Yenching Academy of Peking University Introducing the 2026 Cohort of Yenching Scholars

The Yenching Academy of Peking University introduces its twelfth cohort: 124 outstanding young scholars who will enroll in the interdisciplinary China Studies Master's program this September. The scholars hail from 37 countries and regions; 96 international students will come together with 28 Chinese students. Through coursework, independent research, and field studies, they will examine China’s past, present and future, with particular emphasis on China’s development and role in the world. The incoming scholars have attended 106 universities, the most represented including University of Oxford, Peking University, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Princeton University, The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, Renmin University of China, Yale University, University College London, The University of Chicago, and Sciences Po Paris.

The Yenching Academy of Peking University was established in 2014 with the goal of pushing academic study of China beyond the boundaries of traditionally defined Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines through a specially designed, English-taught Master’s program. Students from its first eleven cohorts hail from a total of 89 different countries and regions.

The 2027 recruitment cycle for international candidates, and candidates from China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, will be open from September to December 2026. For detailed information, please visit our official website.