The University of Chicago Center in Beijing provides a physical presence to enhance and strengthen the University’s traditionally strong ties to Chinese thought and culture. Building upon more than a century of collaboration between scholars from Chicago and China, the Center in Beijing enables the University to expand existing activities and form new alliances and partnerships with universities, businesses, medical centers, policy groups, government agencies, and cultural organizations in China. About us
Beijing Study Abroad Students explore Wuhan, from Museums to Night Markets
From October 31 to November 3, UChicago undergraduate students in the Beijing East Asian Civilizations study abroad program travelled to Wuhan, China, spending 4 days in this historic city. Based in Wuhan University, a sister university of UChicago, the group of 22 students ventured across the city, visiting archaeological sites and exploring night markets and food alleys.
November 7, 2019
Center in Beijing Public Lecture helps celebrate the Oriental Institute’s 100th Anniversary
The University of Chicago Center in Beijing welcomed Christopher Woods, the John A. Wilson Professor of Sumerology and Director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, and Jean M. Evans, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Oriental Institute Museum, to speak about the Oriental Institute, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
November 6, 2019
Professor John Mearsheimer speaks at the Center in Beijing, 6 years since his last visit to China
On the evening of October 22, the University of Chicago Center in Beijing welcomed back John Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, to give a talk on why U.S. Foreign Policy after the Cold War was doomed to fail.
October 24, 2019
Masters Program in Computer Science (MPCS) at the University of Chicago
In a new, state-of-the-art research and teaching facility in the historic John Crerar Library Building, the heart of the science campus, the MPCS is located in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago’s Hyde Park Campus. As a graduate student at one of the world’s premier universities, you will be a member of a unique and distinguished intellectual community and enjoy the many benefits of academic life that the University of Chicago offers.
The MPCS offers a comprehensive computer science education that combines the foundations of computer science with the applied skills necessary for careers in technology. The program offers a rigorous curriculum in theory, programming, and applications with the ability to tailor coursework to the career goals and backgrounds of our students.
November 6, 2019
Call for Applications: UChicago/Getty Dissertation Workshop in Chinese Art History August 2020
Application deadline: 11:59 pm on December 16, 2019 (Chicago time, CST)
Workshop IV Dates: August 1-13, 2020
Workshop IV Location: University of Chicago Center in Beijing
October 11, 2019