The past weekend is long over in China, and as the sun set in the distant horizon to the west of Beijing last Sunday, our conference finally came to its official conclusion. It has been three days of inspiring and thought-provoking lectures and conversations, three days of intercultural dialogue,...

23 April 2021

Dear Yenching Scholars, colleagues, friends,It’s truly a great pleasure and honor to speak here. For these passed YGS openings, I got used to deliver the welcome remarks as the Dean of the Yenching Academy of Peking University. But this year is different, I have to say that I accepted the warm i...

17 April 2021

Opening Ceremony of the Yenching Global Symposium Beijing, April 16th, 2021 --- Today’s inspiring opening ceremony held both in Beijing and virtually all over the world marked the official start of a new iteration of the Yenching Global Symposium. This year, we were joined by more than 150 outst...

16 April 2021

We had a chat with two Yenching Scholars Yoneda Akihiro (Japan) and Song Ankang (China) to learn more about their stories of being a residential advisor during the pandemic.

09 April 2021

Wei Yuhuai insisted that she is only an ordinary student with little extraordinary traits to boast. But in our interview, we felt her earnest efforts and academic passion. Also, we saw what she has gained over her years at the Yenching Academy of Peking University (YCA-PKU).

30 March 2021

On Friday, March 12, 2021, several staff of the Yenching Academy of Peking University visited YCA scholars at their dormitory on the PKU campus. The team was led by Yenching Academy’s Associate Deans Prof. Fan Shiming and Prof. Brent Haas. Zuo Jing laoshi, Dang Ke laoshi, An Qi laoshi, Yang Jing...

18 March 2021

Kaori Kohyama, currently enrolled in the Master's program at Peking University's Yenching Academy, is also one of the graduates in the 2020 Batch of Double Degree Program between PKU and Waseda University. She was a major in Political Science at Waseda and in International Relations at PKU.

15 March 2021

Recently, we have interviewed Zuhal Fidan, 2019 Cohort Scholar from Turkey, to share her YCA stories with us.

11 March 2021

Recently, we have interviewed Sylvie Ramakers, 2020 Cohort Scholar from Netherlands, to share her YCA stories with us.

09 March 2021

Recently, we have interviewed Kai Sandbrink, 2020 cohort Yenching Scholar, to share his YCA stories with us.

03 March 2021