The Department of European Languages and Literatures currently has six Chinese faculty members, including one tenured associate professor, one associate professor, and four assistant professors, all holding doctoral degrees and qualified to supervise graduate students. The faculty team features a well-balanced age structure and strong development potential. Additionally, two long-term foreign faculty members are employed, hailing from Portuguese- and Italian-speaking countries, while internationally renowned scholars are regularly invited for lectures and collaborative exchanges. The faculty has achieved outstanding results in both teaching and research, emphasizing the integration of foundational education and cutting-edge scholarship while actively promoting interdisciplinary approaches that bridge language and literature with history, society, culture, translation, and digital humanities.

The department adheres to the educational philosophy of "combining breadth with depth and integrating knowledge with practice," emphasizing linguistic proficiency, humanistic literacy, and practical skills. The Portuguese program distinguishes itself through translation practice, interdisciplinary exploration, and a global perspective. Students have repeatedly won prestigious domestic and international awards and scholarships, including the Rhodes Scholarship and "Beijing Outstanding Graduation Thesis," with many receiving funding from the China Scholarship Council to pursue advanced studies in Portuguese-speaking countries. The program has achieved remarkable success in cultivating translation and academic talents. Since its establishment, the Italian program has developed rapidly, with students demonstrating strong linguistic competence and diverse career prospects in fields such as diplomacy and literature. Both programs offer high-quality elective courses for the entire university, actively contributing to language services and cultural exchanges under the Belt and Road Initiative while fostering multilingual integration and civilizational dialogue on and off campus.

Looking ahead, the Department of European Languages and Literatures will continue to expand its disciplinary coverage by introducing courses on Western classical languages and cultures, deepening the synergy between Portuguese, Italian, and classical studies. By building a collaborative research and teaching framework that transcends languages, regions, and cultures, the department is committed to narrating China’s stories from a global perspective and establishing itself as a new hub for foreign language studies with international influence.