Language Teaching Positions at Hebei Foreign Studies University

Introduction to Hebei Foreign Studies University

Approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education of China, Hebei Foreign Studies University (hereafter referred to as HFSU) is the only foreign language studies university with independent system in Hebei Province. Located in Shijiazhuang city, the capital of Hebei Province (close to Beijing, only 80 minutes by bullet train) and founded in 1998, HFSU is a five-star private university which has gained sufficient support from the central government of China and is one of the 10 key application-oriented undergraduate universities in Hebei Province.

HFSU has approximately 21,000 full-time students, and it offers 143 programs which cover 75 foreign languages. Apart from the language programs, it offers a wide range of other eight discipline programs such as Nursing, Finance, Architecture, Computer science, Business, Education, Arts.

International Cooperation

HFSU has established cooperation relationships with several foreign embassies in China, and also signed cooperation agreement with foreign universities from  countries such as United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Germany, Italy, Korea, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czech, Lithuania, Serbia, etc. Our partner universities scatter in five continents including Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. Each year around 200 students may enjoy the opportunities to study abroad by winning different kinds of scholarships, including full scholarships, half scholarship, achievement scholarship or in-state tuition fee, etc. Meanwhile, our university offers diversified courses, such as Chinese calligraphy, tea ceremony, Taichi, for international students.

Being the first Sino-USA joint program approved by the Ministry of Education of China in Hebei Province, our university’s Sino-USA joint Pre-school Education program ushers in a new era of our university’s international cooperation. With the development of the national strategy of “One Belt, One Road”, our university attaches great importance to and put great efforts into the instructions of East-central European Languages and languages of some Latin-America countries, as our country is in large demand of these language talents. This initiative of our university wins great support of the Government of Hebei Province, and our university is therefore identified as the first “One Belt, One Road” East-central European Language Talents Cultivation Base in Hebei Province in 2015. And then our university is named “ Hebei Provincial Talents Introduction Base” by Hebei Foreign Expert Administration Bureau in 2017.

Foreign Experts

HFSU is dedicated to inviting internationally renowned scholars to conduct various academic exchange activities as exchange scholar, visiting or honorary scholar. Currently, and they have made full play in the fields of research projects, teaching methods, cultural exchange, self-compiled teaching materials, curriculum development, and faculty development, and thus promoted the overall development of our university’s teaching and scientific research.

HFSU will continue to expand international exchanges and cooperation, and increase the introduction of advanced foreign teaching resources. HFSU is making unremitting efforts to become an internationalized university with the help of universities at home and abroad and other social resources.

Job Information

Candidates wanted: 10 in English; 4 in German, French; 2 in Spanish, Polish and Portuguese, 1 in Dutch，Japanese，Icelandic，Serbian, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Filipino, Czech, Lithuanian, Estonian, Albanian, Latvian, Bulgarian, Thai, Vietnamese, Javanese, Fijian, Nepali, Armenian, Botswana, Sango, Somali and Kurdish.

• 50 Foreign Teachers to be recruited
• under 60 years old;
• teaching in one’s native language;
• having obtained Master’s degree (or above);
• having teaching related working experience for no less than 2 years;
• working experience could be exempted if one has obtained the degree of Education, Language, or Pedagogy, or has obtained the international  qualified teaching certificates of TEFL（Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

Salary and Benefits

• 1、monthly salary 5000-9000 RMB
• 2、paid vacation
• 3、reimbursement of the international travel expenses
• 4、free on-campus apartment provided a monthly subsidy provided to those who live off campus