Beijing Foreign Studies University

Not to be confused with Beijing Language and Culture University or Beijing International Studies University.
Beijing Foreign Studies University
北京外国语大学
Motto兼容并蓄 博学笃行[1]
TypeNational
Established1941; 83 years ago (1941)
PresidentYang Dan
Academic staff
2,428
Students8,579 (932 international students)
Undergraduates5,088
Postgraduates2,559
440
Location
Beijing
,
China
CampusUrban
AffiliationsBHUA
Websiteglobal.bfsu.edu.cn/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese北京外国语大学
Traditional Chinese北京外國語大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué
BFSU West Campus
BFSU East Campus

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.[2] BFSU alumni are well known in Chinese diplomacy circles such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State Security.[3]

  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
  2. ^ "International Business School, Beijing Foreign Studies University". www.aacsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ^ "School of International Journalism and Communication". Beijing Foreign Studies University. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022.