Beijing Union University, established upon the approval of the Ministry of
Education of the People’s Republic of China in 1985, is a comprehensive
municipal university of Beijing. One of the largest universities in the capital
of China, BUU originated from over 30 branch campuses attached to such
universities as Peking University and Tsinghua University. BUU’s colleges are
scattered on 13 campuses in six urban districts in Beijing. On the main campus
of Xiaoying is College of International Education, which is situated to the east
of National Olympic Sports Center and enjoys easy access to
transportation.Currently, BUU delivers 61 specialties for undergraduates
involving 10 disciplines in economics, law, education, literature, history,
science, engineering, management, arts and medicine.With a gross floor area of
around 600,000 square meters and a collection of more than 2.4 million volumes
in the library, BUU boasts nearly 1,800 full-time teachers, and around 30,000
registered students including over 1,000 international students, and a certain
number of postgraduate students.