Editing Peking University (section)

=== 21st century (2000–present) ===
In October 2015, Peking University alumnus and Professor [[Tu Youyou]] was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for her discovery of [[artemisinin]]. Having saved millions of lives, artemisinin has made significant contributions to global health in regard to the fight against [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Su |first1=Xin-zhuan |last2=Miller |first2=Louis H. |title=The discovery of artemisinin and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |journal=Science China Life Sciences|year=2015|volume=58|issue=11|pages=1175–1179|publisher=US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health|doi=10.1007/s11427-015-4948-7 |doi-access=free |pmid=26481135|pmc=4966551}}</ref>

On 20 February 2017, the university officially signed a contract with the [[Open University|The Open University]] to establish the Oxford Campus of Peking University HSBC Business School, Peking University Oxford Center and Shenzhen Oxford Innovation Center.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2017 |title=PHBS opening a campus in UK: a turning point for China's higher education |publisher=Peking University HSBC Business School |website=PKU News |url=http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/global/5382.htm |url-status=live |access-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113004918/http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/global/5382.htm |archive-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

On 29 June 2020, the Sino-Russian Mathematics Center was established.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese, Russian universities hold virtual meeting on coopereation |url=http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/03/c_1310350082.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Xinhua |date=3 December 2021 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034342/http://www.news.cn/english/2021-12/03/c_1310350082.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Sino-Russian Mathematics Center is led by Peking University and [[Moscow State University]], and jointly constructed by relevant domestic units and other Russian universities and research institutes such as [[Saint Petersburg State University|St. Petersburg University]], relying on the "Double First-class" construction alliance in mathematics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中俄数学中心 |url=https://www.srmc.pku.edu.cn/xzyj/kylt/index.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=srmc.pku.edu.cn |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034343/https://www.srmc.pku.edu.cn/xzyj/kylt/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 2 April 2021, Peking University Nanchang Innovation Research Institute was inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京大学南昌创新研究院揭牌 刘强邱水平共同揭牌 万广明主持仪式 |url=https://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202104/03/WS6067fde0a3101e7ce974770c.html |date=3 April 2021 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=cnews.chinadaily.com.cn |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034342/https://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202104/03/WS6067fde0a3101e7ce974770c.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 15 July 2021, Peking University School of Integrated Circuits{{nbs}}was inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2021 |title=Peking University joins country's wave to create new semiconductor schools |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3141404/peking-university-joins-chinas-semiconductor-push-new-school |url-access=subscription |author1=Che Pan |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034341/https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3141404/peking-university-joins-chinas-semiconductor-push-new-school |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 6 September 2021, the new [[Changping District|Changping]] campus of Peking University was officially opened, welcoming the first batch of teachers and students. On 30 September, Peking University Lanyuan Centre was officially launched.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lanyuan Centre {{!}} Empowering Women through Educatio |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RiPXFcVMSM |website=YouTube |author=Peking University |date=29 September 2021 |language=en |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926044700/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RiPXFcVMSM&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The first dean of Lanyuan Centre is Ke Yang, Professor of Peking University School of Clinical Oncology and a foreign academician of the American Academy of Medical Sciences. In October, Peking University officially announced the establishment of Peking University School of Computer Science,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://cs.pku.edu.cn/English/About_Us/Overview.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=School of Computer Science Peking University |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926044704/https://cs.pku.edu.cn/English/About_Us/Overview.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which means the computer major of Peking University was officially upgraded from a department to a school. Yang Fuqing,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academia Related to both China and Software Engineering |url=http://taoxie.cs.illinois.edu/chinesese.htm |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Tao Xie's Homepage |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118041320/https://taoxie.cs.illinois.edu/chinesese.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]], served as the honorary president.

In 2022, Peking University and [[The Lancet|Lancet]] established a commission on healthy [[Aging of China|aging in China]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last1=Bachulska |first1=Alicja |url=https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ |title=The Idea of China: Chinese Thinkers on Power, Progress, and People |last2=Leonard |first2=Mark |last3=Oertel |first3=Janka |date=2 July 2024 |publisher=[[European Council on Foreign Relations]] |isbn=978-1-916682-42-9 |location=Berlin, Germany |pages= |format=EPUB |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717120845/https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ |archive-date=17 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Rp|page=162}} The Commission's purpose is to re-focus the debate on aging not just on the risks of China's aging population but on opportunities by "unleashing the intellectual and vocational capacities of the older population and the whole of Chinese society."<ref name=":02" />{{Rp|page=162}}

In June 2022, the [[International University Sports Federation]] (FISU) released the first series of "Healthy Campus" list. Peking University, as the only Chinese university that has obtained platinum certification from the International University Sports Federation, participated in 4 projects and became the only representative from China among 130 projects worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title="Healthy" universities honoured by FISU |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123710/fisu-healthy-campus-scheme-recognition |first1=Philip |last1=Barker |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=insidethegames.biz |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926110143/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123710/fisu-healthy-campus-scheme-recognition |url-status=live }}</ref>