Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university provides research and higher education in several international studies.

Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages and Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade. 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). In 2008, Guangdong College of Finance and Economics merged into Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.

GDUFS has about 2,000 faculty members, including full or associate professors and lecturers from other countries. The total student population is about 33,800 of which over 20,000 are undergraduate and the rest postgraduate students.Currently the university offers 55 undergraduate majors in 20 faculties and departments, which fall into 7 disciplines, namely literature, economics, management, law, engineering, science, and education. In early 1981, the University was granted the rights to award Master's degrees and in 1986 it began awarding Doctoral degrees. It was one of the earliest universities in the China to cater to postgraduate students. Of all the degree courses offered to students, five are named key disciplines at the provincial level and one at the national level, while eight are named provincial priorities.