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; {{zh|s=北京外国语大学|labels=no}}) 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.{{Cite web |title=International Business School, Beijing Foreign Studies University |url=https://www.aacsb.edu/accredited/i/international-business-school-beijing-foreign-studies-university |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.aacsb.edu |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907000642/https://www.aacsb.edu/accredited/i/international-business-school-beijing-foreign-studies-university |url-status=live }} BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.{{Cite web |title=School of International Journalism and Communication |url=https://global.bfsu.edu.cn/en/info/1181/1173.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207191216/https://global.bfsu.edu.cn/en/info/1181/1173.htm |archive-date=7 December 2021 |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Beijing Foreign Studies University}}

History

BFSU was affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from its establishment in 1941 to the early 1980s.{{cite web |title=211工程大学名单 |url=https://www.eol.cn/html/g/gxmd/211.shtml |access-date=27 January 2019 |publisher=China Education Online Service (中国教育在线） |archive-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201184911/http://www.eol.cn/html/g/gxmd/211.shtml |url-status=live }}

BFSU has more than 3,000 international students from all over the world, more than 100 countries.{{Cite web |last=Chiu |first=Christine |date=2021-01-27 |title=Top 100 Most Popular Universities for International Students in China |url=https://www.china-admissions.com/blog/chinese-universities-with-the-highest-number-of-international-students/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=China Admissions |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009131955/https://www.china-admissions.com/blog/chinese-universities-with-the-highest-number-of-international-students/ |url-status=live }} More than 70 years, over 90,000 people have graduated from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.{{cite web |title=大学简介 |url=http://www.bfsu.edu.cn/overview |access-date=30 March 2018 |publisher=北外官方网 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928064600/http://www.bfsu.edu.cn/overview |url-status=live }}{{Non-primary source needed|date=April 2024}}

Rankings and reputation

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BFSU is a research university specializing in foreign language studies.{{cite web |title=高校排名：2014年中国语言类大学排行榜 |url=http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2014-03-28/1118413584.shtml |access-date=30 September 2015 |archive-date=2016-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116180455/http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2014-03-28/1118413584.shtml |url-status=live }} It is considered one of the most prestigious in its field in the country.{{Cite book |last=Pei |first=Minxin |author-link=Minxin Pei |title=The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China |date=2023-12-31 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-29645-9 |doi=10.4159/9780674296459 |jstor=jj.10860939 |oclc=1419055794}}{{Rp|page=201}} BFSU ranked 17th out of almost 3,000 higher education institutions in China according to statistics based on the Gaokao from 2012 to 2023.{{cite web |date=2 July 2018 |title=【2018版中国大学近5年录取分数排行榜】 |url=http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2018-07-02/doc-ihespqry2690995.shtml |access-date=2 July 2018 |publisher=Huadong Normal University |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705100301/http://edu.sina.com.cn/gaokao/2018-07-02/doc-ihespqry2690995.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=2020版中国大学录取分数排行榜 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/424131846_568257 |access-date=24 March 2021 |publisher=搜狐新闻 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065450/https://www.sohu.com/a/424131846_568257 |url-status=live }}

{{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.{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202123 |access-date=2022-01-07 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2022-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107085606/http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202123 |url-status=dead }} The university consistently features in the top 100 international universities in linguistics as ranked by the QS World University Rankings by subjects.{{Cite web |title=Linguistics |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2019/linguistics |access-date=2021-03-06 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=2021-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318052344/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2019/linguistics |url-status=live }} BFSU is also highly ranked by the world universities rankings in "Arts and Humanities", "Modern Languages", " English Language and Literature" and "Education".{{Cite web |title=Beijing Foreign Studies University |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/beijing-foreign-studies-university |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121022846/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/beijing-foreign-studies-university |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/beijing-foreign-studies-university |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |archive-date=2022-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121022842/http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/beijing-foreign-studies-university |url-status=live }}

The university was ranked first in the Ranking of Chinese Language Universities of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.{{cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202323 |access-date=1 April 2023 |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401074333/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/202323 |url-status=live }}

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".Retrieved 2018-08-30 http://news.ifeng.com/photo/history/200707/0702_1398_146517_7.shtml 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.{{cite web|title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000|publisher=Nobelprize|date=October 7, 2010|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2000/|access-date=October 7, 2010|archive-date=October 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007170750/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2000/|url-status=live}}
  • Jin Liqun, President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Former Vice President of Asian Development Bank (ADB){{cn|date=April 2024}}
  • 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpa.org/events/index.cfm?act=show_event&event_id=802|title=Foreign Policy Association|access-date=2022-04-20|archive-date=2023-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065451/https://www.fpa.org/events/index.cfm?act=show_event&event_id=802|url-status=live}}
  • Cui Tiankai, Chinese diplomat and longest-serving Chinese Ambassador to the United States{{cn|date=April 2024}}
  • Yang Lan, co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation{{cn|date=April 2024}}
  • He Jiong, ranked 53rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list{{cn|date=April 2024}}
  • Hao Ping, present president of Peking University, former president of Beijing Foreign Studies University{{cn|date=April 2024}}
  • Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of Global Times{{cn|date=April 2024}}
  • Xu Guozhang (1915.11.25-1994.9.11), a linguist and educator who made outstanding contributions to China's foreign language education.

References

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External links

  • {{Official website}}

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{{Haidian District}}

{{Universities and colleges in Beijing}}

{{Project 211}}

{{Beijing-Hong Kong Universities Alliance}}

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