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.
From November 16 to November 22, 2025, the 11th cohort Yenching Scholars took part in an in-depth exploration through Zhejiang Province, being immersed in the regions historical, cultural, and technological realms. As a core requirement course, the Yenching Academy field trip combines a wide mix of experiences, including engaging visits to significant sites, and hands-on cultural activities, all crafted ...
December 15, 2025
On November 5, Prof Zeng Yi, research from the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA) and dean of Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance (Beijing-AISI), delivered a lecture titled “Global Governance of AI for Sustainable Development and for All” at Yenching Academy. This was the seventh lecture in the China Studies Lecture Series for the 2025‒2026 academic year ...
December 12, 2025
On November 28, 2025, Yenching Academy welcomed Bruno Angelet, Ambassador of Belgium to China. The event opened with welcoming remarks by Dean Dong Qiang, who emphasized the significance of the ambassador's visit and noted that Belgium has been invited to Yenching Academy twice in recent years. Dean Dong highlighted the ambassador’s distinguished career in Asia, which began in Vietnam,where he became ...
December 5, 2025
On the evening of November 1, the audience surrendered to the magic of music at B101 in the PKU Second Gymnasium, immersing themselves in the lecture and performance by Yves Henry and meeting Chopin across the span of time and space at Chopin Night at Yenching Academy. Maestro Yves Henry is an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters, Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique ...
December 5, 2025
On September 17, Paul G. Pickowicz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, San Diego, delivered a lecture titled “Shanghai Twenties: In Search of the Modern Marriage” at the Yenching Academy. It was the second lecture in our Topics in China Studies Lecture Series for the 2025‒26 academic year, hosted by YCA Associate Dean Brent Haas.Interview NotesPrior to the ...
November 27, 2025
During his state visit to the UK in October 2015, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech entitled “Work Together to Promote Openness, Inclusiveness and Peaceful Development” at City Hall in the City of London, stressing that China and the UK should, by taking a farsighted and strategic approach, bear openness and inclusiveness in mind, following the principle of win-win cooperation, ...
November 6, 2025Applications are now open for international candidates, as well as applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions. The deadline for international applicants is December 1, 2025. The deadline for applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions is 12:00 noon on January 9, 2026 (Beijing time).
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