Communication University of China

Communication University of China is directly under China’s Ministry of Education, among the first universities selected for Double First-Class development, a key Project 211 university, and a key institution under the Project 985 Innovation Platforms for Advantageous Disciplines. It is known as the “cradle of Chinese radio, television and media talent” and a “renowned institution in information and communication.” Founded in 1954, it is located in Dingfuzhuang, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It has 2 national Double First-Class disciplines, journalism and communication, and drama and film studies; 2 Beijing high-end disciplines, internet information and cultural industries; 3 Beijing first-level key disciplines, journalism and communication, art theory, and drama and film studies; and 4 Beijing second-level key disciplines, linguistics and applied linguistics, communication and information systems, electromagnetic fields and microwave technology, and animation. It has 7 postdoctoral research stations, doctoral degrees in 5 first-level disciplines and 3 professional categories, and master’s degrees in 16 first-level disciplines and 14 professional categories.

The university has 21 teaching and research units: journalism; television; the Institute of Communication Studies; drama and film; broadcasting and presenting arts; animation and digital arts; music and recording arts; the Institute of Art Studies; information and communication engineering; computer science and cyberspace security; data science and intelligent media; humanities; foreign languages and cultures; physical education; economics and management; advertising; cultural industry management; Marxism; government and public affairs; Hainan International College; and the Collaborative Innovation Center. Directly administered units also include the School of Continuing Education (Higher Vocational and Technical College), International Media Education College and Institute for a Community with a Shared Future. It has more than 18000 full-time students, including over 11600 regular full-time undergraduate and junior college students and more than 6500 doctoral and master’s students.

The university has exchange and cooperation relationships with more than 200 prominent overseas universities, research organizations and media institutions. It initiated the internationally influential International League of Higher Education in Media and Communication. Its international academic research institutions include the Institute for a Community with a Shared Future, Asian Media Research Center and European Media Research Center, and it hosts the UNESCO Chair in Media and Gender. High-level international academic conferences organized by the university, including the Asian Media Forum, World Women University Presidents Forum and China Communication Forum, have become important exchange platforms for the international media and higher education communities.

The campus has a Media Museum, Advertising Museum, Oral History Museum and Chinese Animation Art Exhibition Hall, making it one of the Beijing university campuses with the most museums.