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, wi...

23 May 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 th...

09 May 2025

On April 17, the Yenching Global Symposium (YGS) 2025 officially kicked off at the Hainan Lingshui Li’an International Education and Innovation Pilot Zone.As a flagship event initiated and organized by Yenching Scholars, YGS provides emerging global leaders with a space for cross-cultural dialog...

17 April 2025

On Friday, Yenching Academy had the honor of welcoming Professor Romano Prodi, Former President of the European Commission (1999-2004) and Former Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998; 2006-2008), for his second visit to our institution. Joining the discussion online was Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former...

15 March 2025

Dean Dong Qiang of Yenching Academy was invited to give a lecture at the National Guimet Museum of Asia Arts (Musée Guimet) in Paris on January 25. After the lecture, Prof Dong and Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, participated in a discussion and signing...

30 January 2025

Hi! I am Tokuyu Ko from Japan.To say that writing my China story is tantamount to writing my life story is not an exaggeration at all. I am a Japanese citizen born in Kanagawa (a prefecture next to Tokyo), while, as some people might guess from my name, I am a second-generation Chinese immigrant ...

08 January 2025

On December 11, H.E. Djoomart Otorbaev, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and former President of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Kyrgyz National University, visited Yenching Academy along with a delegation. They met with YCA Dean Dong Qiang, Associate Dean Brent Haas, an...

12 December 2024

On December 4, Madeleine Yue Dong, Professor in the History Department and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, delivered a lecture titled “Feeding Socialist Beijing, 1956.” This was the sixth lecture in the China Studies Lecture Series for the 2...

12 December 2024

From November 3 to November 9, 2024, Yenching Scholars embarked on an eventful week in Zhejiang province, engaging in a comprehensive exploration of China's cultural, historical, and technological landscapes. This multifaceted program featured a diverse array of activities, including academic lec...

22 November 2024

On October 30, Qin Ling, Associate Professor at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, delivered a lecture titled “Archaeological Research on Prehistoric Civilizations: A Methodological Example of the Liangzhu Culture.” This was the fourth lecture in the China Studies Lectu...

15 November 2024