吉林外国语大学是吉林省重点高校，创办于1995年，2003年被教育部批准为民办普通高等本科院校，2007年成为全国民办高校中第一所省重点高校，2018年经教育部批准更名为吉林外国语大学。学校坐落在长春市净月潭旅游风景区，占地面积70.3万平方米，建筑面积34.68万平方米，校园环境优美，是一所现代化的花园式学校。

Jilin International Studies University is a key university in Jilin Province. Founded in 1995, it was approved by the Ministry of Education as a private ordinary undergraduate institution in 2003. In 2007, it became the first provincial key university among private universities in China. In 2018, it was renamed Jilin International Studies University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. Located in the scenic Jingyuetan Tourist Resort in Changchun, the university covers an area of 703,000 square meters with a building area of 346,800 square meters. It boasts a beautiful campus and is a modern garden-style university.

学校以多语种办学为特色，开设英语、日语、德语、法语等21个外语语种，涵盖文、经、管、教、艺、工、法7个学科门类，形成“外语+专业”“专业+外语”等人才培养模式。现有在校生14000多人，教职工1000余人，其中外籍教师80余人，来自20多个国家。学校是全国民办高等教育体制改革示范基地，吉林省应用型高素质外语外事人才培养基地。

Featuring multilingual education, the university offers 21 foreign languages including English, Japanese, German, and French, covering 7 disciplines: liberal arts, economics, management, education, art, engineering, and law. It has formed talent cultivation models such as "foreign language + major" and "major + foreign language". Currently, it has over 14,000 students and more than 1,000 faculty members, including over 80 foreign teachers from more than 20 countries. The university is a national demonstration base for the reform of private higher education system and a base for cultivating applied high-quality foreign language and foreign affairs talents in Jilin Province.