Beijing Foreign Studies University (hereinafter referred to as Beijing Foreign Studies University) is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), and the first batch of "world-class discipline construction universities".

The first batch of "2 1 1 Project" in China has been completed in universities, and it has been selected as the national "985 Engineering Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform", "20 1 1 Plan", the national postgraduate project of constructing high-level universities and the national cultural quality education base for college students. It is one of the six "small-scale pilot universities" of the Ministry of Finance and the International Federation of University Translation Colleges.

Beijing Foreign Studies University is the first foreign language school founded by China. Its predecessor was the Russian team of the third branch of China People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, which was founded in 194 1 Yan 'an. It was founded under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee and developed into Beijing Foreign Language School in 1949, after the major stages of Russian School of the Central Military Commission, Yan 'an Foreign Language School, North China Associated University Foreign Language School and Central Foreign Affairs School.

1959 merged with Beijing Russian Institute (formerly Beijing Russian Specialized School founded by 1949) to form a new Beijing Foreign Studies Institute. 1980 was directly under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, and 1994 was renamed Beijing Foreign Studies University.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Foreign Studies University.