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 ...

15 December 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 Ac...

12 December 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. D...

05 December 2025

On the evening of November 1, the audience surrendered to the magic of music at B101 in the PKU Second Gymnasium, immersing themselves in the lecture and performance by Yves Henry and meeting Chopin across the span of time and space at Chopin Night at Yenching Academy. Maestro Yves Henry is an Of...

05 December 2025

On September 17, Paul G. Pickowicz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, San Diego, delivered a lecture titled “Shanghai Twenties: In Search of the Modern Marriage” at the Yenching Academy. It was the second lecture in our Topics in China Studies Lecture ...

27 November 2025

During his state visit to the UK in October 2015, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech entitled “Work Together to Promote Openness, Inclusiveness and Peaceful Development” at  City Hall in the City of London, stressing that China and the UK should, by taking a farsighted and strat...

06 November 2025

My name is Will and I am from the southern seaside town of Brighton in the UK. I have the privilege of joining the 11th cohort Yenching scholars specialising in Politics and International Relations.

This will be my first time studying in China – the next chapter in a journey that actually sta...

05 November 2025

RegistrationIn the warm breeze of Beijing’s autumn, the new cohort of Yenching Scholars arrived at Peking University, full of expectations for the coming years. The campus lit up with vitality and sweetness from every single “hello” to every single infectious smile. Together, the new cohort wi...

04 November 2025

Yenching Academy received a piano as a gift from the French Bicentennial Art Brand Pleyel. The donation ceremony was held on September 24. The donated piano will add luster to the Academy’s multifunction salon, where both Chinese and international students can play on the piano, enjoying cross-c...

29 October 2025

On May 28, Professor John E. Hopcroft and Professor Chen Baoquan delivered a lecture titled “Education in the AI Age” at the Yenching Academy hosted by Dean Dong Qiang. John E. Hopcroft is an A.M. Turing Award Laureate, Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at Cornell University and Visiting C...

29 October 2025