Shenzhen International Philanthropy Academy

Shenzhen International Philanthropy Academy is China's first independently registered philanthropy academy. Adhering to the motto of "Universal Love · Learning from Teachers," it takes benevolence as its teacher and embraces universal love. With the goal of building a century-old academy, the vision of leading social civilization through philanthropy, and the mission of cultivating global philanthropy exemplars, it is dedicated to nurturing philanthropic talent in China and around the world.
Shenzhen International Philanthropy Academy (hereinafter referred to as the Academy) was jointly initiated in 2015 by five Chinese and American philanthropists: Ray Dalio, Bill Gates, Niu Gensheng, He Qiaonv, and Ye Qingjun. Ma Weihua serves as Chairman of the Board, Wang Zhenyao as Founding Dean, and Yan Jun as current Dean.
The Academy builds a modern philanthropic knowledge system centered on "virtuous knowledge," adopts a teaching model of "theory-guided, practice-led, action-first," and takes practice and innovation as its basic principles. It primarily offers courses including the Executive Master of Philanthropy (EMP), Global Philanthropy Leaders (GPL), Global Social Entrepreneurs (GSE), and Philanthropy Online Academy (POA), supplemented by thematic courses, philanthropy certification courses, and philanthropy scholarship courses. It provides a world-class philanthropy learning platform and resources for China's philanthropy sector.
The Academy brings together over a hundred renowned professors and philanthropy practitioners from Harvard University, Indiana University, the University of Geneva, Peking University, Beijing Normal University, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and other institutions at home and abroad to impart knowledge and resolve doubts. It maintains close cooperative relationships with many international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme, UN Women, UNICEF, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the World Animal Protection.