School of Russian
History
School of Russian was formerly founded in 1941 as the Russian Language Team in the Third Branch of the Yan’an-based Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese Military and Political College. The Russian Language Team grew into Beijing Russian Language School in 1949. The school was later renamed as the Beijing Russian Institute in 1955 and merged with Beijing Foreign Languages Institute in 1959 when the Russian Language Department was established. Later, Beijing Foreign Languages Institute was also renamed, becoming Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in 1994. The then Russian Language Department developed into School of Russian studies in 1996.
Nowadays, the school has three teaching levels of bachelor, master, and doctor and has postdoctoral programs. Its Russian Language and Literature became one of the first batch of master’s degrees authorized to confer in 1981 across the country. It was authorized to confer doctoral degrees in 1986 and set up postdoctoral programs in 1996. In 2002, School of Russian became an academic institute with key disciplines in Beijing. As a part of “Linguistics and Applied Linguistics” of BFSU, the school was granted the academic institute with the national key disciplines in 2007. In 2019, its Russian major was listed in the first batch of national first-class undergraduate majors.
The School provides 4-year undergraduate programs, 2 or 3 years of master’s programs, and 3-year doctoral programs. It offers eight foreign language courses for undergraduate students: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Tajiki, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen. The later seven majors adopt the education program of Russian plus 1 non-common foreign language. The academic programs for master’s degrees at the School of Russian include Russian Linguistics, Russian Literature, Russian Society & Culture, MTI (Russian-Chinese Translation and Interpreting), and Regional Studies of the universities associated with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Teaching Faculty
There are 29 teachers at School of Russian, consisting of 12 professors (5 PhD supervisors included), 6 associate professors, and 11 lecturers. 100% of teachers have doctoral degrees and 100% of them have overseas study experience. Besides, the school has employed 4 foreign experts.
General Students
Major
Russian, Translation
Course Duration
0.5 to 1 year
Admission Requirements
1．Over 18 years of age
2．High school diploma
3．HSK level 5(score 180+) or above
Application Materials
1.Completed Application Form
2.Custody release form (Please download, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport photo page and 3 two-inch photos
6.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
7.Copy of graduation certificates, pre-graduate Certificate and transcripts from the educational institutionattended (validated copies If the documents are written in neither Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
8.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
9.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
10.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Advanced Students
Major
“Translation Theory and Practice” advanced training program, Chinese-Russian
Course Duration
0.5 to 1 year
Admission Requirements
1.Doctor’s degree
2.HSK level 5 (score 210+) or above
Application Materials
1.Completed Application Form
2.Custody release form (Please download, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport photo page and 3 two-inch photos
6.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
7.Copy of graduation certificate/pre-graduation Certificate and transcripts from educational institution attended (validated copies If the documents are written in neither Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
8.Two letters of recommendation from two former professors
9.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
10.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
11.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Undergraduate Program
Major
Russian
Course Duration
4 years
Admission Requirements
1. Over 18 years old
2. High school diploma
3. HSK level 5 (score 180+) or above
Application Materials
1.Completed Application Form
2.Custody release form (Please download, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport photo page and 3 passport-sized photos
6.Copy of graduation certificate/pre-graduation Certificate and transcripts from the educational institution attended (validated copies If the documents are written in neither Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
7.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
8.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
9.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
10.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
11.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Master’s Program
Major
1.Modern Russian Linguistics
2.Russian Literature
3.Russian Society & Culture
4.Russian Interpretation
Course Duration
2 years for MTI, 3 years for others
Admission Requirements
1.Bachelor’s degree or higher
2.HSK level 6 (score 210+) or above
Application Materials
1.Completed Application Form
2.Custody release form (Please download, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport photo page and 3 two-inch photos
6.Copy of graduation certificate/pre-graduation Certificate and transcripts from the last school or educational institution (validated copies If the documents are written in neither Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
7.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
8.Personal Resume (in Chinese)
9.Two letters of recommendation from two former associate professors/professorsor with similar qualifications
10.A detailed research plan(1500 words or above, in Chinese or the taught language of your program)
11.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
12.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
13.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
14.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Doctoral Programs
Major
1.Russian Literature
2.Russian Society, Culture and Regional Studies
Course Duration
4 years
Admission Requirements
1.Master’s degree or higher
2.HSK level 6 (score 210+) or above
Application Materials
1.Completed Application Form
2.Custody release form (Please download, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport photo page and 3 two-inch photos
6.Copy of graduation certificate/pre-graduation Certificate and transcripts from the last school or educational institution (validated copies If the documents are written in neither Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
7.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
8.Personal Resume (in Chinese)
9.Two letters of recommendation from two former associate professors/professors or with similar qualifications
10.A detailed research plan (3000 words or above, in Chinese or the taught language of your program)
11.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
12.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
13.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
14.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Website
http://rus.bfsu.edu.cn/
Contact Person
Ms. Li Na
Contact
Email:bweyxb@bfsu.edu.cn Tel:88816296
