The school was formerly the Russian Brigade of the Third Branch of China Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, which was established in Yan 'an in 1941, and later developed into Yan 'an Foreign Language School, which was under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee. After the founding of New China, the school was under the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1954, it was renamed Beijing Foreign Studies Institute. In 1959, it merged with Beijing Russian Institute to form a new Beijing Foreign Studies Institute. After 198, it was directly under the leadership of the Ministry of Education. In 1994, it was officially renamed Beijing Foreign Studies University.
The school now has 14 colleges: English College, Specialized English College, Russian College, Advanced Translation College, International Business School, China Language and Literature College, International Relations College, Law School, Asian-African College, European Language and Culture College, Philosophy and Social Sciences College, Continuing Education College, Online Education College and Training College. 7 directly affiliated departments: German Department, French Department, Japanese Department, Arabic Department, Spanish-Portuguese Department, Computer Center, Sports Teaching and Research Department; 4 research centers (institutes): China Foreign Language Education Research Center, China Overseas Sinology Research Center, Japanese Studies Research Center, Foreign Language Research Institute, Foreign Literature Research Institute, International Studies Institute, Higher Education Research Institute, etc. A key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education: China Foreign Language Education Research Center; Two non-universal language undergraduate talent training bases of the Ministry of Education: European language group and Asian-African language group. There are also information technology centers, libraries and other teaching auxiliary units. The school has the largest publishing base of foreign language books, audio-visual and electronic products in China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, which publishes three national core publications: Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Foreign Literature and International Forum, as well as English Learning, Russian Learning, German Learning and French Learning.
At present, Beijing Foreign Studies University has basically formed a professional pattern with foreign languages and literature as the main body and the coordinated development of literature, law, economics and management. Among them, foreign language and literature is a characteristic subject with traditional advantages in Beijing Foreign Studies University. At present, there are schools in Britain, Russia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Arabia, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sinhalese, Turkey, North Korea, Swahili, Hausa, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia.
The school offers 56 undergraduate majors and has the right to award bachelor's degrees in literature, law, economics, management and engineering. Beijing Foreign Studies University has the right to award doctoral degrees in a first-class discipline (covering 43 languages and 11 two disciplines); 9 two disciplines doctoral degree authorization points; 15 two disciplines master's degree authorization points; Six majors have the right to accept on-the-job personnel to apply for a master's degree with the equivalent degree of postgraduate graduation; Add two professional degree authorization points, namely translation (interpretation and translation) and Chinese international education; 1 post-doctoral mobile station for foreign languages and literature (3 people left the station, 8 people entered the station and 18 people are in the station in 27). Four national key disciplines, namely English language and literature, German language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, and Japanese language and literature (cultivation). There are four key disciplines in Beijing, namely Russian language and literature, Arabic language and literature, Japanese language and literature, comparative literature and cross-cultural studies.
In p>27, in the "Undergraduate Teaching Quality and Teaching Reform Project" jointly implemented by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance, 1 projects were selected from Beijing Foreign Studies University: the International Business School's "Transnational Economic Management Talents Training Experimental Zone" was listed as the innovation experimental zone of the talent training mode of the Ministry of Education; Two first-class specialty points, English and German, were approved as the second batch of specialty construction points in colleges and universities by the Ministry of Education. Four second-class specialty points of Spanish, Arabic, European language group and Asian-African language group were approved as the first batch of specialty construction points of colleges and universities by the Ministry of Education. The course "International Economic Law" in Law School was approved as a model course of bilingual teaching in the Ministry of Education. Dong Yansheng's Oral and Written Spanish Practice (Intensive Reading) and Gu Yueguo's Project Design and Thesis Writing-English Education were awarded as national excellent courses in 27.
The school has 1,413 faculty members, including 666 full-time teachers, 329 professors and associate professors, 261 lecturers, 7 doctoral supervisors and 26 master supervisors. There are 2 members of the Discipline Evaluation Group of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, 16 members of the Foreign Language Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, 4 young and middle-aged experts who have made outstanding contributions at the national level, and 12 people who enjoy special government allowances. There are 159 foreign experts and teachers from 35 countries and regions, including 34 professors and 4 associate professors. There are 16 long-term experts, 26 short-term experts, 27 lecture experts and 4 part-time teachers (not included in the total number).
in p>27, there were 3,471 graduates, including 337 full-time graduate students (32 doctoral students and 35 master students), 1,24 ordinary undergraduates, 368 undergraduate students in adult education (54 undergraduate students and 314 junior college students) and 1,734 undergraduate students in online education (1,559 undergraduate students and 175 junior college students). There are 8 people in postgraduate courses. There are 3,491 students enrolled, including 491 full-time graduate students (64 doctoral students and 427 master students), 1,176 ordinary undergraduates (214 students walked in, 299 students in non-common languages, and 663 students enrolled by unified enrollment, accounting for 57% of the total undergraduate enrollment), and 2 students in adult education (13 undergraduate students and 7 junior college students). There are 8,598 students in the school, including 1,221 full-time graduate students (195 doctoral students and 1,26 master students), 4,465 ordinary undergraduates, 1,31 undergraduate students in adult education (583 undergraduates and 727 specialists) and 1,62 undergraduate students in online education (1,314 undergraduates and 288 specialists). 16 international students graduated (13 undergraduates and 3 masters), enrolled 1,682 students, and enrolled 2,396 students (from 67 countries and regions; Among them, there are 1759 long-term international students and 637 short-term students).
in p>27, the one-time employment rate of undergraduate students was 96.78%, and that of graduate students was 98.5%. From 1941 to 27, our school trained 71,942 students, including 248 students in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period (Yan 'an), 179 students in the Liberation War period (North China), 11,245 students in the Preparatory Department for Studying in the Soviet Union (195-1963), and 3,25 students in Ph.D., master's, undergraduate and junior college.
The school has established cooperation and exchange relations with 172 universities and educational institutions in more than 5 countries and regions around the world. The school has undertaken 11 overseas Confucius Institutes, located in 9 countries in Europe and America. They are: Confucius Institute in Nuremberg, Germany, Confucius Institute in Dü sseldorf, Confucius Institute in Brussels, Belgium, Confucius Institute in Liege, Confucius Institute at Vienna University in Austria, Confucius Institute at Rome University in Italy, Confucius Institute in Krakow, Poland, Confucius Institute at Roland University in Hungary, Confucius Institute at Sofia University in Bulgaria, Confucius Institute at Palasky University in Czech Republic and Confucius Institute at University of Hawaii in the United States.
The library buildings of the whole school include the library headquarters, the Chinese branch, the law branch, the Gaofan College branch, the Xiangshan stacks and the departmental reference room, with a total area of 11,44 square meters, 4 reading seats and 1,384 self-study seats (canteen seats). The library has a total collection of more than 1.1 million volumes, covering 44 languages; More than 25, electronic books in Chinese and foreign languages; There are 1122 Chinese and foreign newspapers and periodicals, including 687 Chinese newspapers and periodicals and 435 foreign newspapers and periodicals; There are more than 14,7 full-text electronic journals in Chinese and foreign languages, including 4,4 full-text electronic journals in Chinese and 1,3 full-text electronic journals in foreign languages. There are 22 Chinese and foreign language databases.
since its establishment 67 years ago, Beijing Foreign Studies University, as an important base for training foreign-related high-quality talents in diplomacy, translation, economy and trade, journalism, law and finance, has made outstanding achievements and trained more than 7, high-quality foreign-related talents for the country. Take the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an example. According to incomplete statistics, among the alumni who graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University, more than 35 have worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as ambassadors abroad successively, and nearly 6 have served as counsellors. Therefore, Beijing Foreign Studies University has won the reputation of "the cradle of diplomats of the United States".