Beijing Language and Culture University

Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) was founded in 1962, and is approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education. It is the only international university in China with its main task set at teaching the Chinese language and culture to foreign students. The beautiful garden-like campus, located in the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Zone and covering an area of 38 hectares, provides a quiet and comfortable learning environment.

It has more than 40 fully equipped language labs and multi-media classrooms, including some exclusively designed for phonetic training. All classrooms are air-conditioned and equipped with modern aural comprehension training facilities.

University Fast Facts:

• BLCU has the longest history, the largest scope, and the most qualified teaching faculties of its kind in the area of teaching the Chinese language and culture to foreigners.
• Among 700 faculty members, more than 300 are professors and associate professors. Nowadays, more than 9,000 international students from over 110 countries and over 8,000 Chinese students study at the University each year.
• BLCU distinguishes itself by its unique cultural atmosphere of diversity, which attracts a large number of students from both home and abroad. Since the founding of the University, more than 60,000 students from over 160 countries and regions have stepped out into the world from here over the past 40 years. Among them, some have become distinguished diplomats, sinologists and journalists; 14 once worked as foreign ambassadors to China and more than 30 are diplomats working in the embassies to China.