Jilin International Studies University

University Description

Jilin International Studies University (JISU), founded in 1995, is a key university in Jilin Province. The University was approved by the Ministry of Education as a private teaching organization to offer four-year undergraduate programs in 2003 and obtained the authorization to confer bachelor’s degrees and began to run joint master’s degree programs in 2005. In 2007 the University became the first and only private university in China at the provincial key university level. In 2010 it became the only university for a pilot study on the national reform of education system “Exploring Non-profit Private Education in China”. In 2011, approved by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council, the University was among the first batch of private colleges and universities to offer graduate professional degree programs. In 2013, the University became the MOE Chairman University for Non-profit Private University Alliance. In 2015, it became the first Chinese private university to set up Confucius Institute in the United States. In 2016, it was the only private university in China selected as the “National Basic Capacity Building Project for Universities in Central and Western China” and in 2017 became the only private university in China as a qualified teaching institution to offer programs to overseas students on “the Chinese Government Scholarship”. Now JISU has become an outstanding teaching institution focused on nurturing students’ successes in foreign languages and foreign affairs.

JISU is located close to the most beautiful tourist attraction of Changchun City, the Jingyue Lake. The University covers an area of 703,000 square meters and a building area of 310,000 square meters. The surrounding mountains integrate with an on-campus river and the modern Chinese architecture features with stylish Western tradition, highlighting the unity of the environment and the humanities and forming a well-established “garden-style” campus.

JISU currently houses 10211 students, among whom 9903 are full-time undergraduates, 280 postgraduates, 28 from overseas. There are 738 staff members, including 45 foreign teachers from the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, France, Japan, Germany, Spain, Korea, Russia, Italy, Portugal, Egypt, etc.

JISU boasts 13 teaching units, namely School of Translation and Interpreting, School of English, School of Western Languages, School of Oriental Languages, School of International Economics and Trade, School of International Business Administration, School of Chinese Language and Literature, School of Education, School of International Exchanges, School of General Education, School of ESP English, School of Marxism, and School of Central-Eastern European Languages, offering classes in 13 foreign languages (i.e. English, Japanese, German, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Mongolian, Indonesian, and Persian). There are 6 authorized units to confer master degrees on Pedagogy, Translation, Education, Chinese International Education, International Business, Accounting, and 2 China-Foreign Cooperative Education Programs. There are 34 undergraduate majors of five disciplinary areas, Chinese, Economics, Management, Education and Art. The University has followed four cross-disciplinary training models: “Language Major”, “Major+ language”, “Bilingual Languages ” and “Language Minor+ Language Major + Major”. The University has national-level programs, an experimental unit for national reform, a National Practical Teaching Demo-center, a National University Students’ Off-campus Practice Base and has won a National Teaching Achievement Award. The school boasts six Jilin Province brand majors, accounting for one-third of the total number of all majors, and 2 provincial-level key disciplines. We have 5 research platforms, including Collaborative Innovation Center, Think Tank of Institutions of Higher Education, Provincial Humanities and Social Sciences Research Base , 4 Provincial Talent Training Model Innovation Experimental Areas, 3 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, 11 provincial outstanding teaching teams, 6 provincial famous teachers, 19 provincial top-quality courses, and 31 excellent courses at the provincial level.

The University actively promotes internationalization, and has been cooperating with 120 universities and educational institutions in 20 countries and regions. The University has obtained admission qualifications to enroll international students on the Chinese Government Scholarship, Jilin Province Government Foreign Student Scholarship, and Confucius Institute Scholarship. In 2015, JISU and the New Jersey City University launched a joint education program through the Confucius Institute. The University also cooperates with the University of Applied Languages in Munich, Germany to implement joint education in German. Each year, more than 600 students are sent abroad for long-term and short-term language and cultural study and exchanges, and participate in the undergraduate duel-degree and postgraduate programs. In certain majors, the proportion of students studying abroad reaches 100%. At present, the University receives about 300 international students each year.