On the morning of September 7, 2024, the Yenching Academy of Peking University welcomed its 10th cohort of Scholars with an inspiring opening ceremony at Qiulin Auditorium. Bright minds from around the world gathered, eager to embark on their China Studies journey and begin a new chapter at one o...

11 September 2024

Editor’s note: This summer, our Yenching Scholars took the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge through volunteer activities and field trips, gaining a deeper understanding of China through personal experience.Yao Tianyu, a Chinese student from the 2023 cohort, joined other 17 students...

19 August 2024

As part of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s National Art Collection and Donation Program and an exhibition under the NAMOC “Donation and Collection” Exhibition Series, Shaping Techniques from Within: Yan Dehui Art Exhibition kicked off on July 30, 2024. The exhibition featured over 40 art...

02 August 2024

We bid farewell as we leave the campus in drizzles, our tears dampening our lapels.On July 2nd, 2024, the Yenching Academy held its Graduation and Degree Awarding Ceremony at the Qiulin Auditorium, Peking University. At the event, our graduating students were joined by guests from within and outs...

05 July 2024

On July 1, H.E. Ambassador Peter Tan Hai Chuan of Singapore to China paid a visit to Yenching Academy. He was warmly received by his old friend, YCA Dean Dong Qiang at Jingyuan Courtyard 3. The meeting was a cordial reunion of the two old friends.Ambassador Tan first introduced the events celebra...

04 July 2024

On May 29, Scott Rozelle, the Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and Professor at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) for International Studies and co-director of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI), gave a lecture themed “Why Common Prosperity is Nee...

11 June 2024

On May 15, Jean Oi, the William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics in the Political Science Department at Stanford University, gave a lecture themed “The Fate of China’s Development Model.” This was the 10th talk under the China Studies Lecture Series in the 2023-2024 academic year. The event ...

07 June 2024

We are thrilled to share that Bai Xian Asia Institute (BXAI) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year!  Since its inception in 2014, BXAI has supported over 650 scholars through the Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP), which provides scholarships for Asian students to study abro...

04 June 2024

The year of 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations and the tenth birthday of Yenching Academy. For one of our celebration events, Laurent Burelle, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OPmobility SE paid a visit to the Academy, at the invitation o...

03 June 2024

On May 8, John Alekna, Assistant Professor in the History of Science, Technology & Medicine Department at Peking University, delivered a lecture themed “Seeking News, Making China: Reimagining Chinese History through Information Technology”. Hosted by Yenching Academy Associate Dean Brent Haas,...

24 May 2024