Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Guangdong University of foreign studies is a key foreign-related University in Guangdong Province, which was established in June 1995 by the merger of the former Guangzhou Institute of foreign languages and the former Guangzhou Institute of foreign trade. Established in 1965, the former Guangzhou Institute of foreign languages is one of the three foreign language colleges directly managed by the former State Education Commission (now the Ministry of Education). The former Guangzhou Institute of foreign trade, founded in 1980, is one of the four foreign trade colleges directly managed by the former Ministry of foreign trade and Economic Cooperation (now the Ministry of Commerce).

The school is located in Guangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city in China and the economic center of South China. The school has three campuses, with a total area of 2172 mu, of which the north campus is located at the northern foot of Baiyun Mountain in Guangzhou, a national scenic spot, covering an area of 821 mu; the south campus is located in Guangzhou University City, covering an area of 1095 mu; and the Dalang Campus is located in Dalang, Guangzhou, covering an area of 256 mu. The campus is an ideal place to cultivate sentiment, study and teach.

At present, the university has 19 colleges and departments (College of English language and culture, College of international business and economics, College of International Business English, College of international business administration, College of western language and culture, College of Oriental Language and culture, College of Chinese language and culture, College of law, College of English education, College of information science and technology, College of politics and public administration, College of advanced translation, College of Journalism and Technology) Communication college, art college, Graduate Department, sports department, continuing education (open) college, International College (overseas training department), foreign students department, 50 undergraduate majors (English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Thai, Indo Malay, Vietnamese, Korean, international economy and trade, finance, e-commerce, Economics) Economics, insurance, marketing, accounting, business administration, financial management, human resource management, logistics management, taxation, international business, Chinese language, Chinese as a foreign language, law, diplomacy, international politics, education, computer science and technology, software engineering, statistics, public administration, administration, applied psychology, journalism, advertising, music Performance, financial engineering, Chinese language and literature, translation, art design, broadcasting and hosting art, mathematics and applied mathematics, information management and information systems, Arabic, network engineering, musicology, dance Science), covering seven university disciplines of literature, economics, management, law, engineering, science and education. In 1981, he was authorized to confer master's degree and in 1986, he was authorized to confer doctor's degree. At present, there are 1 mobile post doctoral research station (foreign language and Literature), 1 first level discipline doctoral program (foreign language and literature, according to the regulations, the second level discipline doctoral program can be set within the scope of first level discipline), 5 second level discipline doctoral programs (foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, French language and literature, English language and literature, Japanese language and literature, translation), and 1 first level discipline master's degree There are 20 second level master's programs (foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, English language and literature, French language and literature, Japanese language and literature, German language and literature, Russian language and literature, international trade, business management, accounting, literature and art, world economy and regional economy) Regional economics, international law, civil and commercial law, comparative literature and world literature, international relations, ideological and political education, Spanish language and literature, Asian and African language and literature, translation studies), 6 provincial key disciplines (foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, French language and literature, English language and literature, Japanese language and literature, international trade, comparative literature and World Literature), and, There are 8 provincial famous brand majors (English, French, international trade, finance, Japanese, marketing, accounting, business administration), 1 national key discipline (foreign linguistics and Applied Linguistics), 1 key research base of Humanities and Social Sciences (foreign linguistics and Applied Linguistics Research Center) in Colleges and universities of the Ministry of education, and 1 foreign non-general language in Colleges and universities of the Ministry of education There are three undergraduate training bases (non lingual teaching and Research Center), two key research bases of Humanities and Social Sciences (foreign literature and Culture Research Center, international economic and Trade Research Center), one national college students' cultural quality education base, and two national top 100 journals (modern foreign languages, international economic and trade exploration).

The school practices the school motto of "understanding morality, upholding practice, learning from both Chinese and Western countries", focuses on promoting the integration of foreign languages and majors, and cultivates international general talents with "one specialty and multiple abilities" (high ideological quality and professional level), "two strengths" (strong foreign language practice ability and information technology application ability), international vision and innovation consciousness, and can directly participate in international competition and cooperation. The teaching level and talent training quality of the University have been widely recognized and fully affirmed by the society. In 2003, it was rated as excellent in the undergraduate teaching evaluation of the Ministry of education. The school enrolls students from more than 20 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, all of which are in the first batch. The major set up by the University meets the needs of the society, graduates are welcomed by the society, and the employment rate is among the highest in Colleges and universities in Guangdong Province.

The school has good conditions and good teaching environment. The existing fixed assets are 601.47 million yuan, including 126.98 million yuan of teaching and scientific research equipment. With a total area of more than 52000 square meters of laboratories, including broadband multimedia teaching network laboratory, EDI international trade panoramic simulation laboratory, simultaneous interpretation simulation laboratory, three key laboratories in Guangdong Province and various specifications of language laboratories. The total area of the two campuses of the library is 50000 square meters. The library implements the integrated open management mode of collection, borrowing, reading and research. The main reader service areas open 81 hours a week. Currently, it has a collection of 1.39 million books, 2954 newspapers and periodicals at home and abroad, 20 kinds of Chinese and foreign language network database resources, and has realized the network integrated management of literature procurement, classified cataloging, circulation and retrieval in 13 languages.

The total number of full-time teachers in the school has reached 962, of which 38% are professors and associate professors, and 77.4% have master's degree or above. In addition, there are 80 visiting professors and more than 60 long-term foreign experts. Many experts and scholars hold leading positions in national and provincial academic organizations, or are employed as editorial board members or special reviewers by international authoritative journals of their disciplines, or as consultants or consulting experts of state organs, enterprises and institutions at all levels. At present, there are 18648 undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 16000 adult and junior college students, refresher and trainee students, and foreign students.

The University attaches great importance to and actively carries out academic and cultural exchanges with foreign countries. So far, it has established cooperation with 100 universities and academic and cultural institutions in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Canada, Australia, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other countries and regions Established cooperation and exchange relations.

The data statistics in this paper to March 2007

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Nature of institutions: public

Education level: General Undergraduate

Location: Guangdong

Admission telephone: 020-36204310

mail box: zsb@gdufs.edu.cn

Admission website: http://www.gdufs.edu.cn

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