Beijing Broadcasting Institute

Communication University of China
中国传媒大学

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Former names	Beijing Broadcasting Institute (1959 - 2004)
Motto	立德、敬业、博学、竞先 (Chinese)
Motto in English	Integrity, Professionalism, Erudition and Competence
Type	National
Established	1954
Academic staff	1096
Administrative staff	1897
Students	15,307
Undergraduates	9264
Postgraduates	3512
Location	Beijing, China
Campus	Urban 116.88 acres (473,000 m²)
Website	(Chinese) cuc.edu.cn

The Communication University of China (CUC) (Simplified Chinese: 中国传媒大学 pinyin: zhōngguó chuánméi dàxué) is a public university in Beijing, China. Formerly known as the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) (Simplified Chinese: 北京广播学院, pinyin: běijīng guǎngbō xuéyuàn) it is one of the Project 211 key universities directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. The predecessor of the school was a training center for technicians of the Central Broadcasting Bureau that was founded in 1954. In April 1959, the school was upgraded to the Beijing Broadcasting Institute approved by the State Council. In August 2004, the BBI was renamed into the Communication University of China.

Communication University of China is one of the top public universities in China. It is ranked No.1 of media education and ranked No.1 among language universities in China. According to 2012 China Discipline Ranking approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, Communication University of China is ranked 1st in "Journalism and Communication" and "Drama Film and Television", 6th in Art Theory, 9th in Design, 17th in Fine Arts, 23rd in Politics and 32nd in Chinese Language and Literature in China.

CUC's history dates back to March 3, 1954 when the first training class for broadcasting professionals was held by the then Central Radio Administration. This then led to the founding of Beijing Broadcasting College in 1958. On September 7, 1959, CUC's precursor Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) was established. During the ensuing four decades, BBI remained a relatively small college and only known among the circles of Chinese media professionals.

On August 19, 2004, the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the renaming of the institute to the Communication University of China. It has now developed into a comprehensive institute of higher learning with broadcasting, film production, journalism, drama, animation, advertising, newscasting, creative cultural industry, Communications engineering, foreign languages (especially minority language), management and media law education as its major academic disciplines.