On February 27, 2024, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of the French Republic and Shuhsi Hsü Chair Professor, visited Yenching Academy at the invitation of Dean Dong Qiang. He delivered a lecture titled “The Role of Sino-French Relations on Global Governance: Insights from Personal Ex...

04 March 2024

Yenching Academy threw a New Year tea party on February 2, coinciding with the off-year day in north China, at the YCA Scholar’s Shaoyuan dormitory. Adorned with traditional Chinese New Year decorations, such as intricate paper-cuts of “福” (happiness) and diverse shapes, the dormitory’s acti...

06 February 2024

On January 8, Yenching Academy held its Teachers’ 2024 New Year Chat and Sharing Session in B102, Peking University’s Second Gymnasium. Leading the session was YCA Associate Dean Fan Shiming, alongside esteemed guests, including PKU Vice President Wang Bo, YCA Dean Dong Qiang, YCA Associate Dea...

12 January 2024

Shallow as textbook knowledge may seem to be;Get down to its essence by doing it personally.—[Tang] Du FuYenching Academy facilitates diverse experiences for Scholars to deepen their understanding of China during their stay in China. In the autumn semester of 2023, the Academy organized field st...

09 January 2024

Shallow as textbook knowledge may seem to be;Get down to its essence by doing it personally.—[Tang] Du FuYenching Academy facilitates diverse experiences for Scholars to deepen their understanding of China during their stay in China. In the autumn semester of 2023, the Academy organized field st...

08 January 2024

On December 13, Professor Xie Xiaoliang, the Lee Shau-kee Professor, Director of the Changping Laboratory, and head of the Faculty of Sciences of Peking University, delivered a lecture titled “20 Years after the Human Genome Project: Two Medical Advances Enabled by Two Technological Revolutions...

29 December 2023

On December 6, Zhou Xueguang, Stanford professor of sociology and visiting professor of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of Peking University, delivered a lecture titled “The Logic of Governance in China: An Organizational Approach” at Yenching Academy. This lecture, the fourth i...

18 December 2023

On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Yenching Scholars embarked on an immersive journey into a world of uncharted territories, captured through the lens and narrated through the words of Chinese artist Liu Yujia in a lecture titled “Travel Shooting and Writing: Encountering and Writing the Unknown....

14 December 2023

On December 1, YCA teachers and students visited the China National Archives of Publications and Culture (NAPC), Beijing. Situated at the foot of the Yanshan Mountains in Changping district, the NAPC complex boasts a traditional Chinese courtyard layout featuring pavilions, terraces, and belveder...

08 December 2023

On November 30, Yenching Academy teachers and students visited the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) located next to the Olympic Forest Park. The visit was organized by Tobias Knörich and Stefanie Reisinger from the 2023 cohort. Ludger Schuknecht, Vice President and Corporate Secretary ...

07 December 2023