On December 20–21, 2025, the PHBS-IER Conference, co-hosted by the Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) and the International Economic Review (IER), was held at the PHBS Shenzhen campus. Centered on the theme “Demographic Change and Migration: Facts, Models, and Policy Implications,” the conference attracted nearly 150 senior professors and early-career scholars from leading universities ...

Editor’s note: The semester has been winding down, and the holiday break beckons. With that in mind, PKU News asked students to reflect on the year they’re finishing, the break to come, and how they view their goals for 2026.Peking University, December 24, 2025: Back in high school, I would imagine my university life—a vision of myself traveling through different cities, gaining profound insights ...

The grand final of the 2025 Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS)-Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) Global Pitch Competition, along with the PKU-Cambridge Bay Area Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum, was successfully held at PHBS on December 11. Marking its fifth anniversary, the competition has solidified its role as a premier platform connecting global innovators with capital.The ...

The fifth session of the " Dialogue with a Nobel Laureate” was held at Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) on November 18, featuring professor Thomas J. Sargent, 2011 Nobel laureate in economics and honorary director of the Sargent Institute of Quantitative Economics and Finance （SIQEF）at PHBS.The tea sessionProfessor Sargent was invited once again to engage in an informal roundtable discussion ...

On November 3, Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) hosted the "SIQEF Macro Workshop: Frontier of Macroeconomics Research," organized by its Sargent Institute of Quantitative Economics and Finance. The workshop brought together leading scholars from the United States, mainland China, and Hong Kong to discuss cutting-edge developments in macroeconomics.Meeting in SessionProfessor Thomas J. ...

Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) welcomed a distinguished delegation from the University of Strathclyde on November 13 for discussions on strengthening academic ties and exploring new avenues for collaboration.The delegation was led by Professor Sir Jim McDonald, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, honorary professor at Peking University, emeritus principal and vice chancellor ...

On October 29–30, Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) held the fourth session of its “Dialogue with a Nobel Laureate: Student Tea Talk Series at PHBS,” bringing together nine Economics PhD candidates from the 2024 cohort for an inspiring academic dialogue with Professor Thomas J. Sargent, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics and honorary director of the Sargent Institute of Quantitative ...

Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) warmly welcomed over 800 alumni back to campus on October 25, 2025 for the annual alumni homecoming event, a day marked by reconnection, reflection, and shared vision. The event also featured the second meeting of the second council of the PHBS Alumni Association, reinforcing the school’s dedication to nurturing a lifelong community. Council meeting in ...

On October 14, a delegation from Singapore Management University (SMU) visited the Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS). The delegation was led by Professor Alan Chan, SMU provost, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple chair professor of inter-religious studies and harmony (with courtesy appointment in the School of Social Sciences); and Professor Lim Sun Sun, SMU vice president of partnerships and ...

On the evening of September 3, PHBS held its 2025 Full-Time Master's and Ph.D. Program Opening Ceremony at the school's auditorium. Early in August, PHBS was thrilled to welcome a diverse and dynamic group of new students on its registration day. Among them are 302 Chinese master's students, 11 doctoral students, 72 international degree-seekers and 42 international exchange students. 2015 Opening Ceremony ...