Second Beijing Foreign Language School

Beijing Second Foreign Language School, 2006

The Second Beijing Foreign Language University Chinese  北京 第二 外国语 学院 , Pinyin Běijīng Dì'èr Wàiguóyǔ Xuéyuàn , abbreviated 二 外 , Erwai , in the English-speaking area as Beijing International Studies University (BISU) , formerly known as Beijing Second Foreign Language University , in German also as Designated Beijing Second Foreign Language University, is a university located in Beijing, China's capital . It is currently under the administration of the Beijing Education Commission.

history

The Second Beijing Foreign Language School was founded on October 24, 1964 after the former Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China , Zhou Enlai, noticed a great need for foreign language specialists, especially in the field of cultural exchange , while traveling abroad. Foreign language teachers and graduates from various cultural institutions and universities across China have been summoned to Beijing and a new foreign language college has been established east of Beijing city, while the first Beijing foreign language college , which mainly trains diplomats, is in the west of the city. In 1983, the Second Foreign Language School was handed over to the China State Tourist Board . This resulted in a change in the research focus. Since then, the university has primarily been to train qualified specialists for tourism and at the same time bear a different name, the Chinese Tourism University. In 2000 the college was declared a city-owned university and the board labeled "Chinese Tourism College" was removed from the main entrance.

Nowadays, the Beijing Second Foreign Language School has become a multi-degree university that evolves v. a. specializes in foreign language studies and distinguishes itself through courses related to tourism. It covers a total area of ​​over 220,000 m² and can offer 8,000 study places.

Faculties and Institutes

• English department
  • English
• Japanese department
  • Japanese
• Russian department
  • Russian
• German department
  • German
• French and Italian department
  • French, Italian
• Spanish and Portuguese department
  • Spanish, Portuguese
• Arabic department
  • Arabic
• Korean department
  • Korean
• School of Tourism Management
  • Tourism management, hospitality management, exhibition management, financial management, marketing
• School of International Trade
  • International Economics and Trade
  • Finance
• School of Broadcasting
  • Chinese literature, journalism
• School of Law and Politics
  • Law, international politics
• School of Professional Education
• School of International Education
• School of International Exchange (for foreigners)
  • Chinese literature

• Research Institute for Tourism Development
• Research Institute for Intercultural Communication and Comparative Literature

Cultural institutions and events

• TV station BISU
• Radio 'Voice of Erwai'
• Association of Student Organizations

• "红白 歌 合 戦" of the Japanese section
• Classical concerts
• Singing competitions
• Freshman, Christmas and New Years party
• Participation in the debate competitions advertised throughout China
• Forum of the youth elite
• Cultural festival of the German-speaking area
• Culture week of France and Italy

Company below

• Donghua International Travel Agency
• Tourism publisher

See also

List of secondary education institutions in Beijing

Web links

• Second Beijing Foreign Language School ( Memento from September 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
• Beijing Research Center for Tourism Development ( Memento from October 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Universities. China Internet Information Center, accessed May 6, 2011 . 

Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ 33.4 "  N , 116 ° 33 ′ 27.7"  E