Entity Type: PRC University

The Zhejiang Normal University (浙江師範大學), or ZJNU, is a comprehensive higher education institution located in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Established in 1956, the university offers programs across education, humanities, sciences, and engineering, with particular strength in teacher education. ZJNU claims to have established cooperative relationships with over 280 institutions in more than 50 countries globally. Liu Hongwu (刘鸿武), the Dean of the Institute of African Studies, attended the  “Global South Media and Think Tank High-End Forum China-Africa Partners Conference” event, which took place on November 13, 2024.

Liaoning Communication University (遼寧傳媒學院), or LNCU, is a higher education institution located in the city of Shenyang, in northeastern China’s Liaoning province. Established in 1991, the university is one of eight dedicated media and communication universities in China. It offers 19 undergraduate specialties, including programs taught in English on animation design, internet and multimedia, and visual communication design.  LNCU says it has established academic exchange relationships with several institutions globally, including in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France — but does not offer concrete information about such cooperation.

Wuhan College of Communications (武汉传媒学院), also known as WHMC, is a university located in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. Initially established in 2004 as the Wuhan Film and Television Engineering College of Central China Normal University (华中师范大学武汉影视工程学院), it was renamed in 2007 and became its own distinct institution in 2016. The university has eight academic colleges offering 32 undergraduate programs across disciplines, including journalism and communication, broadcasting and hosting arts, film and television, design, and digital media technology.

The Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外國語大學 ),or BFSU, is a higher education institution located in China’s capital city. Established in 1941, the university is regarded as one of China’s most prestigious language universities and — like all universities — a key national institution under the Ministry of Education. The university offers 101 foreign language programs and 122 undergraduate specialties, including programs in international journalism, global communication, and diplomatic studies. BFSU claims to have established academic exchanges with over 300 institutions in more than 80 countries and regions globally, including partnerships in South Korea, the United States, Japan, and across Europe. BFSU has stated that one of its missions is to train “multimedia international communication strategic talent” (全媒体国际传播战略人才).

Xiamen University’s School of Journalism and Communication (廈門大學新聞傳播學院) is located within Xiamen University in Fujian Province and affiliated, like all programs in Chinese higher education, with China’s Ministry of Education. First offering journalism education in 1922, according to its online profile, the university initially established the Department of Journalism and Communication in 1983, which in 2007 was upgraded to a formal school. The school comprises three departments — Journalism, Advertising, and Communication — alongside two research institutes that focus on communication studies and branding and advertising studies. The school has developed a partnership with China News Service (中國新聞社), the government newswire under the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party. It also established cooperation in 2021 with the Philippines’ Chinese-language World News (菲律賓世界日報).

The Communication University of China is a public university in Chaoyang District, Beijing (北京市朝陽區), affiliated with China’s Ministry of Education (教育部). Originally established as a training center for the Central Bureau of Broadcasting Administration on March 3, 1954, it was upgraded to Beijing Broadcasting Institute (北京廣播學院) in April 1959 and adopted its current name in August 2004. The university is known for producing media professionals for China’s broadcasting industry, including news presenters, journalists, and television hosts for major networks like China Central Television (中央電視臺). According to official assessments by the Ministry of Education, the institution ranked first nationally in “Journalism and Communication” (新聞傳播學) and “Drama, Film and Television Studies” (戲劇與影視學) in 2012. The institution operates three Confucius Institutes (孔子學院) globally—in Belgrade, Groningen, and Brazil—and serves as a center for foreign language education.