Communication University of China
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Communication University of China
中国传媒大学 |
CUC Logo |
| Motto | 立德、敬业、博学、竞先 (Chinese) |
| Motto in English | Integrity, Professionalism, Erudition and Competence |
| Established | 1954 |
| Type | National |
| Academic staff | 1096 |
| Admin. staff | 1897 |
| Students | 15,307 |
| Undergraduates | 9264 |
| Postgraduates | 3512 |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Campus | Urban
116.88 acres (473,000 m²) |
| Former names | Beijing Broadcasting Institute (1959 - 2004) |
| Website | (Chinese)cuc.edu.cn |
The
Communication University of China (CUC) (
Simplified Chinese: 中国传媒大学
pinyin: zhōngguó chuánméi dàxué) is a public university in
Beijing,
China. Formerly known as the
Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) (
Simplified Chinese: 北京广播学院,
pinyin: běijīng guǎngbō xuéyuàn) it is jointly administered by the
State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and the
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is the top institute of media education in China.
As one of the
Project 211 key universities directly under the Ministry of Education, CUC has trained, since its establishment in 1954, numerous high-level professionals for the Chinese media industry, and made a significant contribution to the nation’s media business and economy. It has been honored as the “cradle of the nation’s broadcasting and television talents”. The university now provides undergraduate, master and doctoral degree courses for full-time students, and diploma training courses for media professionals.
[edit] History
The Soviet Style Teaching Building of the Newly Established School of Foreign Languages
CUC's history dates back to March 3, 1954 when the first training class for broadcasting professionals was held by the then Central Radio Administration. This then led to the founding of Beijing Broadcasting College in 1958. On September 7, 1959, CUC's precursor Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) was established. During the ensuing four decades, BBI remained a relatively small college and only known among the circles of Chinese media professionals. Since the late 1990s, because of the central government's policy of higher education scale-up, the institute started to expand rapidly, with more courses introduced. In March, 2002, the eastern campus of
China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) was merged into BBI.
On August 19, 2004, the
State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the renaming of the institute to the
Communication University of China, making it an official "university". It has now developed into a comprehensive institute of higher learning with broadcasting, film production, journalism, drama, animation, advertising, newscasting, crative cultural industry, Communications engineering, foreign languages (especially minority language), and management as its major academic disciplines.
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[edit] Campus
CUC's 116.88 hectare main campus is located in Dingfuzhuang, eastern part of
Chaoyang District,
Beijing. It is just outside of the Eastern
5th Ring Road, and is just along the Beijing-Tong County expressway. With increasing number of students and fast development, the university has expanded its campus to nearby areas to provide more space for student and staff accommodation and research institutions. The main campus is composed of teaching and administrative buildings, theatres for cultural activities, large compounds of student dormitories and staff apartments, media production studios and scientific research centers. The campus is linked by the
Communication University of China Station of Beijing subway
Batong Line.
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Old Apartment for Young Staff Members
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[edit] Schools and Research Centers
Currently CUC comprises the following major schools and research centres:
[edit] Schools
- School of Television and Journalism
- School of Foreign Languages
- School of Advertising
- School of Cinema and Television Arts
- School of Animation
- School of Information Engineering
- School of Anchoring and Presenting
- School of Computing Science
- School of Media Management
- School of Science
- School of Arts
- School of Political Science and Education
- School of Distance Education
- Department of Physical Education
- Chinese Language Education for Foreign Students
- Institute of Communication Studies
- Institute of Art Studies
- Phoenix College(co-operating with Hong Kong Phoenix Television)
[edit] Major Research Centers
- National Center for Television and Radio Studies
- Center for Digital Broadcasting
- Center for Asian Media Studies
- Center for Media and Gender Studies
- Center for International Communication
- Center for European Media Studies
- Center for Marketing Research
- Center for Public Opinions and Public Relations
- Institute of Audience Studies
- Institute of International Journalism
- National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center
- Center for Media Law
[edit] Chinese Language Teaching for Foreigners
The Chinese language school for foreigners is inexpensive but gets relatively poor reviews from students due to relatively disorganization and inexperienced faculty, according to a Global Times report.
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In cooperation with National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language or
Hanban, CUC also operates several
Confucius Institutes with its overseas partner universities, providing Chinese language and cultural education for learners outside of China.
[edit] Affiliations
In September, 2004, in cooperation with Nanjing Meiya Educational Investment Co. Ltd., CUC co-founded a private college in the southern city of
Nanjing,
Jiangsu Province. The Communication University of China' Nanjing
(CUCN) is directly supervised by the board of directors, with CUC's former president as the honorary head of the board.
CUC also has some affiliated institutions that provide commercial training and educational service for the public. The CUC press is the only publishing house in China that exclusively publishes media and journalism related books and audio-visual products.
[edit] Notable alumni
CUC is world-renowned for training Chinese language Newscasters and Television & Radio announcers, administrators and technicians. Noted
CCTV broadcasters, such as
Luo Jing (7 o'clock national news programme
Xinwen Lianbo),
Hai Xia,
Bai Yansong,
Cui Yongyuan,
Li Yong, presenters from
Phoenix Television (
Hong Kong), such as
Chen Luyu and
Dong Jiayao, actor
Alex Man as well as
Zhang Haijie from
MediaCorp TV (
Singapore), graduated from the university. As a result, its recognition in the Chinese media circle is very prominent.
[edit] References
- ^ "History & Tomorrow". Retrieved 08 November 2011.
- ^ "How do Beijing's best universities compare for students?". Global Times. June 02 2011. Retrieved 08 November 2011.
