Campus
Spreading across an area of 274 hectares, the campus is located at Haidian District in the western suburb of Beijing. Commonly known as "Yan Yuan", the campus is near the Yuanmingyuan Garden and the Summer Palace.
The University is home to several museums such as as the Museum of University History and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology. Apart form the main campus, the Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) is on Xue Yuan Road. This campus is slightly less aesthetic but a fitting site for academic and research.
School
School of Mathematical Sciences
School of Physics
School of Life Sciences
School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science
School of Earth and Space Sciences
School of Archaeology and Museology
School of Foreign Languages
School of Arts
School of Chinese as a Second Language
School of Economics
Guanghua School of Management
Law School
School of Government
School of Marxism
Graduate School of Education
School of Journalism and Communication
National School of Development
Yuanpei School
ShenZhen Graduate School
HSBC Business School
HSBC Business School
School of Transnational Law
School of software & microelectronics
School of International Studies
Courses
The University offers a large range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across 24 academic schools from Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Foreign Languages, Chinese Language and Literature, and Journalism and Communication.
Student facilities
The library is one of the first modern libraries of China. It has 8 million items which include 1.5 million ancient Chinese materials.
The University boasts of an International Relation department which supports international students before and after their arrival to the University. They help with issues relating to applying visas, medical insurances, scholarships, student exchange programs and accommodation.
Health Science Center
Student Associations
Accommodation
Most students live on campus, or in the nearby Wudaokou area – Beijing’s lively student centre filled with restaurants, bars, shopping and entertainment.
Accommodation for overseas students is available on and off campus. The most popular on-campus accommodation for overseas students is the Zhongguanyuan Global Village which is based just outside Peking University’s East Gate, and about a 5 minute walk from the Guanghua School of Management.
Alternatively many students choose to live in private accommodation in the nearby areas of Wudaokou or Zhongguancun. New students are advised to book a place in a local hostel or hotel for 1–2 weeks while they find an apartment.
For more: http://www.sg.pku.edu.cn/en/Education_show.asp?id=95
Cost of living
Cost of a single room: 9,600 RMB/year
The cost of living depends on your lifestyle, but on a general note, living in Schenzen will prove cheaper than many other Western cities.
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Meal on campus
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8-25 RMB (or around 45 for a
Western meal)
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Meal in an average Chinese
restaurant
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20-50 RMB
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Fancier Chinese restaurant
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100-250 RMB (20 for a vegetable
dish, 70 for meat)
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Western meal
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60-250 RMB
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Fast-food
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20-30 RMB
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Chinese beer
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4 RMB (supermarket)
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Beer/drink in an expat bar
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35/50 RMB
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Taxi (20 Minutes): 30 RMB
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10 RMB for the first 2km,
then 2 RMB per extra 2.4 km
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Subway ticket
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2-8 RMB
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Public bus ticket
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2-5 RMB
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Fridge
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500-600 RMB
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Electric stove
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200 RMB
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Mattress
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900-1,500 RMB
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Fees
Tuition fees in Chinese universities ranges from £1,320–2,400 (US$2,000–4,000) per academic year, depending on the institution and subject.
All charges (tuition and fees) are to be paid in RMB. For the academic year 2013-2014, the tuition costs were:
School of Transnational Law 120,000 RMB per year | HSBC Business School 60,000 RMB per year |
Scholarships
The Chinese government offers a series of scholarships aimed to encourage international students to undertake studies and research in Chinese higher education institutions. In 2013, 1,087 scholarships were released to students from 27 EU countries, including:
Chinese Government Scholarship Program– providing both full scholarships and partial scholarships for international students and scholars in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
Chinese Government Scholarship Program for EU – a scholarship scheme for high school graduates or university students from EU member countries to learn Chinese for one year in China.
Study in Asia ScholarshipScheme – a full scholarship scheme aiming to stimulate the mobility of Asian students and scholars within Asia. It is only available to applicants who come to study as general or senior scholars.
China/AUN Scholarship: for students from ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries.
For more information related to scholarships, please click on:
http://english.pkusz.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=132
Notable Alumni
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S. No.
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Name
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Notability
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1.
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Fan Changjiang
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journalist and
writer
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2.
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David Hawkes
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writer and
translator
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3.
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Dolma Kyab
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writer (currently
political prisoner)
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4.
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Michael Halliday
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developed systemic
functional grammar
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5.
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Tsung-Dao Lee (Li
Zhengdao)
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Honorary professor,
physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (physics, 1957)
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6.
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Zhang Guotao
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founding member and
leader in the Communist Party of China
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7.
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Mao Zedong
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founding member and
leader in the Communist Party of China
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8.
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Wang Zhidong
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founder
of Sina.com
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9.
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Li Ning
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Olympic gold
medalist, founder of Li Ning Group
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Campus address
Address: 5 Yiheyuan Rd, Haidian, Beijing, China
Phone: +86 10 6275 1201
