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 October 17, Yenching Academy invited international marketing professionals from several Chinese enterprises to a roundtable discussion themed “Global China: Careers in China’s International Expansion”, followed by a campus recruitment fair joined by around 20 enterprises. Co-sponsored by the YCA Student Affairs Office, the YCA Branch of the Communist Youth League, and the YCA Graduate Student ...
January 16, 2026
The year of 2025 marked the 40th anniversary of China’s accession to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). On December 3, Song Xinchao, President of ICOMOS China and former head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, delivered a lecture titled ...
January 15, 2026
In December 2016, the Yenching Academy of Peking University hosted the “China and the World: Observation, Analysis, Prospect” academic symposium, convening eminent scholars from China and abroad to explore China studies and cross-civilisational dialogue in the age of globalisation. To mark YCA’s 10th anniversary last year, Prof. Zhang Longxi compiled a collection of the symposium’s speeches, now ...
January 8, 2026
From November 16 to November 22, 2025, the 11th cohort Yenching Scholars took part in an in-depth exploration through Zhejiang Province, being immersed in the regions historical, cultural, and technological realms. As a core requirement course, the Yenching Academy field trip combines a wide mix of experiences, including engaging visits to significant sites, and hands-on cultural activities, all crafted ...
December 15, 2025
On November 5, Prof Zeng Yi, research from the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA) and dean of Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance (Beijing-AISI), delivered a lecture titled “Global Governance of AI for Sustainable Development and for All” at Yenching Academy. This was the seventh lecture in the China Studies Lecture Series for the 2025‒2026 academic year ...
December 12, 2025
On November 28, 2025, Yenching Academy welcomed Bruno Angelet, Ambassador of Belgium to China. The event opened with welcoming remarks by Dean Dong Qiang, who emphasized the significance of the ambassador's visit and noted that Belgium has been invited to Yenching Academy twice in recent years. Dean Dong highlighted the ambassador’s distinguished career in Asia, which began in Vietnam,where he became ...
December 5, 2025Applications are now open for international candidates, as well as applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions. The deadline for international applicants is December 1, 2025. The deadline for applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions is 12:00 noon on January 9, 2026 (Beijing time).
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