The Yenching Academy of Peking University aims to build bridges between China and the rest of the world through an interdisciplinary master's program in China Studies. This initiative brings together young people who have demonstrated a talent for leadership and innovation. At Yenching, they are immersed in an intensive learning environment where they can explore China and its role in the world—past, present, and future. The Academy's goal is to shape new generations of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China.
The Yenching Academy provides full fellowships to its Scholars, and offers them a wide array of interdisciplinary courses on China within broadly defined fields of the humanities and social sciences. Working closely with their academic mentors, Yenching Scholars create their own study paths by choosing courses from six research areas. They participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and field studies, organized by the Yenching Academy, and designed by scholars themselves. Studying at the Academy is an exceptional opportunity to take part in intercultural exchanges and interdisciplinary learning, developing both personally and professionally.
On May 21, 2025, Yenching Academy welcomed a delegation from the Max Baucus Institute, led by former U.S. Ambassador to China, Mr. Max Baucus, accompanied by his spouse, Melodee Hanes. The delegation comprised students from the University of Montana, Montana State University, and Montana Tech, with sponsorship from the China-United States Exchange Foundation.The session opened with warm remarks...
May 23, 2025
On April 26, 2025, Yenching Academy had the honor of hosting Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France and current Shuhsi Hsü Chair Professor at Yenching Academy, as part of its Leadership and Global Governance lecture series. The event served as a timely platform to reflect on the nature of leadership in contemporary society, in line with the theme of this year’s Yenching Glob...
May 9, 2025
On Friday, Yenching Academy had the honor of welcoming Professor Romano Prodi, Former President of the European Commission (1999-2004) and Former Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998; 2006-2008), for his second visit to our institution. Joining the discussion online was Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former Prime Minister of France, in a dialogue moderated by Dean Dong Qiang.Opening Remarks by Dean DongDe...
March 15, 2025
Dean Dong Qiang of Yenching Academy was invited to give a lecture at the National Guimet Museum of Asia Arts (Musée Guimet) in Paris on January 25. After the lecture, Prof Dong and Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, participated in a discussion and signing session for their co-authored book Le flot de la poésie continuera de couler (2020). The Chinese tr...
January 30, 2025
Hi! I am Tokuyu Ko from Japan.To say that writing my China story is tantamount to writing my life story is not an exaggeration at all. I am a Japanese citizen born in Kanagawa (a prefecture next to Tokyo), while, as some people might guess from my name, I am a second-generation Chinese immigrant or so-called “Huaren 华人”. My father is from Beijing, and my mother is from Fujian. I was born an...
January 8, 2025
On December 11, H.E. Djoomart Otorbaev, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and former President of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Kyrgyz National University, visited Yenching Academy along with a delegation. They met with YCA Dean Dong Qiang, Associate Dean Brent Haas, and Assistant Dean Chen Changwei at Jingyuan Courtyard 3.H.E. Otorbaev attended the Global Conference ...
December 12, 2024We are currently accepting application for the 2025 Yenching Academy Summer Experience for Mainland Chinese candidates, and the application deadline is at 12:00 noon on May 16, 2025 (Beijing time).
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2025 cohort from international applicants, or applicants from the Chinese regions of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. More information about recruitment for September 2026 intake will become available in August.
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