2017 Yenching Global Symposium Accepting Applications Now

For over a century, Peking University has been the foremost domestic academic setting for understanding China. In 2014, the University founded Yenching Academy, with the hope of shaping a new generation of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China and its role in the world.

The Academy’s flagship event,the Yenching Global Symposium, is already one of the most selective conferences held in China led by young talented students for young graduates and professionals all over the world, and quickly becoming one of the most competitive and highly anticipated conferences in the world.

The 2016 Symposium, with an acceptance rate of 3 percent, received more than 1800 applications from over 130 countries with representation from Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Gates Cambridge Scholars, Fulbright Scholars and other major fellowships and leading institutions.

Hosted on the Peking University campus fromMarch 23-26,2017, the 2017 Symposium (“Xinnovation: Identity of Innovation in China") will be a four-day event consisting of multidisciplinary lectures, panel discussions, site visits, and interactive sessions on Chinese innovation. It will feature prominent Chinese and international scholars as well as leading professionals who will challenge and expand previously held conceptions about innovation in China.

The Symposium will select and invite approximately75 delegates to participate in the event. It will cover all fees associated with the trip—including flights, ground transportation, meals, and accommodation.

Applications are now open. Please submit your completed application by midnight (Beijing time), Thursday, December 15, 2016.

To apply for the Symposium, please visit: yenchingsymposium.org/apply