CFAU is the only university directly under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the six "small-scale pilot universities" of the Ministry of Finance, and the first batch of "world-class discipline construction universities" in China. Selected as the first batch of "Excellent Legal Talents Education and Training Program", National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program and China Government Scholarship to receive foreign students in China.

The Foreign Affairs University was established in September, 1955. It was initiated by Premier Zhou Enlai, approved by the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao, and established on the basis of the School of Foreign Affairs of Renmin University of China. Premier Zhou personally wrote the name of the College, and Marshal Chen Yi, then Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Council, served as the first president of the Foreign Affairs College. In August 1958, 1, the Foreign Affairs University was renamed the School of International Relations.

As of June, 2022, 5438+065438+ 10, official website data shows that the Foreign Affairs University has an exhibition road campus and a Shahe campus, covering an area of 352,300 square meters; The total collection of the library is 182438+00000 volumes.

At present, there are 9 teaching units, 1 1 undergraduate majors, more than 30 research centers, 1 first-class doctoral program 1, 4 doctoral programs in two disciplines, 3 first-class master programs, 5 master programs 15 in two disciplines and 3 master programs.

There are 2 national key disciplines and 3 Beijing key disciplines, with 440 teaching staff and 2,244 students, including 65,438 undergraduates+0.369 master students, 95 doctoral students and 65,438 international students.