I love the sense of community at YCA. Even though I haven’t set foot on campus due to the pandemic restrictions, I have always felt very welcome. Some of that is due to the effort the office and students in Beijing put into hosting online events for everyone, and a lot comes from YCA being a gre...

20 September 2022

On the evening of September 10, Yenching Scholars from the 2021 and 2022 cohorts celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival at Jingyuan Courtyard 3. The event was co-moderated by Du Xinran (China) onsite and Claire Qiao (USA) online, and all attendees had a happy evening.

16 September 2022

When summer heat clears, everything under the sky glistens.Our newly enrolled Scholars kick-started their academic activities at Yenching Academy. They set sail for the new journey on the Academy’s wings of interdisciplinary studies and warmth.

14 September 2022

On September 3, the Yenching Academy of Peking University held the opening ceremony of 2022. At the ceremony, Dean Dong shared his experience of studying aboard and his thoughts on cross-cultural exchanges, and delivered the "the First Class" for new scholars on campus. Dean Dong advised scholars...

09 September 2022

On September 3, Yenching Academy of Peking University held the 2022 Opening Ceremony for the 8th Cohort of Yenching Scholars.

03 September 2022

Why did you choose to study at YCA?I took several China-themed courses related to my majors to enhance my understanding of the country while studying for my bachelor’s degree in economics and finance at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). By the end of my undergraduate studies, I had developed a ...

08 July 2022

On June 19, Yenching Academy of Peking University held the 2022 Graduation Ceremony. Liu Yanjun (China) was among the graduating Scholars from the 2020 Cohort to receive their degree certificates and had her tassel moved to the other side, signifying the completion of her program.How time flies! ...

04 July 2022

Seven 2021 BXAI Scholars of Peking University sat with industry leaders from China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore in online panels for the BXAI’s Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP) for the spring semester of the 2021–22 academic year, themed “Sustainability of East Asia.”The...

30 June 2022

Yenching Academy of Peking University held the 2022 Graduation Ceremony on June 19. During the ceremony, He Yiran from the 2020 Cohort received his degree certificate and had his tassel moved to the other side, signifying the completion of his program.Yiran delivered a speech as the student repre...

28 June 2022

On June 10, Yenching Academy held a lecture, Films Today: A way to Imagine China and Ourselves, as part of its Topics in China Studies Lecture Series for the 2022 Spring semester, taught by Professor Dai Jinhua, Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University. This class was ho...

27 June 2022