The Yenching Academy of Peking University aims to build bridges between China and the rest of the world through an interdisciplinary master's program in China Studies. This initiative brings together young people who have demonstrated a talent for leadership and innovation. At Yenching, they are immersed in an intensive learning environment where they can explore China and its role in the world—past, present, and future. The Academy's goal is to shape new generations of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China.
The Yenching Academy provides full fellowships to its Scholars, and offers them a wide array of interdisciplinary courses on China within broadly defined fields of the humanities and social sciences. Working closely with their academic mentors, Yenching Scholars create their own study paths by choosing courses from six research areas. They participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and field studies, organized by the Yenching Academy, and designed by scholars themselves. Studying at the Academy is an exceptional opportunity to take part in intercultural exchanges and interdisciplinary learning, developing both personally and professionally.
My China story began in 2019, when I traveled there with my father. During that trip, we visited some of the country’s leading universities, including Peking University where I visited Yenching Academy. At the time, I was still trying to understand what kind of academic life I wanted for myself, so I did not leave China with a finished plan. What I did leave with was a very clear impression. I remember ...
September 22, 2026
From June 26 to July 4, the inaugural World Young Sinologists Summer Institute was held at Yenching Academy, Peking University. The event was jointly organized by Peking University’s One Thousand Books in One Century Academic Classics Translation Project and Yenching Academy, with the aim of cultivating a new generation of high-caliber sinologists with cross-cultural perspectives.The opening ceremony ...
September 11, 2026
China in Transition is a compulsory course at Yenching Academy. It focuses on development and changes in contemporary China, while remaining grounded in the distinct historical context in the country. Within concentrations of economy, politics & law, society & culture, and environment, the interdisciplinary course explores the topics of modernity, sustainability, and humanity in the process of China’...
September 10, 2026
On the morning of August 19, a delegation headed by Ren Youqun, member of the CPC Leading Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education conducted a field visit to Yenching Academy. The delegation was accompanied by Gao Song, President of Peking University (PKU) and a Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and by Qiao Jie, President of PKU Health Science Center (PKUHSC) and a Member ...
September 10, 2026
As another summer steals into the Peking University campus, verdant trees cast shadows over campus paths and the melody of the Peking University alma mater resonates in the air.On the morning of July 2, Yenching Academy held its 2026 Graduation Ceremony at Qiulin Auditorium. Together with parents, Academy faculty, and staff, the Yenching Scholars from the 2024 Cohort celebrated their graduation, marking ...
August 26, 2026
On this happy morning, as I look into the young faces of this year's Yanjingxuetang graduates, I must say you are looking good, very good indeed. And as an educator, it gives me enormous pride to have been part of your Beida experience. As a faculty member at Beida, I have since the introduction of YCA worked with many students from earlier cohorts in my graduate seminars. Over these years, I have ...
July 7, 2026Applications for the September 2027 intake are now open to international candidates and applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. The application deadline is November 30, 2026.
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