BFSU International Institute of Chinese Studies Autumn Semester Guidelines

for the Master’s Program in Chinese Studies (for International Students)

International Institute of Chinese Studies

International Institute of Chinese Studies aims to study the global significance of Chinese culture, promote mutual learning of civilizations and the international dissemination of Chinese culture as its mission, explore the changes in Sino-Foreign cultural exchanges through the ages, explain the significant contribution of Chinese culture to the progress of human civilization, and reveal the global feelings and cultural value of today's China, which stands at the center of the world stage. The Institute makes full use of Beijing Foreign Studies University's international, cultural and academic resources, and takes academic journals such as International Sinology and Journal of Sinology as platforms to build an international matrix of periodicals for Chinese cultural studies, propel Chinese scholars onto the world academic stage, demonstrate Chinese wisdom, interpret China's path, and jointly build a new academic discourse system.

The Institute and the International Confucian Association (ICA) has jointly established the "World Sinologist Training Base" and built an international talent training system with the sinologists as the main body, utilizing training methods such as the training courses and postgraduates programs on Sinology and International Sinology (China Studies). The Master's Program in Chinese Studies is an "International Scholars Program" initiated by the ICA, organized and implemented by the International Institute of Chinese Studies at BFSU to recruit and train overseas scholars who love and desire to understand Chinese culture. For the duration of the study period, international students admitted into the program will participate in intensive studies and field trips on topics related to Chinese culture, thinking and traditions, as well as the development of contemporary China. International students admitted to the program who display outstanding excellence will have the opportunity to receive scholarships to study in China.

Program Features

1. Efforts will be made to strengthen international students’ deep understanding of Chinese culture and society, enrich their professional knowledge and curricula contents, cultivate them with a deeper degree of Chinese culture, through which the professors will tell Chinese stories and spread Chinese voices in a more realistic and vivid way.

2. In terms of curricula, special topics and key points are the most important ones. In combination with the special courses and subject advantages of BFSU, a series of courses related to ancient China and contemporary China for young sinologists will be developed, aiming at cultivating students’ sense of identity with contemporary China.

3. Cultural practice, field investigation and other forms will be taken to make students to feel Chinese culture, to get close to the pulse of the times, to understand the history of China, the contemporary China and the current politics of China.

4. The in-depth communication and integration between international students and Chinese students will be developed, and a brand of campus cultural activities for international students will be established.

Major Settings

Materials Required for Application

1. Application Form for Foreign Students of Beijing Foreign Studies University (automatically generated online).

2. Front Page of the Passport: The applicant shall be submitted with a clear scanned copy of the first page of the ordinary passport in person and at the same time with a validity period later than 1^st March, 2025. If the validity period of the current passport does not meet the requirements, please issue a new passport in time. Applicants who cannot obtain a passport before submitting their application due to objective reasons may submit valid certificates or supporting documents containing their “English name, gender, nationality, date of birth” and other information with the permission of the official accepting institution.

3. The undergraduate degree certificate/pre-graduation certificate in person. (If it is not in Chinese or English, Chinese or English translation is required.)

4. Transcript of undergraduate study. (If it is not in Chinese or English, Chinese or English translation is required.)

5. HSK certificate valid for two years.

6. Research Plan (1500 words or more) must be written in Chinese or English, with realistic contents and objectives.

7. Letter of recommendation from two professors or associate professors in Chinese or English.

8. Resume in Chinese or English.

9. Certificate of No Criminal Record: The applicants shall submit the certificate of no criminal record within the validity period issued by the local public security bureau, which shall usually be the certificate within 6 months before the date of the application.

10. Copy of Physical Examination Form for Foreigners: The form must be written in English or Chinese. The applicants shall be examined in strict accordance with the items required in the Physical Examination Form for Foreigners. The form without any one of the items or the signature and seal of the doctor and the hospital shall be invalid.

11. Guardian’s Guarantee. (Please download, fill in and upload online.)

12. Letter of Commitment for Admission. (Please download, fill in and upload online.)

13. Copy of ID card or the first page of the passport of the guardian.

14. Visa page. (for applicants in China)

15. Studying Certificate. (For students who are studying in Chinese universities, please upload to the “other attachments” folder.)

16. Transfer Certificate or Withdrawal Certificate. (For students who are studying in Chinese universities but are not graduating this year, please upload to the “other attachments” folder.)

17. Recommendation letter and transcript of current university. (For students who are studying in Chinese universities, please upload to “other attachments” folder.)

18. Applicants shall meet other requirements specified in the BFSU Autumn Semester Guidelines for International Students, which is available at: https://osao.bfsu.edu.cn/info/1042/1904.htm

Application and Contacts

Application website: https://study.bfsu.edu.cn

International Institute of Chinese Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Office 704, Guonei Building, West Campus, Beijing Foreign Studies University, No.19, Xisanhuan Beilu , Haidian District, Beijing

Postal code: 100089

Tel: 88816235

E-mail: zk@bfsu.edu.cn

Website: https://iiccc.bfsu.edu.cn/