Basic Information

Host School/Department: History Department, Fudan University

Related Disciplines: Chinese History, World History

Project Name: 2026 International Summer School, History Department, Fudan University

Teaching Language: English

Theme & Topic: Chinese and World Economic History: A Global Perspective

Time: June 29-July 17, 2026, Shanghai, China

The international summer school will be held on the Handan campus of Fudan University from June 29^th to July 17^th, 2026. It is sponsored by Fudan University, and organized by the History Department. It will provide a world-class learning environment for outstanding students focusing on Chinese history and world history. Internationally renowned scholars at the forefront of their fields and with extensive teaching experience have been invited to teach in the summer school. The summer school will select about 200 students from applicants worldwide. The courses will be taught in English on the most up-to-date and popular topics in their respective fields. There will be networking in the summer school, and participants will have a unique opportunity to foster academic connections.

We hope you will join us in the Fudan International Summer School of History this year. Spend your summer here on learning about the cutting edge of Chinese History and World History, interacting with world-renowned scholars, and making friends who can be lifelong colleagues and mentors.

Scheduled Courses

Instructors

Kenneth Pomeranz is a University Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He previously taught at the University of California, Irvine. His work focuses mostly on China, though he is also very interested in comparative and world history. Most of his research is in social, economic, and environmental history, though he has also worked on state formation, imperialism, religion, gender, and other topics. His publications include The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy (2000), which won the John K. Fairbank Prize from the AHA, and shared the World History Association book prize; The Making of a Hinterland: State, Society and Economy in Inland North China, 1853–1937 (1993), which also won the Fairbank Prize; The World that Trade Created (with Steven Topik, first edition 1999, 3rd edition 2012), and a collection of his essays, recently published in France. He has also edited or co-edited five books, and was one of the founding editors of the Journal of Global History. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, American Council of Learned Societies, the Institute for Advanced Studies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other sources. His current projects include a history of Chinese political economy from the 17th century to the present, and a book called Why Is China So Big?, which tries to explain, from various perspectives, how and why contemporary China's huge land mass and population have wound up forming a single political unit.

Prof. Mimi Li joined the School of Hotel & Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2007. Prof. Li specializes in tourism and hospitality marketing, tourist behaviour, tourism planning, and issues related to tourism in China. Prof. Li has been an active researcher since she joined the university. She has published in major tourism and hospitality journals including Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, and International Journal of Hospitality Management. Her recent research interest is children and family tourism.

Richard von Glahn is a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles. His primary field of research is the economic and social history of premodern China, with a particular focus on the period 1000-1700. His publications include four monographs in Chinese history, several edited books, and a co-authored textbook in world history. His research has been supported by a number of awards, including National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships (twice) and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Registration for the International Summer School

1. Qualifications:

Applicants need to be undergraduates (junior or senior), graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows in history-related fields from recognized institutions all over the world.

2. Tuitions & Fees:

The summer school does not charge any tuition or fees. Transport and accommodation are not covered.

3. Application materials:

● Passport Photocopy (Personal Information Page)

● Personal Photo

● Personal Statement (to explain your interest in a particular course)

● CV

● Proof of proficiency in English (scores of TOEFL, GRE, IELTS, or CET 4/CET 6) for applicants from non-English speaking institutions

4. How to apply:

Applicants have the flexibility to choose from the following course units:

(a) Money and Political Economy in Imperial China, by Richard von Glahn, June 29-July 3, 2026

(b) From Qing Dynasty to Chinese Nation: Schism and Reintegration in Comparative and Global Context, ca. 1750-1950, by Kenneth Pomeranz, July 6-10, 2026

(c) Emerging Perspectives on Contemporary Tourism Studies: Theories, Topics and Methodological Innovation, by Mimi Li, July 13-17, 2026

Fudan University will issue a Certificate of Study for students who have completed their selected courses.

Oversea applicants: Please sign up and log in at https://istudent.fudan.edu.cn/apply

1. Create a new account. The applicant will receive an email of activation. Please use the recommended browsers to apply.

2. After the new account is activated, please log in, and input the correct program code.

3. Program Code Dictionary:

Undergraduate Student: 589364

Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Fellow: 617980

We will follow up by mail with admitted international students about their selected courses.

Deadline: May 17, 2026, Beijing time.

Domestic applicants：Please login in at http://register.fudan.edu.cn/（Google chrome is recommended）

Deadline: May 24, 2026, Beijing time.

5. Contact Information:

Ms. LIN Wen

Phone: +86-21-65642713

E-mail: historyfa@fudan.edu.cn

Website: https://iss-history.fudan.edu.cn/