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The Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation providing a range of support for research, training, libraries, and publications in the humanities and social sciences with special attention to Asian Studies.

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The Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI), an independent foundation located on the Harvard University campus, was founded nearly 100 years ago... Previous directors adapted the HYI to changing times and introduced new initiatives, but its core mission of advancing higher education in Asia has remained unchanged. Read More

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Training Program on "New Materials and New Approaches to the Study of Chinese Rural Society"

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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Announcing the 2025-26 HYI Scholars and Fellows

Monday, April 7, 2025

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Getting to know… Kaiping Zhang

Friday, April 4, 2025

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