🎓 Academic Program
PKU National School of Development (NSD) and School of Economics — two of China's top economics research institutions. NSD's China Center for Economic Research (CCER) was founded by Justin Yifu Lin (former World Bank Chief Economist) and remains the leading applied economics think tank in China. Undergraduate options: Economics major at the School of Economics, plus the more elite CCER-linked programs. Faculty include Justin Yifu Lin (development, structural economics), Yao Yang (institutional economics), Michael Song (macro), and Yiping Huang (finance). Focus areas: Chinese macroeconomics, development, institutional economics, and finance. Both Chinese-taught and some English-taught tracks available.
🎯 Admissions
📊 Exam Requirements
📅 Deadlines
💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships
🇲🇳 Mongolia bilateral path
📑 Scholarship requirements
- Apply via PKU portal AND via CSC system (campuschina.org)
- High school diploma + transcripts (translated, notarized)
- Study plan/Personal statement (~2,000 words — be SPECIFIC about NSD/CCER or School of Economics)
- 2 recommendation letters
- Foreign Physical Examination Form
- Police clearance certificate
- Passport copy
- CSC online application number
- Mongolia bilateral CSC quota via Chinese Embassy Ulaanbaatar
🔄 Scholarship maintenance
Minimum GPA 75/100. Annual academic review. Cannot change major or transfer. Cannot hold other scholarships.
⚠️ Conditions & restrictions
- Full tuition + free dorm + CNY 2,500/month stipend + medical insurance
- Cannot hold another scholarship simultaneously
- Cannot change major or transfer universities
- Must remain enrolled full-time
📝 Application requirements
- PKU online application (pku.edu.cn)
- High school diploma + all transcripts
- Personal statement / Study Plan
- 2 reference letters
- Physical exam form
- Police clearance
- Passport copy
- CSC application number
✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)
- See PKU Economics supplement — Study Plan / Personal Statement (~2,000 words): why China, why PKU School of Economics or NSD/CCER specifically. Mention specific professors, research topics (e.g. Justin Yifu Lin's new structural economics), and how your career links to Mongolia-China economic relations.
⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality
PKU is China's #1 university and its economics programs are the intellectual home of modern Chinese economic policy. The National School of Development (NSD) and its China Center for Economic Research (CCER) were founded by Justin Yifu Lin, former World Bank Chief Economist. NSD produces most of the leading policy voices in Beijing. Historic Yan Yuan campus (former royal garden) is the most beautiful university campus in Asia. The largest university library in Asia. Directly plugged into Chinese economic decision-making — People's Bank of China, MOFCOM, and NDRC all recruit from PKU Economics.
🏆 Unique advantages
China's most prestigious economics program. Free CSC scholarship covers everything (tuition + dorm + stipend + insurance). CNY 2,500/month stipend covers daily life. Beautiful historic campus. Direct pipeline into Chinese central government economic institutions, PBOC (central bank), and major Chinese SOEs. Mongolia has a bilateral CSC quota specifically for this.
💼 Career outlook
Top placement in Chinese banks (ICBC, BOC, ABC, CCB), PBOC (People's Bank of China), MOFCOM, NDRC, Big 4 China, consulting (McKinsey China). For Mongolian students: direct network into China-Mongolia trade and mining companies. Starting salary CNY 120,000-180,000/yr in Beijing (~USD 17,000-25,000).
⏰ Work while studying
Student visa: limited work allowed (some on-campus jobs). Focus is on studies. Internships during summer breaks encouraged.
🎯 Essay Hooks — "Why Us?" эссэд ашиглах specific anchor-ууд
Ерөнхий "great library" биш — тодорхой campus culture, program, alumni хэсгүүд. Тухайн сургуулийн уникаль зүйлсийг эссэдээ дурдснаар "чи маш их судалж, зөвхөн бидэн рүү зорьж байна" гэсэн сигнал өгнө.
- National School of Development (NSD) founded by Justin Yifu Lin, former World Bank Chief Economist
- China Center for Economic Research (CCER) is the leading applied economics think tank in China
- Direct pipeline into PBOC (People's Bank of China), MOFCOM, and NDRC — China's core economic institutions
- Historic Yan Yuan campus (former royal garden) is the most beautiful university campus in Asia
- CSC bilateral scholarship covers tuition + dorm + CNY 2,500/month stipend + insurance — zero out-of-pocket cost
📝 Application effort estimation
🎯 Backup plans
- Apply BOTH Type B (PKU direct) AND Type A (Chinese Embassy Ulaanbaatar)
- Tsinghua University Economics as parallel option
- Fudan or SJTU Economics as match-level alternatives
- Renmin University for applied economics/policy focus
- Learn Chinese basics now — HSK 4 minimum recommended
🔗 Official sources
- english.pku.edu.cn/admissions
- campuschina.org
- csc.edu.cn
- sfe.pku.edu.cn
- nsd.pku.edu.cn