On Friday, the 8th of December 2017, a group of Yenching Scholars visited the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, which presented the long history of the urban planning of Beijing as a city. The tour ...

15 December 2017

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05 December 2017

Centuries ago, a web of historical, social, and technological forces sparked a convergence of peoples and cultures. Today, the world finds itself at another crossroad, and China is at the center. The ...

07 November 2017

On Friday, November 3rd, the Yenching Academy of Peking University welcomed back several alumni from the first cohort of scholars. The small gathering celebrated the past achievements of Yenching Scholars, and discussed expectations for the future of the Academy.Setting the tone for the event, th...

05 November 2017

We are happy to announce that the Beijing Forum (2017), an international forum co-sponsored by Peking University, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education and the Korea Foundation for Advanced St...

31 October 2017

The Yenching Social Innovation Forum (YSIF) is a student-led event hosted by the Yenching Academy of Peking University. The Yenching Academy is an international Master’s Degree program established to...

10 October 2017

John Holden, Associate Dean of Yenching Academy received this year’s Chinese Government Friendship Award- China’s highest honor granted to a foreigner－for his contribution to the nation’s developm...

30 September 2017

On Tuesday, September 26, students at the Yenching Academy had the opportunity to practice traditional Chinese paper cutting under the tutelage of a renowned paper cutting expert, Ms.Liu Ren. The eve...

28 September 2017

On September 27th, 2017, the Yenching Academy was pleased to welcome Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Suwaiyel, former Minister of Communications and Information Technology of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to give a...

28 September 2017

On September 7, the third cohort scholars spent the day deep in the heart of the old city of Beijing. With the goal of team bonding and getting to know the city, the third cohort participated in a gro...

15 September 2017