Beijing International Studies University

Founded in 1964, Beijing International Studies University (BISU) is a nationwide renowned key comprehensive university of higher education and has developed into a multi-disciplinary university incorporating liberal arts, management, economics and law, with the specialties of foreign languages and tourism as its most distinguishing feature. Selecting students nationwide, the university takes it as its main task to train professionals proficient in foreign languages, tourism, economics, trade and finance, for the national economic construction and social advance.

The university offers 25 specialties providing undergraduate programs. They are Chinese Language and Literature, Teaching Chinese To Speakers of Other Languages, Journalism, Chinese Language, English, Business English, Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Finance, International Economics and Trade, Marketing, Corporate Finance, Corporate Finance (English instruction), Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Event Economy and Management, International Politics, International Affairs.

There are 23 specialties offering postgraduate programs(3 years), namely, Finance, International Trade, International Cultural Trade, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Chinese Linguistics and Philology, Chinese Ancient Literature, Chinese Contemporary Literature, Contrastive Literature and World Literature, English Language and Literature, Russian Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Arabic Language and Literature, Asian and African Languages (Korean language), Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Translation, Accounting, Business Management, Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Event Management.

There are 15 specialties offering postgraduate programs (2 years), namely, International Business, Teaching Chinese To Speakers of Other Languages, English Translation, English Interpretation, Russian Interpretation, Japanese Translation, Japanese Interpretation, French Interpretation, German Interpretation, Korean Interpretation, Spanish Interpretation, Arabic Interpretation, Tourism Management (English instruction), Business Administration (MBA, English instruction), Master of Professional Accounting  (MPAcc, English instruction).

Currently the university has an enrollment of more than 10,000 Chinese and more than 1500 international students including postgraduates, undergraduates, preparatory students and language students.

The university enjoys an environmentally good campus, and it is conveniently located in Chaoyang District of Beijing, adjoining the famous Beijing CBD (Central Business District).