Situated in Beijing, the Central University for Nationalities is a key university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China and also listed as “211 Project” to be priority invested and constructed by the state.
Founded in 1951, the University offers a broad range of programs now, including 55 undergraduate programs, 62 master programs and about 23 doctoral programs. It is a natural whole with the disciplines of Chinese languages, management, economics, law, education, literature, medicine, etc.
The Central University for Nationalities boasts a campus which has a floorage of 3.78 million square meters. It is wooden and green, surrounded by a lot of fragrant flowers. The University offers a comprehensive range of support services for all students and teachers, with all major facilities easily accessible on campus. It has also built the trunk network of its Campus Computer Networks and has set up interactive network teaching platforms centered around multi-media course wares. The University library has over 21.4 million books and periodicals, its web-based catalogue and homepage guide you to high-quality resources, as well as providing detailed information on all library services.
The Central University for Nationalities lays great emphasis on international cooperation and exchanges and has established cooperative ties with many universities and research institutes worldwide. It also invites famous foreign scholars and political personages to be the part-time professors, honorary professors or guest professors. The University has currently 140 programs for more than 780international students. Most of them have been awarded a diploma as well as a degree certificate after their completion of all courses according to schedule. Apart from that, the University has 30 foreign teachers from different countries and regions. The Central University for Nationalities welcomes the cultural diversity the international students and teachers bring to campus life.
During the past years after its founding, the Central University for Nationalities has gradually achieved recognition for the strength of its leading-edge research and high quality teaching. The graduates from the Central University for Nationalities are prized by employers and its employment status are reach upwards of 90%in recent years.
The Central University for Nationalities is ranked 76th in China out of 200 universities by the CUAA(China University Alumni Association). It is also amongst the top 35th universities in China according to Netbig Education.