May 4, 1912 (, Yam Tze March 18), renamed the Imperial University of Peking University, Yan Fu served as the first president. prevailing at the date

1912 is the highest institution in China, is China's highest educational authority for the Imperial University was renamed as Peking. Much Chinese intellectuals admired modern Enlightenment thinkers, translator and educator Yan Fu as the first president of Peking University. (History TodayOnHistory.com)