Peking University(ˌyo͞onəˈvərsətē)

Peking University(ˌyo͞onəˈvərsətē)

Peking University is a comprehensive(ˌkämpriˈhensiv) and national(ˈnaSHənəl) key university. The campus(ˈkampəs), known as “Yan Yuan”（the garden(ˈgärdn) of Yan）, is situated at Haidian District(ˈdistrikt) in the western(ˈwestərn) suburb(ˈsəbərb) of Beijing, with a total area(ˈe(ə)rēə) of 2,743,532 square(skwe(ə)r) metres(ˈmētər) (or 274 hectares(ˈhekˌte(ə)r)). It stands near to the Yuanmingyuan Garden and the Summer Palace(ˈpalis).

Peking University is proud(proud) of its outstanding faculty(ˈfakəltē), including(inˈklo͞odiNG) 53 members(ˈmembər) of the Chinese Academy(əˈkadəmē) of Sciences(ˈsīəns) (CAS), 7 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering(ˌenjəˈni(ə)riNG) (CAE), and 14 members of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

The university has effectively(iˈfektəvlē) combined research on important(imˈpôrtnt) scientific(ˌsīənˈtifik) subjects with the training(ˈtrāniNG) of personnel(ˌpərsəˈnel) with a high level(ˈlevəl) of specialized(ˈspeSHəˌlīzd) knowledge(ˈnälij) and professional(prəˈfeSHənl) skill(skil) as demanded(diˈmand) by the country’s socialist(ˈsōSHəˌlist) modernization. It strives(strīv) not only for improvements in teaching(ˈtēCHiNG) and research work, but also for the promotion(prəˈmōSHən) of interaction and mutual(ˈmyo͞oCHo͞oəl) promotion among various(ˈve(ə)rēəs) disciplines(ˈdisəplin).

Thus(T͟Həs) Peking University has become a center(ˈsentər) for teaching and research and a university of a new type, embracing(emˈbrās) diverse(diˈvərs,dī-) branches(branCH) of learning such as basic(ˈbāsik) and applied(əˈplīd) sciences, social sciences and the humanities, and sciences of medicine(ˈmedisən), management(ˈmanijmənt), and education(ˌejəˈkāSHən). Its aim(ām) is to rank(raNGk) among the world’s best universities in the future(ˈfyo͞oCHər).