The Yenching Academy of Peking University is an elite postgraduate college of Peking University, (PKU) located in Beijing, China. It hosts the Yenching Program, a highly selective, fully funded global fellowship program, designed "to cultivate leaders who will advocate for global progress and cultural understanding."

The Academy offers Yenching Scholars, selected annually from around the world, with full scholarships for one year of study leading to a master's degree from Peking University - China's "most prestigious" and "first modern" university. At its launch, then Peking University President Wang Enge described it as the "most ambitious academic initiative PKU has launched since the turn of the new century.


Eligibility

Applicants should have:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in any field, awarded no later than August 31 of the year in which they wish to enroll;
An outstanding academic record;
English proficiency;
A record of extracurricular achievement, community engagement and social responsibility; Leadership potential;
Interest in exploring different cultures, particularly those of China and the Asia Pacific region.
Successful applications will show how the Yenching Academy program is relevant and valuable for the applicant's career plans.
Preference is given to candidates who are 25 years old or younger as of August 31 in the year in which they wish to commence the program. For students from countries where military service is mandatory e.g NYSC for my Nigerian applicants, the age preference is 27 years old or younger

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