MTI Education Center

The MTI Education Center of the School of English and International Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) was established in 2007 and began enrolling students in 2008. The center has a faculty of over 30 full-time instructors and supervisors, including approximately half who are professors and doctoral supervisors. Additionally, around 20 expert advisors from translation and interpreting related institutions and companies are appointed to support the program.

The center currently offers three specialized programs:

1. Translation (Written) – focused on Translating Political Texts

2. Translation (Written) – focused on Translating Humanities.

3. Interpretation: Advanced Interpreter Training

Each year, the center admits over 110 students in total across these programs.

The center brings together a high-caliber team of faculty in translation and interpreting research, practice, and pedagogy, while leading industry professionals are appointed as external mentors. The programs maintain close ties with the industry via internship partnership with major institutions in translation and interpreting, including the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, China International Communications Group (CICG), Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, Global Times, and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP).

In 2016, the two-year master’s program in Advanced Interpreter Training was established and it offers curriculum for the program that combines core modules on theory and practice (Introduction to Interpreting Studies, International Conference Interpreting, Mock Conference Interpreting, Simultaneous Interpreting, and E-C/C-E Consecutive Interpreting) and specialized electives (Technical Writing & Translation, Diplomatic Interpreting, Business Interpreting, and Translation & Localization).

Major Members

Name	Research Interests
Prof. ZHANG Wei	Chinese discourse
Prof. PENG Ping	Translation Theory and Practice; Culture Studies
Prof. WANG Hongtao	Socia-Translation Studies
Prof. MA Huijuan	Literary Translation
Prof. GAO Bin	Translation Studies, Translator Education, Conference interpreting
Prof. SUN Sanjun	Empirical Research Methods，Cognitive Translation Studies, Translation Technology, Translation Technology
Prof. WU Qing	Translation theory, translation pedagogy, discourse analysis, language and cognition
Prof. WU Wen’an	Translation Theories, Literary Translation, Translating Traditional Chinese Cultures
Prof. ZHAO Guoxin	Western Critical Theory
Prof. ZENG Cheng	Translation Theory and Practice
Prof. DENG Xiaowen	Interpreting studies; translation studies; medical interpreting & translation; teaching interpreting
Prof. WANG Yingchong	Translation and Interpreting Studies; Literary Translation; Translation History
Prof. HE Jing	Conference Interpreting, Comparative Literature
Prof. ZHAO Dong	English translation of Chinese classics, traditional Chinese culture, and comparative studies of Buddhism and Christianity
Prof. HU Dan	Legal translation, legal discourse, diplomatic discourse, international studies (law and legal)
Dr. MA Zuqiong	English Translation of Chinese Literature and Classical Texts
Dr. SHAO Xueping	Shakespeare Studies; Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies; Translation Theory and Practice
Dr. WANG Hairuo	Interpreter Education, International Communication of Chinese Discourse, Buddhism Translation

Major Publications and Research Projects (Past Five Years):

● High-Impact journal articles: 100

● Textbooks: 10

● Monographs: 6

● Translations: 10

● Funded Research Projects (provincial/ministerial/national level) : 8