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.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the Yenching Academy. On this occasion, YCA Dean Dong Qiang invited Luc Chatel, former Minister of National Education of France, to the symposium “Interplay of Education, State & Economy: Education as Soft Power for a Country and Driving Force for Its Economy.” The symposi...
October 23, 2024
On September 27, 2024, Peking University’s Yenching Academy hosted Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France and Shuhsi Hsü Chair Professor at the Academy, for a lecture on EU-US-China relations as part of the prestigious Leadership and Global Governance Lecture Series. Moderated by Dean Dong Qiang, this event brought together scholars from the Yenching Academy to hear Raffarin's p...
October 8, 2024
My journey to the Yenching Academy of Peking University begins with a love for Chinese food and a burning desire to master the art of eating with chopsticks. After all, if I can navigate a bowl of hot and sour soup without flinging tofu across the room, surely I can navigate the complexities of global diplomacy, right? Though this will be my first time in China and Asia, I’m excited to finally...
September 24, 2024
On September 9th, the Yenching Academy of Peking University recently hosted Charlene Ruto, daughter of Kenyan President William Ruto, for a discussion on global leadership and advocacy. During the conversation, Charlene reflected on her identity and the challenges she has faced as the daughter of a prominent leader, emphasizing her personal journey of growth and self-realization.Charlene addres...
September 18, 2024
This is a very trite quote from Lao Tzu to begin with, but it seems fitting for the occasion of our arrival: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”The first time I visited China was in the summer of 2015 before eighth grade. I had tagged along on a University of Washington study abroad to South China called, “Finding Roots: The Hokkien and Cantonese Chinese Diaspora.” Th...
September 18, 2024
It is August 30. I am sitting in my room on Peking University’s campus, and I happen to be looking down at the face of exactly the person with whom—eight years ago—my China story began. The Qianlong Emperor stares up from the cover of the book in front of me. In fact, I don’t know much more about him than I did eight years ago. But, I’ve planned to enroll in a course at PKU that will teach...
September 18, 2024Recruitment for the 2025 cohort of Mainland Chinese candidates is currently ongoing. We accept applications for the 2025 cohort from international applicants, as well as applicants from the Chinese regions of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, starting August 15, 2024.
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