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 June 5, Associate Deans Fang Shiming and Brent Haas, Director of Graduate Studies Lu Yang, and staff from the Yenching Academy visited the Institute of China Studies at Zhejiang University (ZJU). The delegation met with Ben Shenglin, Dean of the International Business School, Zhejiang University (ZIBS), alongside Qu Haidong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee of the ZJU International Camp...
June 9, 2025
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-civilizational dialogue in the age of globalization. Marking YCA’s 10th anniversary last year, Prof. Zhang Longxi compiled a collection of the symposium’s speeches, ...
June 3, 2025
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 April 25, the YCA Library hosted an informal discussion over tea with Professor Zhang Longxi to celebrate this year’s World Book and Copyright Day. Professor Zhang delivered a literary lecture titled “Potion and Poison: Chinese and Shakespearean Dialectics,” in which he explored themes of healing and harm through a comparative reading of the Chinese works Mengxi Bitan (Brush Talks from Dr...
April 30, 2025
On April 25, YCA students and teachers visited the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Liaison Office in China.IOM China Chief of Mission Ms. Li Wen warmly welcomed the YCA team and offered a brief overview of the organization’s mandate and key priorities. She explained that IOM, as a UN agency specializing in migration and a central coordinator within the global migration network, ...
April 29, 2025We 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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