School of African Studies
History
In September 1961, the Department of Asian and African Languages was founded at BFSU in a mission to strengthen the friendly exchanges with Asian and African countries. Swahili and Hausa were among the early-established majors.
In September 2019, the School of African Studies was founded to facilitate the teaching of African languages and African studies. Currently, the school teaches Swahili, Hausa, isiZulu, Amharic, Malagasy at undergraduate level. It also offers a number of optional courses on African languages, such as Somali, Shona, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Afrikaans, Tamazight, Yoruba, Sesotho, Setswana, Comorian, Ndebele, Tigrinya, Chichewa, Sango, isiXhosa.
There is also a Center on African Studies, which focuses on African Linguistics, Literature, History, Culture, Anthropology, Politics, Law and Regional Organizations. The school enrolls postgraduate, doctoral and overseas students every year on two academic programmes—African Linguistics & Literature and African Studies.
The school has established academic links with over 16 universities in Africa, and certain world-renowned African Studies institutes, including School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, the UK (SOAS) and Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, France (INALCO).
Faculty
Over 60 years, school has made remarkable achievements in textbooks and dictionaries compilation, literature translation and area studies. Currently the school has 12 Chinese teachers, including two professors,one chair professors, and seven of them have Ph.D. degree. Apart from the Chinese academic staff, there are six long-time foreign experts.
Bachelor Degree Program
Major:isiZulu
Study Period:4 Years
Requirements:
1.18 Years Oldand above
2.High School Graduated
3.HSK Level 5, scores over 180
4.Pass Chinese oral and written examination organized by the university
Application Materials:
1. Completed Application form
2.Custody Release Form (Please download online, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport, 2-inches photos (3)
6.Certificate of Latest Academic Degree / Pre-graduation Certificate, Transcript (Copy If the documents are written neither in Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
7.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
8.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
9.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
10.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
11.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Exam Methods
Speaking, Writing
Exam Time:Informed by School of African Studies
Master Degree Program
Major:African Languages and Literature, African Area Studies
Study Period:3 Years
Requirements:
1.With Bachelor Degree or Above
2.HSK Level6, scores over 210
Application Materials:
1.Completed Application form
2.Custody Release Form (Please download online, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport, 2-inches photos (3)
6.Certificate of Latest Academic Degree / Pre-graduation Certificate, Transcript (CopyIf the documents are written neither in Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
7.Recommendation Letters from 2 previous associate professors/professors (or with similar qualifications)
8.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
9.CV (in Chinese)
10.Detailed Research Plan (1500 words in Chinese or the taught language of your program)
11.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
12.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
13.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
14.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Exam Methods:Speaking, Writing
Exam Time:Informed by School of African Studies
Exam Content:Speaking & Writing
https://af.bfsu.edu.cn/
Contact Person: Mr. Ren
E-mail：bwfzxy@bfsu.edu.cn
Phone：010-88818512
Doctoral Degree Program
Major:Asian and African Languages and Literature
Research field:Oriental Nationalism Literature Studies
Study Period:3 Years
Requirements:
1.With Master Degree or Above
2.HSK Level6, scores over 210
Application Materials:
1.Completed Application form
2.Custody Release Form (Please download online, fill in and upload.)
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.)
4.Copy of guardian’s ID card or photo page of passport
5.Copy of passport, 2-inches photos (3)
6.Certificate of Latest Academic Degree / Pre-graduation Certificate, Transcript (CopyIf the documents are written neither in Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time.)
7.Recommendation Letters from 2 previous associate professors/professors (or with similar qualifications)
8.Copy of valid HSK Certificate
9.CV (in Chinese)
10.Detailed Research Plan (3000 words in Chinese or the taught language of your program)
11.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)
12.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）
13.School transfer certificate or School withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studying for degrees in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
14.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
Exam Methods:Speaking, Writing
Exam Time:Informed by School of African Studies
Exam Content:Speaking & Writing
https://af.bfsu.edu.cn/
Contact Person: Mr. Ren
E-mail：bwfzxy@bfsu.edu.cn
Phone：010-88818512
