Founded in 1953, Beijing Institute of Education (BIE) is a major
institution of higher learning for professional development of teachers
and educational administrators under Beijing Education Commission.
Comprising 7 faculties:Faculty of Teacher Education and Humanities ,
Faculty of Teacher Education and Mathematics, Faculty of Principal
Advanced Study and Training, Faculty of Vocational Education, Faculty of
Information and Distance Education, Faculty of Art and Physical
Education and Faculty of International Language and Culture, BIE offers
high quality programs for in-service teachers and administrators in
basic education, adult education and vocational education, as well as
programs for training vocational and technical personnel for society.
Having the qualification of offering Chinese learning programs for
international students, BIE enrolls more than 700 international students
each year. Currently BIE has a total of 556 staff members, and among
the 246 teaching staff, there are 110 professors or associate
professors, and 120 lecturers. Apart from the regular staff members, BIE
also has more than 100 guest professors from China Academy of Sciences
and other prestigious universities. Now BIE has more than 10,000
students receiving junior college and undergraduate education, and more
than 13,000 teachers and administrators undertaking in-service training
here. Meanwhile, over 600 international students study in BIE for
Chinese language every year . In 2008, the high school affiliated to BIE
was founded in Xicheng District.