Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)  was founded in 1962, BLCU has the longest history, the largest scope, and the  most qualified teaching faculties of its kind in the area of teaching the  Chinese language and culture to foreigners. Over the past 40 years since its  establishment, the university has trained hundreds of thousands of foreign  students who are proficient in Chinese and familiar with the Chinese culture,  from over 160 countries and regions in the world.
The University comprises of 11 teaching units and 13 research institutions,  with the number of teaching and administrative staff totaled 1425, including 829 in teaching and researching, 303 of which  have advanced titles. At present, BLCU has 9 doctoral programs, 24 postgraduate  programs, and 16 undergraduate programs.
BLCU always attaches great importance to international exchanges and  co-operations. With the expansion of China’s exchanges and co-operations  with other countries, the university is also increasing its co-operations and  exchanges with numerous foreign countries, and right now it has built  partnerships with 157 universities from 31 countries in the world.