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.
The world outside the classroom expands and extends to endless horizons. In the fall semester of 2025, YCA Scholars launched diverse community events centred on sustainable development, arts, and cross-cultural exchange. The Green Week concentrated on planetary health and climate governance. The beauty of art shone in live music shows, creative exhibitions and documentary screening. YCA Scholars also ...
March 13, 2026
As in tradition, Yenching Academy keeps in touch with alumni around the world by engaging them in its worldwide alumni community. The Alumni Enrichment Program invites YCA alumni back as on-campus consultants. They participated in the Alumni Research Salon events and spoke at the Alumni Lecture series, sharing with our current Scholars their experience in academic and career development. Our Alumni ...
March 12, 2026
From January 9 to 11, PKU students awarded the Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP) travelled to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, for a field study trip. The 11 AFLSP recipients, including those from Yenching Academy, School of International Studies, and Guanghua School of Management, delved into the ancient Chinese civilisation and modern Chinese culture rooted in Sichuan. The study trip was ...
March 12, 2026
Many people come to China drawn by the rapid expansion of technology, the pace of its cities, or the opportunities of a growing economy. Ashleigh Johann Curry-Machado, however, arrived in pursuit of something different: the chance to expand his creative life and discover where it might lead.Long before China became part of his story, creativity was already an integral part in Ash’s life. Growing up ...
January 16, 2026
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, 2026Applications 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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