Established in 2000, Peking University’s Yuke Education strives to use our university’s excellent educational resources to cultivate a cohort of outstanding international talents. PKU Yuke provides one to two years of preparatory training for academically outstanding high-school graduates who wish to pursue an undergraduate degree at Peking University.  We are committed to creating a new pattern of all-rounded education, and we strive to provide professional language training, opportunities for international cultural exchanges, as well as a smooth transition to “Double First-Class” undergraduate education, and a variety of other educational platforms for foreign students studying at PKU. After preparatory studies, international students who pass the final examination and meet the admission standards are automatically admitted and can directly enter Peking University’s undergraduate program.

Experienced Teaching Staff & Exclusive Teaching Material

The preparatory major is Chinese and is taught by the School of Chinese Language Education. Aside from Chinese, students will also minor in mathematics, which is organized and taught by PKU’s School of Mathematical Sciences. Other courses and extracurricular activities will utilize the university’s excellent resources and provide students with a diversified and high-quality learning experience.

Teachers from the School of Chinese Language Education have high academic qualifications; 65% of the teachers have a Doctorate. The majority of the teachers have Chinese teaching experience in overseas universities or Confucius Institutes, hence enabling them to better understand the characteristics of Chinese learning for international students. The selection of textbooks is the Boya series, compiled and reviewed by PKU’s teachers, and later published by Peking University Press, to ensure clear, systematic, and scientific teaching objectives.

Regarding mathematic studies, an expert group was established by the School of Mathematics and Science to carefully compile exclusive textbooks adapted to the characteristics of preparatory teaching, fully adapting to the needs of preparatory students, and effectively assisting the connection with undergraduate study.

Undergraduate Experience & Liberal Education

PKU Yuke students will have the opportunity to take courses together with undergraduate students and experience university study and extracurricular activities in advance. In addition to improving students’ language skills, getting to know the undergraduate studies in advance can broaden students’ general knowledge, and academic horizons and cultivate their ability to think and study independently.

Combining Learning with Practice & Unifying Virtue with Talent

Our education emphasizes both academic and practical ability. Aside from the academic curriculum, various extracurricular activities and cultural trips will be conducted to help students integrate into the group and into the university better and faster, to establish and build a harmonious Yuke family. There are also abundant recreational activities to help students balance work and rest.

Comfortable Accommodation & International Companionship

PKU Yuke will reserve dormitory accommodation for Yuke students at PKU Zhongguanyuan Global Village. Students will be able to have a safe and comfortable accommodation experience, where they can enjoy a pleasant study and living experience together with other international students from all around the world. Whether in class or daily life, students will be immersed in an academically inspiring and mentally relaxing environment. Today on campus, international students can study with PKU’s outstanding young talents. Tomorrow, you will progress together with alumni partners on the global stage and lead the future.

[Curriculum]

Chinese Language Classes (20 class hours/week): Compulsory classes. A Chinese language placement test will be held to identify students' current language skills. Students are then divided into different level classes. Each level has listening, speaking, reading, and writing courses to improve students' comprehensive language ability. At the same time, according to their interests and plans, students in the Intermediate Chinese and Advanced Chinese classes can choose to study professional Chinese in linguistics, literature, law, economics, diplomacy, politics, and other fields, allowing them to lay a solid foundation for their future studies in the undergraduate program.

Mathematics Classes (4 class hours/week): Elective classes. A math placement test will be held at the beginning of the school year. Students will be divided into different classes, according to their current math level, Chinese level, as well as students' potential undergraduate major focus. The math courses will often comprise Basic Mathematics and Advanced Mathematics.

[Study Plan and Undergraduate Majors]

A study plan will be customized for students, based on each student’s level in Chinese language, and mathematics, combined with their potential undergraduate major.

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens；
2. Applicants must be 17 years old by September 2023 and in good health, but not older than 23 years old;
3. Applicants must have a full-time high school graduation degree (excluding Chinese ordinary high schools). In principle, primary school to high school should be in line with the overseas basic education system;
4. According to undergraduate admission requirements, applicants with the following conditions should note that they must meet the following requirements:
According to the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, residents of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan who apply as foreign students after immigrating to a foreign country must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate before April 30, 2020, documents and proof of the cancellation of Chinese nationality, and a record of actual residence abroad for more than 2 years from April 30, 2020 to April 30, 2024 (living abroad for 9 months within a year is acceptable, calculated on a one-year basis, subject to entry and exit signatures).
According to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China and the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, if both or one parent are Chinese citizens who settled in a foreign country if the student has a foreign nationality since birth and does not have Chinese nationality, they must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate before the April 30th, 2020, have a certificate of Chinese nationality cancellation and a record of actual residence in a foreign country for more than 2 years between April 30, 2020, and April 30, 2024 (the actual residence in a foreign country for nine months can be calculated as one year, subject to entry and exit signatures).

"*" means necessary documents that you must provide in your application.

*1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

*2. Letter of Commitment

*3. Two letters of recommendation

One letter must be from a teacher or academic tutor at the applicant’s High School. For the second recommendation, there are no specific requirements for the job title.

*4. Personal Statement

Please fill in Chinese or English

5. Optional materials

including but not limited to a photocopy of SAT, IB, A-Levels, ACT, academic transcripts for any college-entrance examination taken in the applicant’s home country, other certificates or awards, HSK transcripts, documents indicating language proficiency in any foreign language that applicants believe may support their application.

*6. Photocopy of valid passport

The passport must have an expiration date beyond July 2024.

*7. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

*8. Senior High school academic transcript

Senior High school academic transcript in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

*9. Senior High school graduate certificate

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

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