The program serves as a platform for bright students to establish sincere and lasting friendships, cultivate a multicultural vision and inclusive mindset, and join hands to embrace new globalization.
Dean, Guanghua School of Management
After completing two years of study at your home institution, you will join Peking University for another two years of study as a single cohort with other outstanding students from the “Future Leaders” Program’s partner universities.
While at Peking University, you will live and study together with students of diverse backgrounds from all over the world, including students from mainland China, creating a unique platform to form and exchange new ideas. International students who complete graduation requirements will receive a Bachelor’s degree from their home institution together with a Bachelor of Arts in Management from Peking University.
Whether you plan to join a business or start your own, enter public service, or pursue further education, you will learn adaptability and develop leadership skills that will enable you not only to effectively compete, but to excel in your future career.
With technology facilitating the transnational flow of information in ways never before seen in history, successfully navigating today’s business environment requires cross-cultural competency and multi-market knowledge.
The “Future Leaders” Program gives students the opportunity to gain an understanding of their local markets while also immersing them in one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic economies in the world: China.
Whether you plan to join a business or start your own, enter public service, or pursue further education, you will learn adaptability and develop leadership skills that will enable you not only to effectively compete, but to excel in your future career.
Not only do our students come from all over the world—22 countries and counting—they have distinguished themselves in both their academic and personal pursuits. The wide range of experiences and interests represented in the program, from sports, to music, to visual arts creates an environment that empowers students to express themselves and learn from one another.
(As of September 2024)
students (5 cohorts)
nationalities represented
Speak 3+ Languages
universities represented
As a student in “Future Leaders” Program, you will become part of Peking University’s rich cultural and academic legacy. PKU, as the university is affectionately called, has been at the forefront of new ideas and innovations contributing to China’s development since its founding in 1898. Originally known as the Imperial University of Peking, PKU was the first national university in China covering comprehensive academic disciplines.
Grounded in Peking University’s history, the Guanghua School of Management has been pioneering business and management education and research in China for more than three decades, and our graduates continue on to become influential leaders across the globe. We operate over 40 research centers, and our programs are consistently ranked among the best in Asia.
