Hebei University (HBU) is co-constructed by Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Hebei Province, which is located in Baoding, a well known city with rich history and culture. Baoding has a long history and in a predominant location, within one-hour-economic circle of Beijing and Tianjin, 20 kilometers to Xiong’an New Area.  

HBU was originally founded by French Jesuits in 1921. It is one of the universities with most complete range of disciplines across China. HBU is approved as a Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) test center and also has the qualifications of Chinese Government Scholarship and International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship enrollment. HBU has been approved as a Chinese Language Education Base by overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. Now, HBU has also set up the Hebei Government Scholarship & HBU President scholarship for overseas students. HBU has trained nearly 3,000 graduates from more than 90 countries, including South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Zambia, etc.