Beihua University, located in Jilin City, Jilin Province, is a large, key comprehensive university in the region, established by the People’s Government of Jilin Province and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of several institutions, including Jilin Teachers College, Jilin Medical College, Jilin Forestry College, and Jilin Electrification College. The university covers an area of 2.684 million square meters with a building area of 528,200 square meters and boasts teaching and research equipment valued at 560 million yuan. The library holds 3.831 million books.

The university has 28 colleges and an engineering training center, offering 84 undergraduate majors, 56 master’s programs, and 8 specialized master’s programs. It enrolls over 27,000 full-time students, including 2,526 postgraduates, 24,241 undergraduates, and 441 international students. Beihua University has 1,605 full-time faculty members, including senior professionals, doctoral tutors, and numerous national-level talents. The university has developed partnerships with 65 colleges across 20 countries and regions, offering various cooperative training programs and education projects, particularly with institutions in the US, UK, Finland, and South Korea.

The university has an established Confucius Institute with Gangwon University in South Korea and accepts Chinese government scholarships and Confucius Institute scholarships for international students. It is also recognized for its clinical medicine programs taught in English. Beihua University actively promotes adult and continuing education, with 19,611 students enrolled in various programs. It has earned several national recognitions, including being a national civilized unit, a key educational institution for innovation and entrepreneurship, and a national model for college graduate employment.

Guided by Xi Jinping’s socialist thought, the university continues to focus on talent development, educational excellence, and regional service, aiming to become a high-level applied research-oriented university.

The city of Jilin is located in Northeast China. It is one of the most ancient cities. Initially, it was a small village in the terrain of the Ula. In 1651 the Manchus, alarmed about Russian invasions into the Amur River region, they set up a dockyard there in order to create boats for resistance and transportation on the Sungari River. The Jilin City has a population of nearly 1.5 million. It is noteworthy for tourists, because it is about an hour’s drive from the Changbai Mountains and Beidahu Ski Resort. It is also famous for the frosty view of its Rime Festival.