On October 16, Prof. Zhang Ying, Associate Dean of PKU Guanghua School of Management and Director of the Management Case Research Center of Peking University, delivered a lecture titled “Understanding China’s Business Environment: Technology, Society and Beyond.” This was the second lecture in...

11 November 2024

On November 4, Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, CEO of the Rhodes Trust and Warden of Rhodes House, visited Yenching Academy at Peking University along with her delegation. During the visit, they met with YCA Dean Dong Qiang, Associate Dean Brent Haas, and Assistant Dean Chen Changwei at Jingyuan Courtyard 3....

07 November 2024

The International Conference to Commemorate the 2575th Anniversary of Confucius’ Birth, which also served as the 7th Congress of the International Confucian Association (ICA), was held in Beijing from October 19 to 21.The conference began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning...

04 November 2024

On October 23, Léon Laulusa, Executive President of ESCP Business School, and Anaïs Ravet, Director for Institutional Affairs of ESCP paid a visit to Yenching Academy, and met YCA Dean Dong Qiang and Associate Dean Fan Shiming at Jingyuan Courtyard 3. After the meeting, the guests were joined by ...

24 October 2024

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the Yenching Academy. On this occasion, YCA Dean Dong Qiang invited Luc Chatel, former Minister of National Education of France, to the symposium “Interplay of Education, Sta...

23 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