Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) is a comprehensive public university located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Established in 1965, GDUFS is dedicated to providing high-quality education in foreign languages and international studies. As a key institution in China for foreign language and international studies, GDUFS has played a significant role in fostering cultural exchange, language proficiency, and a global perspective among its students.

Known for its emphasis on foreign language education, GDUFS offers a diverse range of programs in languages such as English, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, and others. The university has a reputation for its strong faculty, language research centers, and international partnerships, contributing to its status as a leading institution in language education and international studies. While specific global rankings may vary, GDUFS stands out for its commitment to preparing students for global engagement, cultural understanding, and proficiency in foreign languages, thereby contributing to the broader goals of international communication and cooperation.

Program Highlight: 

The Program is divided into introductory, intermediate and advanced levels and the program focus is on Chinese comprehensive course and Chinese listening and speaking course, so that students can improve their communication ability in a short period of time; and the university provides the extracurricular courses such as calligraphy and martial arts; there are 26 innovative internship practice bases, and international students are regularly organized to visit.

Dormitory fee: RMB 4800 per person per semester (double room), RMB 2400 per person per semester (four-bed room).

NOTE: A minimum of ten participants is requested for the implementation of the program;

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), established in 1965 and located in the Baiyun Mountain in South China, is a major internationalized public university for its global-minded faculty/students and its research on international languages, literature, culture, trade and strategic studies. GDUFS is one of the few universities worldwide qualified to offer high-end translation professionals to the United Nations (UN), the only foreign studies-oriented university in China that is in the CAMPUS ASIA program and accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and it's also the site to the Secretariat of the Asian University Presidents' Forum (AUPF).

GDUFS offers various programs consisting of 72 undergraduate programs in economics, literature, management, engineering, science, law, education, and art for bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees and also post-doctoral research. They were accredited as one of the earliest universities to teach Chinese for non-Chinese speakers and was one of the universities considered as the Model Base for Studying in China by the Ministry of Education in August 2013. By 2016, they were receiving about 2,707 international students and currently increased to over 10,000 from over 123 countries and regions worldwide.

The university boasts 3 campuses, namely the North Campus, South Campus, and Dalang Campus, with a total area of 153 hectares and they currently serve over 40,000 students per year, which includes 20,000 full-time undergraduate students, over 2,700 graduate students, and about 11,000 international and continuing-education students. They also offer numerous scholarships of all levels for prospective international students such as the Confucius Institute Scholarship, Chinese government scholarship, Guangdong Provincial Government Scholarship, and the GDUFS Scholarship.