Minzu University of China (MUC) is one of China's most important comprehensive universities, and it is one of the 38 key universities receiving direct development support from the Chinese government. The goal for Minzu University of China is to build up as 'a first-class ethnic university in the world'.

 

Minzu University of China has an advantageous geographical position, being located in an urban district of Beijing, and transportation is very convenient. There are many buses and a subway outside the front gate of MUC. MUC is situated in a university district, near the National Library of China to its south, and the Chinese 'Silicon Valley'-Zhongguancun High-Technology Industry Base to its north. It has a beautiful gardenlike campus, something rarely seen in northern China. 

 

Minzu University of China has a comprehensive set of university disciplines, and its ethnic characteristics are highly distinctive. Humanities is its main focus and ethnic studies is its defining specialty, with courses covering liberal arts, science, engineering, medical science, management, education, finance and economics, politics and law, physical education, art and so on. At present, MUC has 23 colleges and 5 departments, 55 bachelor's degree programs, 64 master's degree programs, and 25 doctor's degree programs. Its ethnology, Chinese ethnic minority language and literature, Chinese ethnic minority art and etc. rank the first in China and are well-known in the world. All majors are open to international students. Today, MUC has a faculty of 2,014 members, including 510 professors and associate professors.

 

At Minzu University of China, multiple cultures exist side by side harmoniously. Not only does it have a high-quality, top-level faculty with many ethnic backgrounds, but also 60% of its 15,046 full-time students are ethnic minorities. In a sense, MUC is a microcosm of the big family of Chinese ethnic groups, and it is the only university in China where all of China's 56 ethnic groups are represented in its faculty and student body. The multiple cultures of the 56 ethnic groups harmoniously mix together here.

 

Minzu University of China is one of the most well-known institutions in teaching Chinese as a foreign language in China. It is one of the first eight universities in China that enrolled international students and began teaching and researching Chinese as a foreign language. The College of International Education is a special agency that is responsible for recruitment, Chinese teaching and management of as well as service to all international students at MUC. The college has all necessary facilities and an excellent team of teachers. Over 90% of the full-time teachers have qualification certificates for teaching Chinese as a foreign language. For international students, MUC provides small classes (around 10-20 students/class). The teachers have a great deal of teaching experience, and out of classroom there are tutors and study partners who help in solving the difficulties in studies and daily life.

Minzu University of China offers scholarship to a portion of the excellent international students who study in regular degree programs.