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.
China in Transition is a compulsory course at Yenching Academy. It focuses on development and changes in contemporary China, while remaining grounded in the distinct historical context in the country. Within concentrations of economy, politics & law, society & culture, and environment, the interdisciplinary course explores the topics of modernity, sustainability, and humanity in the process of China’...
September 10, 2026
On the morning of August 19, a delegation headed by Ren Youqun, member of the CPC Leading Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education conducted a field visit to Yenching Academy. The delegation was accompanied by Gao Song, President of Peking University and a Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and by Qiao Jie, President of PKU Health Science Center (PKUHSC) and a Member of the ...
September 10, 2026
As another summer steals into the Peking University campus, verdant trees cast shadows over campus paths and the melody of the Peking University alma mater resonates in the air.On the morning of July 2, Yenching Academy held its 2026 Graduation Ceremony at Qiulin Auditorium. Together with parents, Academy faculty, and staff, the Yenching Scholars from the 2024 Cohort celebrated their graduation, marking ...
August 26, 2026
On this happy morning, as I look into the young faces of this year's Yanjingxuetang graduates, I must say you are looking good, very good indeed. And as an educator, it gives me enormous pride to have been part of your Beida experience. As a faculty member at Beida, I have since the introduction of YCA worked with many students from earlier cohorts in my graduate seminars. Over these years, I have ...
July 7, 2026
Distinguished guests,Dear colleagues,Dear scholars, parents and friends, good morning everyone!Today we gather in the peak of graduation season to bid farewell to the graduates of the 2024 cohort of Yenching Academy. Your time at Yenching Academy has quietly come to an end, and a brand-new, boundless life journey filled with endless possibilities is about to unfold before you.At this special moment,...
July 6, 2026
On June 6, the 2026 YCA Faculty Symposium was held at Jingyuan Courtyard 3. Over 20 teaching faculty members and dissertation supervisors from within and outside Peking University attended the meeting, joined by Dean Dong Qiang, Associate Deans Fan Shiming and Brent Haas, Director of Graduate Studies Lu Yang, and Assistant Dean Cheng Changwei. The meeting was hosted by Associate Dean Fan Shiming.Associate ...
June 24, 2026Applications for the September 2027 intake are now open to international candidates and applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. The application deadline is November 30, 2026.
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