Peking University
北京大学 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former names | Imperial University of Peking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 11 June 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Gong Qihuang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party Secretary | He Guangcai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 13,061 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | 49,821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 16,746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 17,120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15,955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , China 39°59′23″N 116°18′19″E / 39.98972°N 116.30528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | 274 ha (680 acres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Red | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | C9, IARU, AALAU, AEARU, APRU, BESETOHA, BHUA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | pku.edu.cn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 北京大学 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北京大學 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 北大 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peking University (PKU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the C9 League.
Founded in 1898 as the Imperial University of Peking by 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. Then Peking University merged with Yenching University during the nationwide restructuring of universities and academic departments in 1952. In April 2000, the Beijing Medical University merged with the Peking University.
Peking University has eight faculties, namely Sciences, Informatics, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Interdisciplinary as well as Health Science. It consists of 55 schools and departments, 24 research entities, and six affiliated hospitals. By 2024, Peking University's staff included 54 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and 20 members of the World Academy of Sciences.