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Peking University
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Peking University
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Peking University

Founded 1898
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Place ActiveHaidian District, Beijing, China
Peking University (PKU) is a public university in China sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Founded initially as the Imperial University of Peking, the school was the first national comprehensive university. Peking University merged with Beijing Medical University in 2000.