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The Yenching Program is a postgraduate leadership program at Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China.
The Yenching Program is China's first interdisciplinary postgraduate scholarship program, announced in 2014 and launched in 2015. The program offers Yenching Scholarships, including tuition, accommodation, transportation, and a living stipend to all students in the Academy. An admission process annually selects Yenching Scholars from around the world. The program lasts one year, unlike most graduate master's degrees in China, which typically span two years for professional degrees and three years for academic degrees. There is also the option for scholars to extend their studies for a second year, as well as the opportunity for scholars to continue with doctoral studies at Peking.
The program is inspired by classical Chinese academy (Shuyuan) as well as the Rhodes Scholars' Program. The Yenching Program at Peking University competes with similar global scholarship programs around the world. It is the first such domestically-funded program to launch in Asia. [1] [2]
The Yenching Program was the first of its kind in China, announced in 2014 and officially launched in 2015. It offers Yenching Scholarships that cover tuition, accommodation, transportation, and a living stipend for all students enrolled in the Academy. Each year, scholars from around the world are selected through an admissions process. The program lasts for one year, which is shorter than most graduate master’s programs in China, where professional degrees typically take two years and academic degrees take three years. Scholars also have the option to extend their studies for a second year or pursue doctoral studies at Peking University. [1] [3] [4]
Correspondingly, the elite liberal undergraduate Yuanpei Program at Yuanpei College offers similar opportunities for undergraduate students at Peking University. [5] [6]
During their studies, Yenching Scholars reside in Yenching Academy, a residential college of Peking University, purpose-built for the Program and modeled on those at Harvard and MIT in the United States and Oxford and Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Located in Haidan district of Beijing city, scholars experience one year of study and immersion including class work, field studies, internships, and travel. [7] [8] [9]
