Sichuan International Studies University

　　    Sichuan International Studies University (Sichuan

　　    International

　　    Studies

　　    University), abbreviated as "SISU", was founded in April 1950 under the close care and guidance of senior proletarian revolutionaries such as -, -, and -. It has gone through five developmental phases: the Russian Training Corps of the Southwest Military and Political University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Russian Department of the Second Senior Infantry School of the PLA, the Russian Department of the Southwest People's Revolutionary University, the Southwest Russian Specialized College, and Sichuan International Studies University. The name of the university was inscribed by Guo Moruo. Located in Chongqing, China’s fourth municipality directly under the central government, the university sits on the banks of the Jialing River at the foot of Gele Mountain, covering an area of over 1,000 acres. With its elegant environment and beautiful scenery, it has been designated as a garden-style institution by the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government. After nearly 60 years of development, the university has evolved from a single-discipline Russian specialized school into a comprehensive foreign studies university offering a wide range of languages and majors including Russian, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Italian, Hindi, as well as Translation, Law, Journalism, Broadcasting and Television, Advertising, Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Chinese Language and Literature, Broadcasting and Hosting, Tourism Management, Human Resource Management, and International Economics and Trade. It provides multi-level and multi-form education including postgraduate, undergraduate, higher vocational, continuing, and intensive training programs. The university currently has 19 departments (secondary colleges), 2 independent colleges, 22 undergraduate majors, and 17 master’s degree programs. It serves as a national testing center for exams such as TOEFL, IELTS, TestDaF, GRE, HSK, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and National Accreditation Examinations for Translators and Interpreters (NAETI), and is recognized as a foreign language training base for Chongqing municipal officials.

　　    The university fully leverages its strength in foreign language education, focusing on literature while promoting coordinated development across multiple disciplines including economics, management, law, education, and philosophy. Since its establishment, it has trained over 80,000 high-level professionals for international engagement, many of whom have become leaders or key personnel in their respective fields and organizations. Admitting students nationwide and accepting both arts and science streams, the university currently has over 9,000 students. Its graduates are highly sought after and well-regarded by employers. The employment rate for postgraduates is 100%, while that for undergraduates remains above 90%. The university boasts a highly qualified faculty with strong academic credentials, rich teaching experience, and a dedicated work ethic. Over 65% of the teaching staff hold postgraduate degrees, and many have taught, studied, or pursued advanced training abroad. The university has a number of renowned scholars and exemplary individuals, including experts who enjoy special government allowances from the State Council, national outstanding teachers, national outstanding educators, provincial/ministerial-level experts with outstanding contributions, provincial academic and technical leaders and reserve candidates, second-tier talents of the Chongqing “322 Talent Project”, provincial-level distinguished teaching faculty, Chongqing moral education role models, Chongqing outstanding teachers, and outstanding young and middle-aged academic backbone teachers in Chongqing’s higher education institutions. Foreign teachers and experts are regularly employed to teach at the university. It offers national-level featured programs, provincial key disciplines, national-level quality courses, provincial-level quality courses, provincial-level quality construction courses, and is home to Chongqing’s first batch of municipal-level featured program construction sites. The university has established intercollegiate exchange relationships with over 40 universities in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy, South Korea, Cuba, and Egypt, and engages in extensive cooperation and exchanges with domestic sister institutions in faculty training and the cultivation of undergraduates and postgraduates. The university hosts two provincial-level key research bases in the humanities and social sciences: the Research Center for Foreign Language and Literature and the Research Center for Comparative Studies of Chinese and Foreign Cultures. The Journal of Sichuan International Studies University is one of the national core Chinese journals, a source journal for the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) Expanded Edition, among the “Top 100 Social Science Journals in China”, and a first-tier journal in Chongqing. It serves as a significant platform for showcasing research achievements in the field of foreign languages. The university enjoys fruitful research outcomes, having published a number of influential monographs, dictionaries, translations, and textbooks both in China and abroad. Selected academic papers have been included in authoritative domestic and international databases such as Xinhua Digest, Higher Education Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Digest, Renmin University of China Copied Materials, CSSCI, SSCI, and A&HCI. The university library houses over 1 million volumes of original foreign language and literature books, language reference works, and nearly 3,000 types of Chinese and foreign periodicals. It is equipped with the most comprehensive multimedia classrooms and language labs for foreign language teaching in the southwest region. Advanced teaching facilities provide solid support for the university’s teaching, research, and administrative operations.

　　    Upholding the motto of “Unity, Diligence, Rigor, and Practicality”, the university adheres to the educational philosophy of “governing by law, establishing quality, developing distinctive features, and strengthening through talent”. Rooted in Chongqing, based in the southwest, serving the nation, and reaching out to the world, it strives to

　　    “deliver education that satisfies the people”. Address: No. 33, Zhuangzhi Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400031, China Phone: 023—65385238 Fax: 023—65385207