History
The University was established in June 1995 through the merger of Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages （Chinese: 广州外国语学院）and Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade （Chinese: 广州对外贸易学院）. The former, one of three institutes of foreign languages under the direct jurisdiction of the State Education Commission (presently Ministry of Education of China) in that era, established in the year 1965. The latter was founded in 1980, which was one of the four institutions of international trade directly under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (presently Ministry of Commerce of China).
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