About Peking University
Peking University is a Chinese public research university in Beijing, with its humanities, sciences and a long history as the country’s first national university. Its academic community brings together students, educators and researchers around the pursuit of knowledge. Its broad educational tradition connects cultural and interpretive study with scientific learning, supporting exploration across distinct areas of knowledge.
Education and Academic Opportunities
Academic areas include humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and related academic disciplines. Learners develop subject knowledge through focused study, engagement with ideas and the methods of their chosen field. The range of disciplines provides a framework for exploring academic interests and connecting individual topics with broader questions.
Research and University Life
Research spans the humanities and sciences, bringing different methods to questions about the natural world, social life and human experience. Its Beijing setting provides a wider cultural and civic context for academic life, connecting a varied student community with interests beyond coursework. Teaching and scholarship create connections between established ideas and new investigations. Students encounter different perspectives through their subjects and the wider academic community.
Learning and Wider Engagement
Its combination of humanistic and scientific scholarship offers routes into exploring how different intellectual traditions contribute to understanding society and nature. The institution serves students pursuing academic interests, researchers developing specialised knowledge and people exploring its educational work. Its wider role connects learning with the exchange of ideas, giving academic activity a place within cultural, social and professional life.