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Since its founding in 1955, China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) has been dedicated to grooming China’s most promising young minds with global vision and great learning to work for China’s foreign services and for world peace and prosperity. Directly affiliated with China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and co-built by the Ministry of Education, CFAU offers a unique educational experience that prides itself in intellectual integrity and academic excellence.
CFAU offers students a wide variety of majors including Diplomacy, English, Japanese, French, International Economy and Trade, Finance, International Law, Theory and Practice of Translation/Interpretation
Program Length: 4 Years (Full time)
Courses beginning in September are only for degree programs. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the bachelor’s degree.
Location: Classes taken during the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years are held at the Shahe Campus (new campus), while classes taken during the Senior year are held at the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus)
Major: International Relations
Program Length: 2 Years (Full time)
Courses begin in September. During the first year Students will attend lectures. During the second year students will write a thesis. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the master’sdegree.
Location: Classes are held at the Zhanlan Road Campus(old campus)
CFAU offers students a wide variety of majors including International Law, International Relations, International Politics, Diplomacy, English Language and Literature, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (English, French, Japanese), World Economy.
Program Length: 3 Years (Full time)
Courses begin in September are only for degree programs. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the master’s degree.
Location: Classes taken during the freshman year are held at the Shahe Campus (new campus), while classes taken during the senior year are held at the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus)
Major: International Relations
Program Length: 3 Years (Full time)
Courses begin in September are only for degree programs. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the Ph.D’s degree.
Location: the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus)
Major: International Relations, Diplomacy
Program Length: 4 Years (Full time)
Courses begin in September are only for degree programs. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the Ph.D’s degree.
Location: the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus)
CFAU offers visiting students a wide variety of majors (offered in Chinese) including: Diplomacy, International Law, International Economy and Trade, International Relations; the major offered in English is International Relations.
Program Length: 1 semester - 2 Years
one semester to one academic year. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the certificate.
Location: Chinese language classes and International Relations Classes (offered in English) are held at the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus), while the other classes are held at the Shahe Campus (new campus)
CFAU offers students a wide variety of majors (offered in Chinese) including: Diplomacy, International Law, International Economy and Trade, International Relations; the major offered in English is International Relations.
According to the agreement of universities, Courses duration is from one semester to one academic year. One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The Fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The Spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the certificate.
Location: Chinese language classes and International Relations Classes (offered in English) are held at the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus), while the other classes are held at the Shahe Campus (new campus)
One academic year usually consists of two semesters. The fall semester begins in September and ends in January. The spring semester begins in March and ends in July. Students enrolling in the Chinese Language Program shall be placed in elementary, intermediate or advanced level classes according to their proficiency in the Chinese language. Classes will be held from Monday to Friday, 20 hours in total per week. Optional lectures like calligraphy and Taijiquan (Chinese shadow boxing) are also being offered. Lectures are assigned in accordance to the teaching plans each year. Upon the completion of studies, eligible students will be able to obtain the certificate.
Location: Classes are held at the Zhanlan Road Campus (old campus)
