Dear Honorary Dean Yuan, Scholars, Colleagues, and Friends,Thank you for attending today’s graduation ceremony. It is a joyful day to celebrate the fruitful outcome of your hard work and dedication. I want to acknowledge the presence of parents and family members among us today, and I wish to ex...

04 July 2025

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 Universi...

09 June 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...

03 June 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, 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 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 h...

30 April 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...

29 April 2025

Each April 23rd, UNESCO's World Book and Copyright Day reminds us how books connect minds across time and space. For this milestone 30th anniversary, eight Yenching Scholars reveal the books that changed their thinking and the reading habits that fuel their curiosity.At Yenching Academy, we're bu...

23 April 2025

The Think Asia Forum 2025 was held on April 15 in Singapore. During the opening ceremony, Prof. Dong Qiang, Dean of the Yenching Academy, joined historian Wang Gungwu in a special dialogue that explored how Asian wisdom can inform global governance. The 50-minute English-language dialogue was mod...

21 April 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