北京城市学院创建于1984年,是新中国第一所国家承认学历的民办高校和全国首批民办本科院校、研究生培养单位之一。学校始终牢记为党育人、为国育才的初心使命,恪守为民办学、靠民兴学的公益宗旨,秉持“适合教育、全人教育、有效教育、实用教育”的育人理念,全心贯彻党的教育方针,全力落实立德树人根本任务,全面推动高质量发展。学校坚持以服务城市发展之“急需”与“必须”为目标,坚持应用型、都市性、开放式的特色,坚持以市场为导向,坚持校城融汇、产教融合,探索出了一条扎根中国大地办中国特色民办高校发展新路,被誉为中国民办教育的典型代表和高等教育改革的一面旗帜。
Beijing City University (BCU) was founded in 1984. It was the first non-governmental university in the People's Republic of China officially recognized for its academic credentials and was among the first group of non-governmental institutions to offer undergraduate programs and graduate education.
BCU remains steadfast in its original mission of nurturing talent for the Party and the nation, adheres to the public welfare purpose of running schools for the people and relying on the people to develop education, and upholds the educational philosophy of "appropriate, holistic, effective, and practical education". It fully implements the Party's educational guidelines and is dedicated to fulfilling the fundamental task of cultivating virtue through education, while comprehensively promoting high-quality development. BCU is committed to addressing the "urgent" and "essential" needs of urban development, maintaining its distinctive features as an applied, urban, and open institution. Adhering to a market-oriented approach and integrating closely with the city and industry, it has pioneered a new path for the development of non-governmental higher education with Chinese characteristics. BCU is recognized as a model of non-governmental education in China and a leading standard bearer in higher education reform.