On September 26, Dr Dennis De-Qing Xu, partner of Shanghai Yaoyun Capital, and Mr Gu Yongtao, founder and CEO of HRC Group, paid a visit to Yenching Academy. Associate Dean Fan Shiming met with the two guests at Jingyuan Courtyard 3 and presented certificates for YCA’s Career Advisors to Xu and ...

10 October 2024

On September 27, 2024, Peking University’s Yenching Academy hosted Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France and Shuhsi Hsü Chair Professor at the Academy, for a lecture on EU-US-China relations as part of the prestigious Leadership and Global Governance Lecture Series. Moderated by ...

08 October 2024

My journey to the Yenching Academy of Peking University begins with a love for Chinese food and a burning desire to master the art of eating with chopsticks. After all, if I can navigate a bowl of hot and sour soup without flinging tofu across the room, surely I can navigate the complexities of g...

24 September 2024

On September 9th, the Yenching Academy of Peking University recently hosted Charlene Ruto, daughter of Kenyan President William Ruto, for a discussion on global leadership and advocacy. During the conversation, Charlene reflected on her identity and the challenges she has faced as the daughter of...

18 September 2024

This is a very trite quote from Lao Tzu to begin with, but it seems fitting for the occasion of our arrival: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”The first time I visited China was in the summer of 2015 before eighth grade. I had tagged along on a University of Washington s...

18 September 2024

It is August 30. I am sitting in my room on Peking University’s campus, and I happen to be looking down at the face of exactly the person with whom—eight years ago—my China story began. The Qianlong Emperor stares up from the cover of the book in front of me. In fact, I don’t know much more a...

18 September 2024

RegistrationSummer heat is giving way to pleasant, cool autumn breeze.September marks a new academic year.The campus expects its new members and is ready to embrace them.And new students are expecting joyfully their new journey.On September 2, Yenching Academy of Peking University happily receive...

14 September 2024

On September 7, fifteen board members and senior management staff of China Medical Board (CMB), including CMB Chair-elect Harvey V. Fineberg, CMB President Roger Glass, and Executive Vice President Dr. Barbara J. Stoll, paid a visit to Yenching Academy, Peking University.The CMB group was receive...

11 September 2024

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