Peking University

Peking University

北京大学
Seal
Former names	Imperial University of Peking[1]
Type	Public
Established	1898; 127 years ago (1898)
President	Gong Qihuang
Party Secretary	Hao Ping
Academic staff	11,337[2]
Students	44,730[2]
Undergraduates	16,060[2]
Postgraduates	28,670[2]
Location	Haidian, Beijing , China 39°59′23″N 116°18′19″E
Campus	274 ha (680 acres)[3]
Colours	Red
Affiliations	C9, IARU, AALAU, AEARU, APRU, BESETOHA, BHUA
Website	pku.edu.cn english.pku.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	北京大学
Traditional Chinese	北京大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Dàxué Bopomofo ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ Wade–Giles Pei^3-ching^1 Ta^4-hsüeh^2 Tongyong Pinyin Běi-jing Dà-syué IPA [pèɪ.tɕíŋ tâ.ɕɥě] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Bākgīng Daaihhohk Jyutping bak1 ging1 daai6 hok6 IPA [pɐk̚˥ kɪŋ˥ taj˨ hɔk̚˨]
Abbreviation
Chinese	北大
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běidà Bopomofo ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ Wade–Giles Pei^3-ta^4 Tongyong Pinyin Běi-dà IPA [pèɪ tâ]

Peking University (PKU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the C9 League.

Established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 by a royal charter from the Guangxu Emperor, it is the second oldest university in China after Tianjin University (established in 1895). In May 1912, the government of the Republic of China ordered the Imperial University of Peking to be renamed Peking University. Peking University merged with Yenching University after the nationwide restructuring of schools and departments in 1952. In April 2000, the former Beijing Medical University merged into the Peking University.^[4]

Peking University has six faculties, namely Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Science, Information Technology and Engineering, as well as Health Science. It consists of 55 schools and departments, 60 research entities, and ten affiliated hospitals.^[4] By 2017, Peking University's staff include 76 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and 25 members of the World Academy of Sciences.^[5]

History

The plaque of the Imperial University of Peking.

William Alexander Parson Martin, Dean of the Department of Western Learning with his students.

Establishment

Following China's defeat in the Sino-Japanese War, intellectuals – including Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, and Yan Fu – called for reforms to the country's education system. In June 1896, Minister Li Duanfen proposed to create a university in the capital. On 11 June 1898, the Guangxu Emperor, as part of the Hundred Days' Reform, authorised the creation of the Imperial University of Peking^[6] (Chinese: 京師大學堂; pinyin: Jīngshī Dàxuétáng; lit. 'Capital Grand Study Hall').^[7] The Imperial University was formally established on 3 July 1898 when the emperor approved the royal charter written by Liang. Minister Sun Jianai was charged with the implementation. IUP served as the country's foremost institute for higher learning, but also as its highest educational authority.^[6] William Alexander Parsons Martin was appointed as the first president.^[7] Most of the reforms were abolished when the conservative Empress Dowager Cixi seized power on 21 September. The university survived with altered objectives and reduced scope. It opened on 31 December with 160 students, instead of the planned 500.^[6]

Following the Xinhai Revolution, the Imperial University of Peking was renamed "Government University of Peking" in 1912 and then "National University of Peking" in 1919^[7] (simplified Chinese: 国立北京大学; traditional Chinese: 國立北京大學; pinyin: Guólì Běijīng Dàxué).

Early Republic of China period (1916–1927)

The noted scholar Cai Yuanpei was appointed president on 4 January 1917, and helped transform Peking University into the country's largest institution of higher learning, with 14 departments and an enrollment of more than 2,000 students.^{[citation needed]} President Cai, inspired by the German model of academic freedom, introduced faculty governance and democratic management to the university.^{[citation needed]} Cai recruited an intellectually diverse faculty that included some of the most prominent figures in the progressive New Culture Movement, including Hu Shih, Liu Bannong, Ma Yinchu, Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Lu Xun and Liang Shuming. Meanwhile, leading conservatives Gu Hongming and Huang Kan also taught at the university.^{[8][failed verification]} A firm supporter for freedom of thought, Cai advocated for educational independence and resigned several times protesting the government's policy and interference.^{[9][failed verification]}

The faculty of Peking University Institute for Chinese Classics in 1924

Peking University students protesting the Treaty of Versailles in the May Fourth Movement.

On 1 May 1919, some students of Peking University learned that the Treaty of Versailles would allow Japan to receive Germany's colonising rights in Shandong province. An assembly at Peking University that included these students and representatives from other universities in Beijing was quickly organised. On 4 May, students from thirteen universities marched to Tiananmen to protest the terms of Treaty of Versailles, demanded the Beiyang government to refuse to sign the treaty. Demonstrators also demanded the immediate resignation of three officials: Cao Rulin, Minister of the Ministry of Transportation, Zhang Zongxiang, China's Ambassador to Japan and Lu Zongyu, Minister of Currency, who they believed were in cooperation with Japanese. The protest ended up with some protesters being beaten and arrested, and Cao Rulin's house burned by protesters. Following the protest on 4 May, students, workers and merchants from nearly all China's major cities went on strike and boycotted Japanese goods in China. The Beiyang government eventually agreed to release the arrested students and fired the three officials under intense public pressure, China's representatives in Paris refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles.^{[10][failed verification]}

Peking University's West Gate, one of the symbols of the university campus

During the Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius campaign of 1973 to 1976, critique groups formed at Peking University and Tsinghua University disseminated commentaries under the pseudonym of "Liang Xiao."^{[11][failed verification]} The pseudonym sounds like a person's name but is a homophone for "two schools."^{[11][failed verification]}

21st century (2000–present)

In October 2015, Peking University alumni Professor Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of artemisinin. Having saved millions of lives, artemisinin has made significant contributions to global health in regard to the fight against malaria.^[12]

On 20 February 2017, the university officially signed a contract with the British Open University to establish the Oxford Campus of Peking University HSBC Business School, Peking University Oxford Center and Shenzhen Oxford Innovation Center.^[13]

On 29 June 2020, the Sino-Russian Mathematics Center was established.^[14] The Sino-Russian Mathematics Center is led by Peking University and Moscow State University, and jointly constructed by relevant domestic units and other Russian universities and research institutes such as St. Petersburg University, relying on the "Double First-class" construction alliance in mathematics.^[15]

On 2 April 2021, Peking University Nanchang Innovation Research Institute was inaugurated.^[16]

On 15 July 2021, Peking University School of Integrated Circuits was inaugurated.^[17]

On 6 September 2021, the new Changping campus of Peking University was officially opened, welcoming the first batch of teachers and students. On 30 September, Peking University Lanyuan Centre was officially launched.^[18] The first dean of Lanyuan Centre is Ke Yang, Professor of Peking University School of Clinical Oncology and a foreign academician of the American Academy of Medical Sciences. In October, Peking University officially announced the establishment of Peking University School of Computer Science,^[19] which means the computer major of Peking University was officially upgraded from a department to a school. Yang Fuqing,^[20] Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, served as the honorary president.

In 2022, Peking University and Lancet established a commission on healthy aging in China.^[21]: 162 The Commission's purpose is to re-focus the debate on aging not just on the risks of China's aging population but on opportunities by "unleashing the intellectual and vocational capacities of the older population and the whole of Chinese society."^[21]: 162

In June 2022, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) released the first series of "Healthy Campus" list. Peking University, as the only Chinese university that has obtained platinum certification from the International University Sports Federation, participated in 4 projects and became the only representative from China among 130 projects worldwide.^[22]

Campus

View of the central campus

American architect and art historian Talbot Hamlin designed some of the university's buildings constructed during the 1919 to 1922 period.^[23] There are several gates that lead into campus — East, West and South gates, with the West Gate being the most well known for the painted murals on its ceiling. Weiming Lake is in the north of the campus and is surrounded by walking paths and small gardens. The university hosts many museums, such as the Museum of University History and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology.^[24][25] Notable items in these museums include funerary objects that were excavated in Beijing and date back thousands of years from the graves of royals of the Warring States period. There are ritual pottery vessels as well as elaborate pieces of jewelry on display. There are also human bones set up in the traditional burial style of that period.^[25]

Beyond its main campus, Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) is on Xueyuan Road where the country's most distinguished colleges are, and is a fitting site for academics and research.

During the Third Front construction, Peking University opened a branch in Hanzhong, Shaanxi.^[26]: 179

In 2001, Peking University's Shenzhen campus, the Shenzhen Graduate School, opened its doors. The campus is located in the northwest part of Shenzhen City.

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  Peking University during winter. The campus is situated on a former imperial garden.
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  Peking University during the autumn
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  The College of Architecture and Landscape
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  Boya Pagoda
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  The Humanities Buildings
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  A stone bridge inside the campus
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  A gymnasium building
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  Peking University West Gate
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  Peking University's Main Library
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  Weiming Lake occupies the central part of the campus of Peking University
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  The old site of the Ciji Temple at the Weiming Lake
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  Peking University's Science Teaching Building
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  School of International Studies
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  College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
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  Peking University during the spring. Flowers are blooming everywhere.
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  School of Archaeology and Museology
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  Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Arts and Archaeology
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  Department of History
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  School of Life Sciences
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  Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research
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  Department of Chinese Language and Literature

Academics

One of the administrative buildings with the huabiao

Peking University consists of 30 schools and 12 departments, with 125 majors for undergraduates, 2 majors for the second bachelor's degree, 282 programs for Master's degree candidates and 258 programs for doctoral candidates. In addition to basic research, the university also conducts applied research.^[27]

At present, Peking University has 216 research institutions and research centres, including 2 national engineering research centers, 81 key national disciplines, and 12 national key laboratories. With 8 million holdings, the university library is the largest of its kind in Asia.^[28]

Peking University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University jointly administer the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.^[29][30]

Over the past century, some Peking University alumni have become presidents of other major Chinese universities, including former Tsinghua President Luo Jialun, Renmin University President Yuan Baohua, Zhejiang University President Qian Sanqiang, Fudan University President Zhang Zhirang, Nankai University President Teng Weizao, Chinese University of Science and Technology President Guan Weiyan and many others.^[31]

Rankings and reputation

General rankings

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[32]	24
QS World[33]	14
QS Employability[34]	23
THE World[35]	13
THE Reputation[36]	11
USNWR Global[37]	31
Regional – Overall
ARWU Asia[38]	2
QS Asia[39]	1
QS BRICS[40]	2
THE Asia[35]	2
THE Emerging Economies[41]	1

Several rankings have placed Peking University among the top universities in mainland China.^[42][43] In 2015, the Chinese University Alumni Association^[44] in partnership with China Education Center considered it first among all Chinese universities.^[42]

As of 2024^[update], Peking University was ranked the best in the Asia-Pacific and the 16th worldwide in terms of aggregate performance (THE+ARWU+QS) as reported by the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities.^[45]

The joint THE-QS World University Rankings 2005 & 2006 ranked Peking University 1st in the Asia & Oceania region and 14th in the world in 2006.^[46] In 2014, the U.S. News & World Report ranked Peking University 39th in the world, 2nd in the Asia-Pacific and 1st in China.^[47] Peking had topped the newly launched Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies since its inception in 2014.^[48][49]

The 2023 QS Rankings ranked Peking University 12th in the world and first in Asia.^[43][39][50] As of 2024^[update], the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Peking University 13th in the world, with its teaching and research environment indicators placed at 9th and 7th in the world respectively.^[51] Peking University was also ranked 15th in the world and 1st in the Asia-Pacific in The Three University Missions Ranking.^[52] The Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed Peking University 24th in the world and 2nd in the Asia-Pacific & China.^[53] The U.S. News & World Report ranked Peking University 31st in the world, 4th in Asia and 2nd in China.^[54]

In the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017, an annual ranking of university graduates' employability, Peking University was ranked 11th in the world and 2nd in Asia.^[55] In 2019, the QS World University Rankings ranked the university as one of the world's top 20 universities for academic reputation where, it ranked 16 globally,^[56] and top 10 in the world and first in the Asia-Pacific for employer reputation.^[57] Since 2017, Peking has been placed among the world's top 20 most reputable universities by the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, where it ranked 11 globally in 2023.^[58]

Research Performance

The 2020 CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked Peking University at 8th in the world based on their publications for the time period 2015–2018.^[59] For the high quality of research in natural science and health science, Peking University ranked 6th among the leading institutions, and 4th among the leading universities globally in the Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders by Nature Research.^[60] In 2023, it ranked 8th among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings.^[61] In November 2024, Clarivate Analytics ranked Peking University 12th in the world for most Highly Cited Researchers.^[62]

Subjects Rankings

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024[63] Subject Global National Arts & Humanities  =22  1 Linguistics  21  1 Archaeology  13  1 Architecture and Built Environment  48  5 Art and Design  51–100  4 Classics and Ancient History  10  1 English Language and Literature  33  1 History  17  1 Modern Languages  9  1 Performing Arts  51–100  2–3 Philosophy  51–100  1–2 Engineering and Technology  33  2 Engineering – Chemical  =23  2 Computer Science and Information Systems  15  2 Engineering – Electrical and Electronic  26  2 Engineering – Mechanical  25  3 Life Sciences & Medicine  =42  1 Agriculture and Forestry  67  6 Anatomy and Physiology  35  1 Biological Sciences  28  2 Dentistry  =33  2 Medicine  36  1 Nursing  51–100  1–4 Pharmacy and Pharmacology  23  1 Psychology  35  1 Natural Sciences  17  2 Chemistry  14  2 Earth and Marine Sciences  =35  1–2 Environmental Sciences  15  2 Geography  25  1 Geology  25  1 Geophysics  =25  1 Materials Sciences  =17  2 Mathematics  23  2 Physics and Astronomy  16  2 Social Sciences & Management  18  1 Accounting and Finance  19  1 Anthropology  51–100  1 Business and Management Studies  =30  2 Communication and Media Studies  51–100  1–2 Economics and Econometrics  20  1 Education and Training  19  2 Law and Legal Studies  =31  1 Library and Information Management  33  2 Politics  =39  2 Social Policy and Administration  51–100  2–4 Sociology  35  1 Sports–Related Subjects  51–100  1 Statistics and Operational Research  35  2 THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024[64] Subject Global National Arts & humanities  28  1 Business & economics  10  2 Clinical & health  24  2 Computer science  16  2 Education  12  2 Engineering  14  1 Life sciences  =12  1–2 Physical sciences  15  2 Psychology  22  1 Social sciences  17  1

ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023[65] Subject Global National Natural Sciences Mathematics  28  1 Physics  25  3 Chemistry  10  4 Earth Sciences  24  4 Geography  76–100  6–8 Ecology  18  1 Atmospheric Science  23  5 Engineering Electrical & Electronic Engineering  51–75  15–26 Automation & Control  51–75  21–30 Telecommunication Engineering  46  23 Biomedical Engineering  8  5 Computer Science & Engineering  13  5 Materials Science & Engineering  11  3 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology  4  3 Energy Science & Engineering  14  9 Environmental Science & Engineering  5  2 Water Resources  24  11 Biotechnology  29  17 Aerospace Engineering  44  12 Transportation Science & Technology  30  20–21 Remote Sensing  31  16 Metallurgical Engineering  76–100  28–30 Life Sciences Biological Sciences  51–75  2–5 Human Biological Sciences  101–150  3–8 Agricultural Sciences  76–100  22–30 Medical Sciences Clinical Medicine  201–300  7–9 Public Health  48  2 Dentistry & Oral Sciences  46  4 Nursing  51–75  9–14 Medical Technology  151–200  12–16 Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences  76–100  13–16 Social Sciences Economics  37  1 Statistics  40  2 Political Sciences  201–300  4–13 Sociology  76–100  2 Education  101–150  8–10 Psychology  151–200  5–7 Business Administration  101–150  8–15 Finance  46  9 Management  76–100  11–18 Public Administration  101–150  4–8 Library & Information Science  33  9

List of schools

Faculty of Sciences
School of Mathematical Sciences	School of Physics	College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering	School of Life Sciences
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences	School of Earth and Space Sciences	School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences	College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Faculty of Information and Engineering
School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science[66]	College of Engineering	Institute of Computer Science and Technology	School of Software and Microelectronics
College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering	National Engineering Research Center for Software Engineering*	Wangxuan Institute of Computer Technology[67]	School of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Future Technology
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Chinese Language and Literature*	Department of History	School of Archaeology and Museology	Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies[68]
School of Foreign Languages	School of Arts	School of Chinese as a Second Language	Academy of Opera
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Studies	Law School	Department of Information Management	Department of Sociology
School of Government	School of Marxism	Graduate School of Education	School of Journalism and Communication
Department of PE
Faculty of Economics and Management
School of Economics	Guanghua School of Management	Institute of Population Research	National School of Development
Peking University Health Science Center
School of Basic Medical Sciences	School of Pharmaceutical Sciences	School of Public Health	School of Nursing
School of Health Humanities	School of Continuing Medical Education*	Peking University First Hospital	Peking University People's Hospital
Peking University Third Hospital	Peking University Hospital of Stomatology	Peking University Sixth Hospital	Peking University Cancer Hospital
Peking University Shenzhen Hospital	Peking University Shougang Hospital	Peking University International Hospital[69]	Peking University BinHai Hospital
Interdisciplinary
Yuanpei College (undergraduate liberal arts)	Yenching Academy	Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies	Institute of Molecular Medicine
The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics	Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Technology	Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research	School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences
Shenzhen Graduate School
School of Electronic and Computer Engineering	School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology	School of Environment and Energy*	School of Urban Planning and Design
School of Advanced Materials	HSBC Business School	School of Transnational Law	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School[70]

Library

On 24 October 2018, Peking University Library, the largest library among Asian universities, held the opening ceremony of the 120th anniversary at the Yingjie Overseas Exchange Center.^[71]

National School of Development

The National School of Development (formerly China Center for Economic Research) is ranked amongst the top five most influential think tanks in China.^[72]

In 1998, Justin Yifu Lin et al. jointly founded the Beijing International MBA at Peking University (BiMBA),^[73] which is ranked among the top six MBA programs by Quacquarelli Symonds in its TopMBA ranking of the best MBA programs in Asia Pacific for the year 2014–2015.^[74] BiMBA has also been ranked as the second most valuable full-time MBA in China by Forbes (after CEIBS)^[75] and among Asia's best business schools by Bloomberg Business.^[76][77]

Shenzhen Graduate School

Main article: Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School

Peking University HSBC Business School at its Shenzhen campus.

Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School is a satellite campus of Peking University located in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It was founded in September 2001 in collaboration with the Shenzhen Municipal Government and is located in University Town of Shenzhen along with satellite campuses of Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology. Dr. Wen Hai, a renowned economist in China and the vice-president of Peking University is the present chancellor of PKU Shenzhen.^[78] The school houses seven research departments as well as the Peking University HSBC Business School and Peking University School of Transnational Law.^[79]

On 29 August 2016, Peking University signed a strategic agreement with the Shenzhen Municipal Government to further develop its Shenzhen Graduate School, the university plans build a brand new campus near the existed graduate school and open undergraduate programs.^[80]

International cooperation

The Langrun Garden, located in the north-eastern area of the university, is the home of the Beijing International MBA at Peking University

Every year, there are approximately 7,000 international students studying at Peking University.^[81]

Peking University offers dual degree programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels with the renowned Waseda University (早稲田大学) in Northeast Asia. It is one of the most engaged partners with Waseda, having established a strong cooperative relationship of the highest level. This partnership began with an academic agreement in 1982, enhancing dual degree programs and joint research initiatives since 2003. Under the PKU-Waseda project, each year, the university selects undergraduates to spend their third year studying at Waseda University in Japan, and then they return to Peking University for their fourth year. Simultaneously, Waseda University sends numerous students to Peking University as exchange students. Upon graduation, students receive two bachelor's degrees, one from each university. Additionally, joint master's student training programs and dual doctoral degree programs with Waseda University are also in operation. The comprehensive collaboration of offering dual degrees at all bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, as seen in the Peking-Waseda partnership, is rare on a global scale.^{[82][83][84][85]}

The dormitories for international students at the main campus are located at Shaoyuan Garden (勺园) and Zhongguanyuan Global Village (中关新园). Its international students are made up of students from most countries in the world including most of Western Europe, North America, and South America, Asia, Australia and many countries in Africa. In 2005, Peking University and Cornell University signed an agreement formally establishing^[86][87] the China and Asia-Pacific Studies major^[88] at Cornell, which requires students to spend a semester studying at Peking University while working at internships. In 2006, PKU launched a joint undergraduate program with Yale University^[89][90] in which students will spend a semester overseas, living and studying together with the host institute's students.^[90] PKU's School of International Studies also launched joint degree programs with London School of Economics, Paris School of International Affairs,^[91] Seoul National University, and the University of Tokyo. PKU also has a longstanding relationship with Stanford University which operates a joint research center and base for Stanford students and scholars at the Stanford Center at Peking University, located in the Lee Jung Sen Building.^[92] The Peking University HSBC Business School has joint degree programs with University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong. The university has maintained a partnership with the Freie Universität Berlin since 1981 and the Higher School of Economics since 2015, and in 2019, became a partner of Washington University in St. Louis through the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.^[93][94]

Global excellence strategy

On the 121st founding anniversary, Peking University unveiled the "Global Excellence Strategy", an international blueprint aiming to enhance Peking University's global presence during the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". The "Global Excellence Strategy" aims to strengthen international cooperation, overcome development barriers, gather global resources, and stimulate collegial relationships. The Global Excellence Strategy is based upon the English word "CLOUDS", representing the "cloud era" of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". Each letter stands for a corresponding word, namely creativity, leadership, openness, uniqueness, diversity and shaping.^[95]

Art research

A performance of Kunqu at Peking University

Peking University has participated in many joint art-research projects, such as the Center for the Art of East Asia (CAEA) with the University of Chicago,^[96] and Department of Digital Art and Design with UNESCO.^[97][98]

Notable people

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Peking University people.

Statue of Cai Yuanpei on Peking University's campus

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include the current chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the third-ranking member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee Zhao Leji. Other alumni in politics include former premier of China Li Keqiang, former vice premier of China Hu Chunhua,^[99] former minister of Education, Chen Baosheng; current Chief Executive of Macao, Sam Hou Fai; former minister of Natural resources, Wang Guanghua; current Minister of the United Front Work Department, Shi Taifeng, former Governor of the Central Bank of China, Yi Gang, former Interpol-president, Meng Hongwei, and former minister of commerce and Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, Bo Xilai.^[100][101]

Notable alumni in the sciences include Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, who for her work in discovering artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin used to treat malaria, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura;^[102] nuclear physicists and contributors to Chinese nuclear weapons program Qian Sanqiang and Deng Jiaxian, and "father of the Chinese hydrogen bomb" physicist Yu Min, nuclear physicist Zhu Guangya, particle physicist and discoverer of the partial conservation of the axial current, Zhou Guangzhao; mathematician and MacArthur Fellow Yitang Zhang,^[103] neurosurgeon Wang Zhongcheng, pulmonologist and recipient of the Medal of the Republic, Zhong Nanshan,^[104] and chief economist of the World Bank, Justin Yifu Lin.^[105]

Notable alumni in the humanities and arts include author Lu Xun, philosopher and essayist Hu Shih,^[106] polymath Lin Yutang, philosopher Liang Shuming, Qing-dynasty educator Gu Hongming, anthropologist Fei Xiaotong, translator Li Bulou, computer scientist Wang Xuan, and author Jin Yong.^[107] Notable international alumni include emeritus professor and linguist Michael Halliday,^[108] author Julia Ebner,^[109] and philosopher Professor Li Chenyang.^[110]

Notable alumni in business include co-founder and CEO of Baidu, billionaire Robin Li,^[111] and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun.^[112]

Other notable alumni include chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion, and Rhodes Scholar Hou Yifan.^[113]

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  Gu Hongming, translator and educator.
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  Lu Xun, leading figure of modern Chinese literature.
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  Hu Shih, influential Chinese philosopher and essayist.
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  Lin Yutang, Chinese writer, linguist, inventor, and translator.
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  Liang Shuming, philosopher.
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  Nuclear physicist and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon program Deng Jiaxian.
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  Fei Xiaotong, sociologist and anthropologist.
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  Nuclear physicist and leading organizer of the Chinese nuclear weapon program, Qian Sanqiang.
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  Former Premier of China, Li Keqiang (LLB, PhD)
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  Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, pharmaceutical chemist and educator, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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  Co-founder and CEO of Baidu, billionaire Robin Li (BSc, Information Management, 1991)
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  Four-time Women's World Chess Champion, Hou Yifan (BA, International Relations, 2018)
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  World Chess Champion and highest-rated Chinese chess player in history, Ding Liren (BA, Law)
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  Mathematician and MacArthur Fellow Yitang Zhang (BA 1982, MA 1984)
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  Philosopher, national debate champion, co-founder and CEO of Kippa, Kennedy Ekezie (MA, Economics and Management)

Notable academics and staff

Peking University has benefited from the services of notable academics and staff. These include founder of the People's Republic of China Mao Zedong (who worked as a library staff at the university),^[114][a] educator, politician, and revolutionary Cai Yuanpei^[115] (served as Chancellor of Peking University), and others.

See also

• 7072 Beijingdaxue – asteroid named after Peking University
• Affiliated High School of Peking University
• Beijing Guozijian
• China Family Panel Studies
• History of Beijing

Notes

1. Although Mao audited classes while working at PKU, he was not a formally enrolled student and did not graduate from the university.

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Further reading

• Lin, Xiaoqing Diana (2005). Peking University: Chinese Scholarship and Intellectuals, 1898–1937. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-8391-6.

External links

• Official English Website
• Official website (in Chinese)
• Peking University Alumni Association