Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) founded in 1956, is one of the earliest established institutions of higher learning of TCM in China, and it is the only one that is incorporated into the "211 Project"among the universities and colleges of TCM, with a key role in higher education directly under the supervision of the Education Ministry of China.

    BUCM has the east and west campuses. The teaching organizations includes School of Pre-clinical Medicine, School of Chinese Pharmacology, School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Administration School, and School of Chinese Nursing, International School, School of Clinical Medicine��School of Distance Education, School of Extension Studies, Faculty of Humanities & Social Science, Department of Postgraduate Studies, TCM Department for Students from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, Higher Vocational Education Department, Sports Department, etc. The public service systems and assistant teaching organizations such as Library, Information Center, Museum of Chinese Herbs, Museum of the History of Chinese Medicine, and Educational Technology Center are also included in the university. The university offers 9 undergraduate programs, 16 master degree programs and 15 doctoral degree programs and 3 postdoctoral stations.

    According to the statistics in September 2006, there are 9,186 registered full-time students in total, among whom 7,501 are undergraduates, 1217 are master degree students, 468 are doctoral degree students. Foreign students have been trained in the university from 1957. In 2006, 1,381 foreign students studied in the university, among them 1062 were undergraduates, 169 were master or doctoral degree candidates, 109 were general or senior scholars. In those 109 scholars, 102 were students in Chinese language training program. BUCM has a strong and qualified teaching faculty. Since its establishment, the university has trained more than 300,000 domestic professionals of TCM, and 13,000 overseas professionals from 87 countries and regions. It ranks a leading place among the TCM schools in China in the following aspects: educational level, scientific research, medical treatment level, social effect and international cooperation, etc. It consists of teaching, research, medical treatment and industry, forming a famous institution of higher learning of Chinese medicine in China and the world.

    The International School is an administrative organ with the responsibility of enrolment and management of teaching & living for foreign students. It consists of a General Office, an International Training Office and a Foreign Student Administrative Office, Teaching Affairs Administrative Office, Foreign Language Department, and Preparatory Department. Apartments for overseas students are located in both east and west campuses. The International School is in charge of the undergraduate program and short-term program for foreign students on different specialties, for example, TCM, acupuncture and Tuina etc. For the short-term program, the teaching language can be in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, etc. In addition, it runs Undergraduate Preparatory Program and Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination. In 2005, the PhD program of TCM taught in English was offered for the Iranian medical doctors graduated from the Mashhad University of Medical Science. In September 2006, the fundamental five-year program of Chinese medicine taught in English was firstly offered. The new education model of "Lectures given in English and Learning Chinese language synchronically"was formed for training foreign students.

    The overseas people are warmly welcome to study in our university!