Why did you decide to study in China?I unexpectedly took an interest in China as a country and research field. During my Master of Laws in the Corporate and Financial Law track, my International Economic Law professor introduced me to the Belt and Road Initiative. I had not anticipated myself to ...

03 March 2022

Sarah Brooker, a 2021 Cohort Yenching Scholar from the United States, sat in the audience during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Stadium. As a little girl, Sarah watched the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics on TV. On the site, she ...

28 February 2022

The Yenching Academy’s master’s program in China Studies is conducted in six areas: Law and Society, Politics and International Relations, Economics and Management, Literature and Culture, History and Archaeology, and Philosophy and Religion. Every concentration features distinctly designed cou...

28 February 2022

The new semester arrived on the heels of the lingering excitement and happy memories of the Chinese New Year. Our Yenching Scholars had a wonderful winter holiday together. They wrote spring scrolls, guessed lantern riddles, and shared their favorite dishes to celebrate the Chinese New Year. And ...

25 February 2022

Say goodbye to 2021, where we kept together beyond mountain and sea;Say hello to 2022, where we embrace a brighter future as we stay close.Language Partner on the CloudOn the evening of December 10, the YCA Graduate Student Union (GSU), PKU School of Chinese as a Second Language, and PKU School o...

06 January 2022

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games are set to begin on February 4, 2022. Volunteer representatives from 66 colleges and universities in Beijing gathered at the kickoff meeting at the 100-day countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.Luo Hanyi from the 2020 Cohort of Yenching Academy is a volu...

05 January 2022

On the morning of December 30, 2021, the Yenching Academy of Peking University hosted a New Year party to celebrate the retirement of its former Dean, Professor Yuan Ming, and welcome its new Dean, Professor Dong Qiang. Fan Shiming and Brent Haas, Associate Deans of the Yenching Academy, among ot...

03 January 2022

On December 30, 2021，Professor Yuan Ming was named honorary dean by the Yenching Academy of Peking University. Dean Dong Qiang of the Yenching Academy issued the letter of appointment to Professor Yuan Ming.Professor Yuan Ming has served as Dean of the Yenching Academy since February 2016, and h...

31 December 2021

As we are about to bid farewell to 2021, the Yenching Academy recently completed a smooth leadership transition. Professor Yuan Ming, who served as the Dean of Academy since February 2016, stepped down from this position due to age. The baton has been passed to Professor Dong Qiang, a world-renow...

24 December 2021

Have you ever jumped into a frozen lake? How many kilometers can you run a week? How long can you hold a plank? And what is waiting for the climber atop the tree? The answers are all in the annual YCA Olympics.YCA Scholars across the world showed their physical capabilities in the five-day online...

22 December 2021