Peking University

Peking University
北京大学
Seal
Former names
Imperial University of Peking[1]
TypePublic
Established1898; 126 years ago (1898)
PresidentGong Qihuang
Party SecretaryHao Ping
Academic staff
11,337[2]
Students44,730[2]
Undergraduates16,060[2]
Postgraduates28,670[2]
Location
Haidian, Beijing
,
China

39°59′23″N 116°18′19″E / 39.98972°N 116.30528°E / 39.98972; 116.30528
Campus274 ha (680 acres)[3]
Colours  Red
AffiliationsC9, IARU, AALAU, AEARU, APRU, BESETOHA, BHUA
Websitepku.edu.cn
english.pku.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese北京大学
Traditional Chinese北京大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng Dàxué
Bopomofoㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Wade–GilesPei3-ching1 Ta4-hsüeh2
Tongyong PinyinBěi-jing Dà-syué
IPA[pèɪ.tɕíŋ tâ.ɕɥě]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBākgīng Daaihhohk
Jyutpingbak1 ging1 daai6 hok6
IPA[pɐk̚˥ kɪŋ˥ taj˨ hɔk̚˨]
Abbreviation
Chinese北大
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěidà
Bopomofoㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ
Wade–GilesPei3-ta4
Tongyong PinyinBěi-dà
IPA[pèɪ tâ]

Peking University (PKU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the C9 League.

Established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 by a royal charter from the Guangxu Emperor, it is the second oldest university in China after Tianjin University (established in 1895). In May 1912, the government of the Republic of China ordered the Imperial University of Peking to be renamed Peking University. Peking University merged with Yenching University after the nationwide restructuring of schools and departments in 1952. In April 2000, the former Beijing Medical University merged into the Peking University.[4]

Peking University has six faculties, namely Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Science, Information Technology and Engineering, as well as Health Science. It consists of 55 schools and departments, 60 research entities, and ten affiliated hospitals.[4] By 2017, Peking University's staff include 76 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and 25 members of the World Academy of Sciences.[5]

  1. ^ "History Peking University". Peking University. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "北京大学2018年基本数据" (PDF). December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "About PKU, General Information". Peking University. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "ABOUT-PKU HISTORY". Peking University. 2023.
  5. ^ "北京大学基本数据" [Peking University Basic Statistics] (PDF). Peking University. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28.