[PhD Program] Admissions Open for 2025 PKU Guanghua PhD Program

Jan. 20, 2025

Peking University Guanghua PhD program applications for the 2025 intake are currently being accepted!

Join us for our upcoming information sessions designed for prospective Guanghua PhD candidates for the 2025 intake. If you have already started your application or are keen to explore a career in academia, this event presents an ideal opportunity for you.

RSVP: https://guanghua.mike-x.com/o00CJ

Scan the QR code to register

During the event, you will have the opportunity to:

◆ Meet with our faculty and admissions team

◆ Network with some of our current PhD students

◆ Gain valuable insights into the research areas that align with your academic interests

Before the event, we recommend you take the following steps:

◆ Explore our website to familiarize yourself with the admissions

process: https://iphd.gsm.pku.edu.cn/

◆ Watch our pre-recorded videos that provide insights into our research areas: https://iphd.gsm.pku.edu.cn/Events.htm

About Guanghua PhD Program

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Guanghua's PhD Program aims to educate and develop outstanding scholars with a demonstrated capacity for conducting high-quality scientific research to advance the fields of Economics, Finance, and Management. The Chinese practices in economic and social development and China’s unique institutional setting provide rich opportunities for aspiring academics to research on first-order issues in these fields, and generate novel insights, ideas, and knowledge. The full-time program can be completed entirely in English, including both required coursework and doctoral dissertations.

◆◆Who We Are Looking For

At Guanghua, we are looking for research-oriented and highly motivated candidates with the aptitude and ambition to thrive in our PhD Program. Competitive applicants should have intellectual curiosity, an outstanding academic record, strong references, a clear interest in pursuing an academic career at a university or a research-oriented institution.

◆◆Research Fields

Programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Economics:

National Economics*

Industrial Economics*

Finance

Statistics

Programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Management Science:

Accounting

Marketing

Management

Science and Information Systems

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Strategic Management and International Business

*Students majoring in National Economics and Industrial Economics can choose from a broad range of research areas, including Political Economics, Organizational Economics, Labor Economics, Urban Economics, Behavioral Economics, Macroeconomics, International and Monetary Economics, etc.

◆◆Faculty

We have more than 110 full-time faculty whose cutting-edge and high-quality research are regularly published in top tier economics and management journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Management Science, Journal of Finance, Academic Management Journal, etc. They have played an important role in China’s policy making and regulation drafting, and they are strong advocates of China’s market-oriented reforms and innovative business practices. They are trusted partners of entrepreneurs, CEOs, and public figures; and their work has been recognized with top national research awards for making contributions to China's development.

◆◆Scholarship

In recognition of admitted students' academic excellence and potential, the Guanghua School of Management will be offering full merit-based scholarships to all students admitted to the program covering their costs at Peking University, including tuition fees, accommodation, insurance, and a living stipend. Students are required to apply for the scholarship as part of the program's application process. Supplemental scholarships providing additional support to particularly outstanding students are also available based on eligibility.

Conference grants and research activities funds are available at Guanghua to subsidize students attending academic conferences and undertaking research-related activities outside China, such as overseas academic exchange and visiting scholar programs.

◆◆ Career Prospects

Students that have successfully completed a PhD with Guanghua have moved on to teaching and research positions at some of the world's leading universities -- especially business schools -- or at other academic or research-focused institutions across the globe.

◆◆ Research Master Program (Pre-doctoral Program)

Individuals who possess a Bachelor's degree but do not possess a Master's degree may seek admission to one of Guanghua's PhD programs by applying to the Research Master (Pre-doctoral Program). The program is a prerequisite for undergraduates to apply for a PhD position at Peking University Guanghua School of Management.

◆◆ Application Timeline

Application Deadline for 2025 Intake: January 20, 2025

◆◆ Contact Us

Email: iphd@gsm.pku.edu.cn

Website: https://iphd.gsm.pku.edu.cn/

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Click "here” to read the 2025 Application Information.

Guanghua School of Management has pioneered economic and business research in China for 40 years. Research conducted by our faculty is routinely published in top international journals and influences government policymaking and business practice. Guanghua has proactively engaged in research on the implications of applied technologies like Big Data, AI, and digitalization for business and economic growth, creating a rigorous learning environment that will prepare students to conduct highly relevant research that meets today's most pressing challenges and lays the groundwork for a better tomorrow.

Peking University was the first comprehensive national university in China and has been a crown jewel in China’s higher education system since its founding in 1898. It is currently ranked 1st in China and 14th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2025. The University has been involved in key moments of China’s history, playing a pioneering role in the country’s modernization and facilitating its engagement with the world.

Source: Guanghua School of Management, PKU