Recently, the Asian Summer Program (ASP), a sub-project of the Asian University Presidents Forum, opened at Dongseo University in the Republic of Korea (ROK). This three-week international program brings together students from universities across Asia and other regions for lectures, study sessions, exchanges, and cultural experiences. A total of 29 universities and 2 high schools from 18 countr...

On July 17, 2024, local time in London, the British Academy held its annual Fellows Meeting, electing 52 UK Fellows and 30 International Fellows. Professor Nie Zhenzhao, Yunshan Chair Professor of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), was honored as an International Fellow for his pioneering contributions to literary theory and criticism.Prof. Nie ZhenzhaoFounded in 1902 under a Roya...

On the morning of July 6, a delegation led by William A.L. Anangisye, President of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, visited Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). President Yan Xiangbin warmly welcomed the guests at the VIP Hall of the Administration Building on the Baiyun Mountain Campus. Both sides exchanged views on the Swahili language program development, internationa...

On July 5, a delegation led by Dibyesh Anand, Deputy Vice–Chancellor for Global Engagement and Employability at University of Westminster, visited Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). Vice President Jiao Fangtai of GDUFS, warmly welcomed the guests at the VIP Hall of the Administration Building on the Baiyun Mountain Campus. Both sides exchanged views on international talent cultiv...

Recently, U.S. News released its 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings, in which Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) made its debut. The university excelled in a set of widely accepted indicators, ranking #110 for the percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited and #226 for the percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited. GDUFS...

On the morning of June 26, Mr. Hosseinali Darvishi Motevalli, Consul General of Iran in Guangzhou, visited Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). President Yan Xiangbin warmly welcomed the guest at the VIP Hall of the Administration Building on the Baiyun Mountain Campus. Both sides exchanged views on topics such as cultural exchange, discipline development, and talent cultivation.Mee...

​On June 23, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing held the award ceremony for the Merit to Chinese-Polish Friendship Medals, recognizing individuals who have significantly contributed to fostering friendly relations between China and Poland. Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland, along with First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, presented the awards to the honorees. Prof. Mao Yinhui, De...

On the afternoon of June 17, the UK-Guangdong Higher Education Partnership Forum 2024 was held in the VIP Hall of the Administration Building on the Baiyun Mountain Campus. The event was organized by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, the British Consulate-General Guangzhou, and the British Universities China Association (BUCA), and hosted by GDUFS. The event attracted nearly 80...

On June 11, a delegation from the European University Institute (EUI), led by Georgios Papakonstantinou, Dean of the Florence School of Transnational Governance of the EUI, visited Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). Shi Youqi, Secretary of the Party Committee of GDUFS, warmly received the guests in the VIP Hall of the Administration Building on the Baiyun Mountain Campus. The two ...