外交学院 | |||||||
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| Motto | 站稳立场，掌握政策，熟悉业务，严守纪律 | ||||||
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Motto in English | Stand firm, master policies, be familiar with business, and strictly observe discipline | ||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||
| Established | 1955; 70 years ago (1955) | ||||||
| Affiliation | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||||||
Administrative staff | ~170 | ||||||
| Students | ~2,000 | ||||||
| Location | , China | ||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||
| Website | cfau.edu.cn | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 外交学院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 外交學院 | ||||||
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China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU;Chinese:外交学院;lit. 'Diplomacy Academy') is a public university of foreign service inBeijing, China. It is affiliated with theMinistry of Foreign Affairs. The institute is part of theDouble First-Class Construction.
Since its foundation, there have been over 300 ambassadors and thousands of senior diplomats among the alumni of CFAU, gaining the university a reputation as "the cradle of Chinese diplomats".[1] At present, CFAU has two campuses. The first began operating in 1956; the second one came into service in 2012.[2]
The university maintains two campuses in Beijing: the newer Zhanlanguan Rd Campus (展览馆校区) inXicheng and the original Shahe Campus (沙河校区) inChangping.[3]
China Foreign Affairs University was founded in 1955 with the advice of then-Premier Zhou Enlai, and is affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the university is not to be confused with theUniversity of International Relations, also in Beijing). The predecessor of CFAU was the Department of Diplomacy ofRenmin University of China. Vice Premier and Foreign Minister of ChinaChen Yi was the president of the university from 1961 to 1969. The university was forced to close during the years ofCultural Revolution. It was reopened in 1980 under the auspices ofDeng Xiaoping. Most of the former presidents of CFAU are ambassadors.[4] The current president isWan Fan (王帆), specialist in international relations, and its party secretary is Qi Dayu.[5] Before 2005, the university was called theForeign Affairs College in English.
Thecourses of study offered includeforeign languages (English,French andJapanese),foreign policy,international politics andrelations anddiplomacy,international law andeconomics. The university awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. China Foreign Affairs University also holds short-term courses for Chinesecivil servants and for foreign diplomats.[citation needed]
CFAU, along with the East Asia Security Centre, began hosting the East Asia Security Forum and Conference (EASCC) in 2001.[6]: 4 Presenters at the EASCC symposium include Chinese academics, government officials, ambassadors, seniorChinese Communist Party officials, and seniorPeople's Liberation Army officials.[6]: 4 EASCC is attended by foreign academics, foreign government and military representatives, and representatives of international bodies and corporations.[6]: 4
Model United Nations (MUN) is the most renowned student activity of CFAU. On June 3, 1995, CFAU organized the 1st Model United Nations Conference. It was the first of its kind held in China and attended by Chinese students.[7]
In 2002, together with UN Association of China, CFAU organized the 1st Beijing Model United Nations Conference (BMUN. Its name changed into Beijing International Model United Nations (BIMUN) since 2017).[8] It was the first inter-university MUN in China and was later listed as one of the three most prestigious university MUNs.[9]
In 2004, CFAU again cooperated with UN Association of China and hosted the 1st China Model United Nations Conference (CNMUN).[10]
In recent years, CFAU has been criticized for putting too much emphasis on the study of foreign languages at the cost of diplomatic training and education, and some consider many Chinese foreign affairs personnel no more than translators or interpreters.[14]
In 2013, during a thorough investigation by the National Audit Office of the PRC, noncompliance was discovered in the procurement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, involving more than 52 millionRMB. Among them, about 38 million RMB was associated with the construction of CFAU's new campus in Shahe.[15]
CFAU has produced an array of senior diplomatic officials and proudly claims itself as "the cradle of Chinese diplomats". However, having trained hundreds of Chinese ambassadors,Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) also considers itself "the cradle of PRC diplomats".[16] Rivalry between students of the two universities continue to present day.
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Zhanlanguan Road Campus 24 Zhanlanguan Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100037, P.R.China Shahe Campus 5 Nansan Street, Shahe Higher Education Area, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P.R.China-Chinese addresses here: "展览馆校区 地 址：北京市西城区展览馆路24号 [...] 沙河校区 地 址：北京市昌平区沙河高教园区"
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