Stanford Center at Peking University
Opening Spring 2012
Located on the Beijing Daxue campus in Beijing, China, the Stanford Center at Peking University (SCPKU) will become the home base in Asia for many Stanford departments, programs and centers providing support for research, teaching, training and outreach activities in the region. Additionally, the Center will host individual faculty and students for independent research and serve as an Eastern hemisphere venue for Stanford-sponsored international conferences and workshops.
SCPKU News
Stanford puts focus on China with new center at Peking University
March 31, 2011 - "This new building gives us a wonderful opportunity to have a home base in China. It really enhances our ambassadorship." - Barbara Ralston, vice president for Stanford Hospital's International Medical Services
FSI and Stanford's growing global influence
March 1, 2010 - Stanford Magazine: President Hennessy's letter to alumni addresses Stanford's growing global outreach and influence and cites FSI's Rural Education Action Project (left) as one stellar example. He also previews the new Stanford Center at Peking University, the hub for China-related activities across the university.
Hennessy talks with Charlie Rose about Stanford's plans, priorities
March 10, 2009 - In a wide ranging interview with Charlie Rose, Stanford President John Hennessy says that Stanford "is opening a center in Beijing on the Peking University campus that will be both a home for our students but also a place where our researchers who are working on collaborations and with faculty in China can actually have space and have a presence."