Peking University (北京大学 / Běijīng Dàxué / PKU / Beida)
Peking University (北京大学 / Běijīng Dàxué / PKU / Beida) is a public institution in Beijing, China, accredited by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MoE) — the national education regulator headquartered in Beijing. Chinese HE quality is structured through several overlapping initiatives: Project 985 (1998 — top research universities), Project 211 (1995 — broader national-priority universities), and the Double First Class Initiative (2017 — succeeded 985/211, designating "world-class universities" and "world-class disciplines"). The Chinese Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) and the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) handle qualification verification including for overseas recognition.. Primary language: Mandarin Chinese (English-medium for many programmes). AlmiStudy lists 9 canonical subject areas, all verified against Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MoE) — the national education regulator headquartered in Beijing. Chinese HE quality is structured through several overlapping initiatives: Project 985 (1998 — top research universities), Project 211 (1995 — broader national-priority universities), and the Double First Class Initiative (2017 — succeeded 985/211, designating "world-class universities" and "world-class disciplines"). The Chinese Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) and the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) handle qualification verification including for overseas recognition..
- Country
- China (CN)
- City
- Beijing
- Control
- public
- Language
- Mandarin Chinese (English-medium for many programmes)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MoE) — the national education regulator headquartered in Beijing. Chinese HE quality is structured through several overlapping initiatives: Project 985 (1998 — top research universities), Project 211 (1995 — broader national-priority universities), and the Double First Class Initiative (2017 — succeeded 985/211, designating "world-class universities" and "world-class disciplines"). The Chinese Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) and the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) handle qualification verification including for overseas recognition.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- Peking University (北京大学 / Běijīng Dàxué / PKU / Beida) — collector batch + MoE/institutional cross-verification (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://english.pku.edu.cn
Subjects offered
Show all 12 listed subjects (raw)
Mathematics & Statistics · Natural Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Business & Management · International Relations · Medicine & Health Sciences · Languages & Linguistics · Communication & Media Studies
Founded 1898 (chartered as the Imperial University of Peking / 京师大学堂 / Jīngshī Dàxuétáng on 3 July 1898 by Emperor Guangxu during the Hundred Days' Reform — the FIRST MODERN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY in China; renamed National Peking University / 北京大学 in 1912 after the Republic of China was established; the Yenching University campus at Yan Yuan (former Qing imperial garden) was integrated into PKU in 1952 during the Soviet-influenced HE restructuring). THE OLDEST MODERN UNIVERSITY IN CHINA — founded 3 July 1898 by Emperor Guangxu as the Imperial University of Peking (京师大学堂) during the Hundred Days' Reform. Renamed National Peking University in 1912 after the Republic of China was established. Located on the beautiful Yan Yuan (Yan Garden) campus in Haidian District, Beijing — a former Qing imperial garden that was the original Yenching University campus before Yenching was integrated into PKU in 1952. PKU is widely considered China's premier humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences university (Tsinghua dominates engineering). ~46,000+ students. Schools include Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences (premier Chinese biology), Earth and Space Sciences, Information Science and Technology, Engineering, Chinese Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Sociology, Government, International Studies, Law (PKU Law — premier Chinese law school), Economics (Guanghua School of Management), Health Science Center (Peking University Health Science Center — premier Chinese medical), and Yenching Academy (international postgraduate scholars programme). PKU was the intellectual center of the 1919 May Fourth Movement that birthed modern Chinese intellectualism. Lianda heritage with Tsinghua and Nankai. C9 League founding member.
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