The motto of the CUC is "integrity, professionalism, erudition, and competence. The Communication University of China (CUC) is one of China's key universities of "Project 211", directly administered by the Ministry of Education. CUC developed from what used to be a training center for technicians of the Central Broadcasting Bureau that was founded in 1954. In April 1959, CUC was upgraded to the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (BBI) approved by the State Council. In August 2004, BBI was renamed Communication University of China. CUC is located in the eastern part of Beijing near the ancient canal, which occupies 463,700 square meters of land and 499,800 square meters of buildings.
CUC upholds its ideology of offering courses centered on scientific-based learning by emphasizing applying a course and its relevance to the particular discipline. As a result, an inter-relating and inter-influencing discipline system covering journalism and communication, film & television arts, information science & technology, literature, engineering, management, economics, and law and science has been formed. There are currently six faculties that consist of 1 co-innovation center and five directly affiliated schools, which comprise of 2 national key disciplines (journalism and radio & television arts). There is also one national key cultivation discipline (communication), 3 Beijing municipal key disciplines (journalism & communication, art theory, theater film & television), 4 Beijing municipal key subordinate disciplines (linguistics & applied linguistics, communications & information systems, electromagnetic field & microwave technology, animation), seven post-doctoral research centers, seven doctoral programs, 35 doctoral programs (subordinate disciplines), 18 master programs, 95 master programs (subordinate disciplines), eight professional master categories, and 84 bachelor programs.
A research organization and media organization has been established from a strong collaboration between CUC and more than 200 renowned overseas universities. The "International Alliance of Higher Education in Communication" was held by CUC in 2009. Representatives from 65 world-leading universities in media across 27 countries and regions signed the "MLeague Declaration". CUC is also one of the teaching units of "Media and Women" of the UNESCO. The CUC has also set up international academic organizations such as the Asian Media Research Center and the European Media Research Center. The Asia Media Forum, Forum of Female University Presidents of the World, and China Dissemination Forum organized by CUC are essential to exchange platforms for the international media and higher education institutions.
CUC is well-equipped with a multimedia network, digital cable network, library literature information resources network, and modern distance learning education web. Moreover, the public service systems of CUC are now more comprehensive. There are 2 National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centers in CUC, namely the Radio & TV and New Media Experimental Teaching Center, as well as the Animation and Digital Media Experimental Teaching Center. There are also a few Beijing Municipal Teaching Demonstration Centers in CUC that include:
- Advertising Practice Teaching Center
- Animation Experimental Teaching Center
- Communication Technique Experimental Teaching Center
- Film and Television Art Experimental Teaching Center
- Film Production Experimental Teaching Center
