International students share their study experiences at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University. CHINA DAILY
Championing internationalization in its development, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, or BNBU, has continued to expand its global reach.
Its international cooperation network now includes nearly 100 renowned educational institutions, providing its students and faculty with a wealth of programs, activities and exchange opportunities while promoting cross-cultural interactions.
BNBU launched its Boston Center in January to foster robust international partnerships and interdisciplinary integration in education between the university and the surrounding region.
The center is home to the Institute of Life and Art, the Whitehead Research Center and the BNBU Alumni Association of America.
BNBU envisions the Boston Center as the first step in establishing more centers in major cities like Hong Kong, London and Sydney, tapping into the strength of the BNBU community to amplify its global effect, said Chen Zhi, president of BNBU.
With English as the medium of instruction, BNBU's curriculum aligns with international standards, cast in a vision for a global perspective grounded in Chinese culture.
BNBU has around 30 undergraduate programs across 13 departments. Its undergraduates receive Hong Kong Baptist University bachelor's degrees and BNBU graduation certificates. Meanwhile, postgraduates earn Hong Kong Baptist University degrees.
The university draws on the advanced educational management system applied in Hong Kong and international educational experience, with a strict quality control system in place.
It has continued to deepen cooperation with Hong Kong Baptist University in research and joint student programs.
The credit transfer, flexible student exchange and summer courses between the two universities have enhanced the platforms for both study and exchanges.
Yegor Grebnev, an associate professor of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, said, "BNBU's growth over the last few years has been rather impressive and I fully sympathize with the leadership's ambition to make it part of the top-tier international academic community."
"BNBU has a friendly international environment that suits foreign scholars of China like myself. I can access everything that a scholar of early China like myself needs, including books — we have a superb library here — online resources and academic trips around China. More importantly, people at BNBU understand that it is important to study China also through foreign eyes, and I feel I am respected here for the work that I do," he said.
Exchange student Zoe Rebolledo also enjoys the friendly atmosphere here. From Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico to BNBU in Zhuhai, she chose to study here for her semester abroad. "Being a major in robotics and general systems, I had many options. But China is the best place to learn what I love, and I really enjoy BNBU's campus," she said.
Though initially worried about China's rigorous academic standards, she soon found BNBU's professors supportive and approachable. Having studied Mandarin for four months, Rebolledo is eager to explore more of China. "I would like to go to Xi'an and see the warriors, or go to Beijing and climb the Great Wall," she said.
BNBU enrolled more international students in 2025 than in 2024 and expects to welcome more in the future, said Chen.
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