Peking University facts for kids
北京大学
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Former names
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Imperial University of Peking |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1898 |
President | Hao Ping |
Party Secretary | Qiu Shuiping |
Academic staff
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7,317 |
Students | 42,655 |
Undergraduates | 15,628 |
Postgraduates | 27,027 |
Location |
Haidian District, Beijing
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China
39°59′23″N 116°18′19″E / 39.98972°N 116.30528°E |
Campus | Urban, 274 ha (680 acres) |
Colours | Red |
Affiliations | IARU, AALAU, AEARU, APRU, BESETOHA, C9 |
The Peking University (Beijing University) is a prestigious university in Beijing, China. It was created in 1898.
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Gu Hongming, translator and educator.
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Lu Xun, leading figure of modern Chinese literature.
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Lin Yutang, Chinese writer, linguist, inventor, and translator.
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Current Premier of China, Li Keqiang (LLB, PhD)
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Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, pharmaceutical chemist and educator, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Co-founder and CEO of Baidu, billionaire Robin Li (BSc, Information Management, 1991)
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Chess grandmaster and four-time Women's World Chess Champion, Hou Yifan (BA, International Relations, 2018)
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Chess grandmaster and highest rated Chinese chess player in history, Ding Liren (BA, Law)
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Taikonaut and first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk Wang Yaping (PhD candidate, Psychology)
See also
In Spanish: Universidad de Pekín para niños