Founded in 2013, Duke Kunshan University is a partnership of Duke University in the United States, Wuhan University in China, and the fast-developing Chinese city of Kunshan, Jiangsu province, where its campus is located.
Duke Kunshan University is redefining what it means to be a global university. Students today need to be part of the international conversation, to graduate with the skills needed to find innovative solutions to tackle worldwide challenges.
The academic pedagogy at Duke Kunshan features interdisciplinary approaches, engagement with research and collaborative learning. Our award-winning faculty and high-tech campus all combine to create the ideal environment for an experiential education that teaches students the strategies they need to not only learn, but to lead.
At this innovative global university, students will:
- Have the opportunity to study and live on two campuses: from Kunshan, China, to Durham, U.S.
- Undergraduate students receive degrees from Duke University and Duke Kunshan University
- Graduate students receive a Duke degree
- Become part of Duke's 180,000-strong global alumni network
Duke University
A private comprehensive teaching and research university, Duke traces its roots to 1838, and officially became Duke University in 1924. In addition to liberal arts and engineering education at the undergraduate level, Duke offers graduate and professional study in arts and sciences, business, divinity, engineering, the environment, law, public policy, medicine and nursing. Duke enrolls more than 15,000 students in its undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Duke’s home campus is situated on nearly 9,000 acres in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Duke also is active internationally through the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, Duke Kunshan University in China and numerous research and education programs across the globe. More than 75 percent of Duke students pursue service learning opportunities in Durham and around the world through DukeEngage and other programs that advance the university’s mission of “knowledge in service to society.”
Wuhan University
Wuhan University is one of the most prestigious and selective public universities in China. Founded in 1893, the university is among the oldest in China and has over 100 years of experience in training top researchers and scientists in fields such as the social sciences and engineering. Wuhan University enjoys partnerships with more than 400 universities and research institutes in over 70 countries and regions, and its more than 500,000 alumni include at least 100 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
The City of Kunshan
Located at the heart of Jiangsu province in the vibrant Yangtze River Delta, Kunshan is one of China’s fastest-growing economies and a hub for high-tech research and manufacturing. The city boasts picturesque forests and historic water towns and is connected by high-speed rail and subway to Shanghai and Suzhou, two of the country’s most dynamic cities, making Kunshan the ideal setting for Duke Kunshan University.
