1. Brief Introduction

The School of Foreign Languages at the Open University of China (OUC) traces its roots back to the Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Group under the Department of Basic Education at China Central Radio and TV University (CCRTVU), which is the predecessor of OUC. Over the years, it has undergone several name changes, initially as the School of Foreign Languages, then as the Faculty of International Languages and Cultures in 2017, and subsequently as the Faculty of Foreign Languages in March 2020. It was finally renamed back to the School of Foreign Languages in 2024.

The school introduced its junior college degree programme in the English major in September 1986 and launched the undergraduate programme in the English major (starting from junior college degree) in September 1996. Since autumn 1999, the OUC has collaborated with three higher education universities including Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing Language and Culture University, and University of International Business and Economics to jointly award bachelor’s degrees in the English major. Since 2012, the OUC has been conferring bachelor’s degrees in both English and Business English majors.

2. Organisational Structure

The school comprises an administration office, the Department of English and the Public Foreign Language Centre.
The school has 17 full-time faculty members, including two professors, five associate professors, and ten lecturers. Among them, ten hold doctorate degrees. It also employs two teaching administrators. In addition, it has recruited a cadre of experts and scholars from regular universities in China, who possess profound academic achievements and extensive teaching experience, to serve as course lecturers and chief editors of textbooks.

3. Contact Us

Add.: No. 75, Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China

Tel.: 86-10-57519235 / 57519236

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