Guangdong University of Foreign Studies information
University in Guangzhou, China
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Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
广东外语外贸大学(Chinese)
Other name
lit. Guangdong Foreign Languages and Foreign Trade University
Motto
明德尚行 学贯中西
Motto in English
Moral integrity, exemplary behaviour, and conversance with both Eastern and Western learning
Type
Public
Established
1965; 59 years ago (1965)
President
SHI Youqi
Academic staff
1,154
Students
35,000
Location
Guangzhou
,
Guangdong
,
China
Campus
1.53 km²
Affiliations
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance
Website
gdufs.edu.cn english.gdufs.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
广东外语外贸大学
Traditional Chinese
廣東外語外貿大學
Literal meaning
Guangdong Foreign Language and Trade University
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Guǎngdōng Wàiyǔ Wàimào Dàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
gwong2 dung1 ngoi6 jyu5 ngoi6 mau6 daai6 hok6
The Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) (Chinese: 广东外语外贸大学; lit. 'Guangdong Foreign Languages and Foreign Trade University') is a leading public university with emphasis in foreign languages and cultures, overseas economy and trade, and international strategies in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It has been selected as one of the national 2011 Program.[1] GDUFS is the Chinese partner institution of the United Nations University Outreach Programme for the training of high-end translators, the founding member of the Conférence Internationale Permanente d'Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes (CIUTI) and the International Federation of Translators (FIT). It is also an important base for the training of international talents and the international dissemination of foreign languages and literature, global economic governance and Chinese culture.[2] The university is ranked 151-200 in linguistics and 251-300 in English Language and Literature by QS World University Rankings.[3][4] Together with Beijing Foreign Studies University and Shanghai International Studies University, it is considered one of the top 3 universities in Linguistics in China.[5] GDUFS is also one of the first universities to introduce a Cyber Security Major with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) in China.[6]
As a highly international university, GDUFS has sister institutions all over the world, with which it conducts dual-degree programmes with partner institutions such as University of Queensland,[7] University of Reading[8] and Lancaster University.[9]
As of December 2022, the university has four campuses with a total area of 2,442 mu (including planning), 25 teaching units and one independent college (South China Business School), offering 68 undergraduate majors; 2,166 staff members, 1,380 full-time teachers; 20,421 full-time undergraduate students, 5,323 doctoral and master's degree students and 850 foreign students.[10]
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