From Jingyuan to São Paulo：Lessons in Empathy and the Role of Knowledge in Overcoming COVID-19 and Other Maladies

13 April 2020

On April 8, Professor Hao Ping, president of Peking University, attended the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum through a video conference where he, on behalf of universities in China, talked about the role and responsibilities universities should take amidst the COVID-19 epi...

10 April 2020

Instead of coming back to Peking University after the Chinese New Year, Yenching Scholars continue their academic adventure at home and in new settings, all the while finding new ways to keep themselves creative and occupied.

30 March 2020

It is our great privilege - from Beijing, Delhi, Melbourne, Paris, Abuja, Boston, Rio, and so many other locales - that we take this opportunity to thank you.

25 March 2020

Recently, Three Yenching Scholars, Michael Lee, Samukelisiwe Ngwenya and Antonio R. Quiroz Soto, have accepted an interview from CGTN, sharing their views towards COVID-19.

24 March 2020

If a virus knows no borders, so does love. I believe that love and wisdom will guide us all safely through our present challenges.

19 March 2020

At the end of January 2020, an article lauding Japanese efforts and encouragement to the Chinese people made the rounds on social media. In this article, a Japanese youngster shared his impressions of Wuhan and encouraged viewers to visit this dynamic and captivating city when the epidemic is ove...

09 March 2020

This letter is focused on the COVID-19 situation in China and it is addressed to three groups of people: 1) a Chinese passenger who was passed over by a taxi driver, 2) the whole world, and 3) the Chinese people.

26 February 2020

We shall get through this together.

29 January 2020

On November 29 – December 1, 2019, Yenching Scholars visited Guangzhou in a trip led by Professor Liu Haifang of the School of International Studies, Peking University.

13 December 2019