If you choose to study in Peking University you will be choosing an institute which is arguably Chinese most prestigious and well known university. The institute is considered a comprehensive and a national key university with its campus located in HaidianDistrict of Beijing. Parallel to its curriculum, Peking’s campus is also one of the most beautiful college campuses within the country. The campus, known as "Yan Yuan"（thegarden of Yan）cover an area of 2,743,532 square metres.

 It is without a doubt Peking University is proud of its magnificent faculty, including 53 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 7 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and 14 members of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). When you study in Peking University you will be surrounded by intellectuals from numerous fields.

 The university has effectively and successfully met the demands of the country’s ever changing society by combining important scientific research with the training and development of personnel with specialized knowledge and professional skills. It strives not only for continual improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction and mutual promotion among various disciplines.  

 Thus if you study in Peking University, you will be content on knowing it is well on the road of successfully meeting its target of becoming one of the world’s best universities. This is becoming achievable by its ability of taking the centre place of teaching and research. It is a university of a new type, embracing diverse branches of learning such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, and sciences of medicine, management, and education.

Founded in 1898, Peking University was originally known as the Imperial University of Peking. Since its early establishment, the institute has always served as a pinnacle of Chinese intelligence and was the first national university covering comprehensive disciplines within the nation.

 In 1912, the university adopted its present name. At the end of the 20th century, due to its consistence in quality education and promotion of advanced thinking, the Chinese government placed this centre of excellence at the very top of its agenda for promoting higher education. The aim of this agenda is to build a world-class university in the 21st Century. After merging with Beijing Medical University in 2000, Peking University once again was strengthened in its disciplinary structure. 

 If you study in Peking University rest assured the institute will continue to play a vital role in the course of China’s development and modernization. The university's traditional emphasis on patriotism, progress, democracy, and science, together with its educational standards of diligence, precision, factualism, and innovation, have been passed down from generation to generation.

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