Hi! I am Tokuyu Ko from Japan.To say that writing my China story is tantamount to writing my life story is not an exaggeration at all. I am a Japanese citizen born in Kanagawa (a prefecture next to Tokyo), while, as some people might guess from my name, I am a second-generation Chinese immigrant ...

08 January 2025

On December 11, H.E. Djoomart Otorbaev, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and former President of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Kyrgyz National University, visited Yenching Academy along with a delegation. They met with YCA Dean Dong Qiang, Associate Dean Brent Haas, an...

12 December 2024

On December 4, Madeleine Yue Dong, Professor in the History Department and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, delivered a lecture titled “Feeding Socialist Beijing, 1956.” This was the sixth lecture in the China Studies Lecture Series for the 2...

12 December 2024

From November 3 to November 9, 2024, Yenching Scholars embarked on an eventful week in Zhejiang province, engaging in a comprehensive exploration of China's cultural, historical, and technological landscapes. This multifaceted program featured a diverse array of activities, including academic lec...

22 November 2024

On October 30, Qin Ling, Associate Professor at the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, delivered a lecture titled “Archaeological Research on Prehistoric Civilizations: A Methodological Example of the Liangzhu Culture.” This was the fourth lecture in the China Studies Lectu...

15 November 2024

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