The School of Central-Eastern European Languages serves as a base for cultivating language talent, supporting the national “Belt and Road” initiative and contributing to regional economic development. The school adheres to a student-centered, employment-oriented, and quality-driven educational philosophy, pursuing excellence and internationalization in its programs. It closely integrates teaching and research with national strategies and societal needs, aiming to cultivate high-quality applied, interdisciplinary, and globally oriented foreign language professionals with solid language foundations and extensive knowledge across multiple fields.

The school offers six undergraduate programs: Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Hungarian, and Ukrainian, as well as a Sino-Russian cooperative education program. In 2012, the Russian program began enrolling graduate students in the interpreting specialization. The Russian program is rated as a provincial-level first-class undergraduate program construction project, as well as a distinctive and brand-name specialty during the 12th Five-Year Plan period in Jilin Province. The school currently has 1 provincial-level first-class undergraduate course, 1 provincial-level high-quality course, and 1 provincial-level outstanding teaching team.

The school boasts a highly qualified faculty with strong ideological and political qualities, advanced academic credentials, professional competence, and rich teaching experience. It consists of 35 faculty members (including 7 foreign teachers), with senior professional titles accounting for 45% and master’s or higher degrees representing 70% of the faculty. All teachers have overseas study experience. The faculty includes 1 recipient of the provincial-level Outstanding Foreign Expert title, 1 Jilin Provincial Rising-Star Teacher, 5 members holding social positions such as council members of the Jilin Provincial Translation Association, and 8 dual-qualified teachers. Over the past three years, faculty members have led more than 20 national and provincial-level research projects, contributed to over 10 textbooks and translated works, and published more than 50 academic papers.

The school adheres to an applied talent cultivation orientation, emphasizing the distinctive feature of “minor language + major.” It offers a series of specialized courses, promoting balanced development of students’ language proficiency and professional skills through “major + minor” and “major + micro-program” course structures. The school implements a “minor language + English” training model to cultivate multilingual and interdisciplinary talent who are “proficient in one language and competent in multiple languages, specialized in one field and versatile in multiple areas.” It upholds internationalization in education, engaging in international exchange and cooperation with nearly 40 renowned foreign universities. The school has been approved for the China Scholarship Council’s “Promoting International Cooperation and Training Program with Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus,” further deepening collaborative talent cultivation. By now, it has established a practical teaching model that integrates “in-class + out-of-class,” “on-campus + off-campus,” and “domestic + international” experiences and has set up over 20 internship and training bases spanning industries such as trade, education, and tourism.

The school maintains high teaching quality and outstanding educational outcomes, with a pass rate of over 90% for the national Russian proficiency tests (Level 4 and Level 8) for majors. Its students have performed exceptionally well in national Russian language competitions, consistently winning second and third prizes. Many students have been awarded scholarships by the China Scholarship Council to study at prestigious Russian universities. Its graduates enjoy a high employment rate and excellent job placements, with many outstanding graduates working in Fortune 500 companies and listed corporations. Some graduates have been admitted to prestigious domestic universities such as Beijing Foreign Studies University and Shanghai International Studies University for further studies, while others have pursued advanced education at renowned institutions like Moscow State University and Saint Petersburg State University in Russia.