[School Profile]
Duke University Kunshan is a Sino-foreign cooperative university jointly founded by Duke University in the United States and Wuhan University in China. It is committed to building it into a world-class institution that advocates general liberal arts education, providing high-quality innovative academic and educational projects for students from China and around the world. Duke Kunshan University was officially approved by in September 2013 to establish in China, and officially launched a four-year bachelor's degree education in August 2018. The school is located in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China. It has a very good geographical location. It is very convenient to be from Shanghai and Suzhou. It is a high-tech research and manufacturing center in the Yangtze River Delta region. The campus covers an area of 1,200 acres and has super modern campus facilities, such as laboratories, libraries, advanced classrooms, activity rooms, restaurants and leisure facilities, multi-functional conference rooms, dormitories, etc.
[School Reputation]
Duke University in the United States is a private comprehensive research university. In 2022, USNEWS ranked ninth in the United States. It was rated as one of the ten best universities in the United States by the authoritative university ranking in the United States for many years. It is undoubtedly a very excellent and highly competitive top private school in the United States. It is located in Hubei Province, China. It is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. It has been ranked among the top ten in the Chinese university rankings for many years. The two schools are a strong alliance and jointly founded Duke Kunshan University. The mission is to build a high-level research university, , which is rooted in China and features general liberal arts education. It is committed to helping students from all over the world pursue a meaningful and accomplished life. By providing the highest level of interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate education, the school lays a solid foundation for cultivating students to grow into leading talents in different majors, academics and society around the world.
[Geographical Location]
Kunshan Duke University Campus is located in Yangcheng Lake Science and Technology Park. Kunshan City is a high-tech research and manufacturing center, and is also one of the fastest-growing economy in China. Kunshan City has picturesque forests and water towns, adjacent to the international metropolis Shanghai and Suzhou, and is very convenient for expressways, high-speed rail and subway transportation.
[Study system] 4 years
[ Certificate issued by ]
Kunshan Duke University Bachelor's Degree Certificate
Kunshan Duke University Graduation Certificate
American Duke University Bachelor's Degree Certificate
[Tuition Information] 170000/year
[Undergraduate Major]
Students do not need to choose majors when entering the first year of school. They can choose different elective courses and core courses according to their preferences to discover their interests and potential. At the same time, during this period, students can obtain professional academic guidance and be clearer in their direction. Students will determine their major at the latest before the second semester of their sophomore year. Students have the opportunity to get involved in many interdisciplinary content at the undergraduate level, and also focus on key knowledge in various professional fields, thereby cultivating students' development in many aspects.
The majors currently set up are as follows:
Materials Science and Engineering (Material Science and Physics), Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Applied Mathematics and Computational Science), Biological Sciences (Molecular Biological Science), Chemistry (Chemistry and Environmental Science), Global Health, Environmental Sciences (Environmental Science and Public Policy), International Affairs and International Relations (International Political Economy), History (Globalization China Studies), Data Science and Big Data Technology, Economics (Institutions and Governance) , Digital Media Art (Media and Art), English (Global Cultural Research), Psychology ( Behavioral Science ), Computer Science and Technology (Computing and Design)
[Academic Advantages]
Kunshan Duke Undergraduate Education's teacher-student ratio is about 1:7. The faculty consists of Duke professors and professors from Duke University standards selected by Duke University in the United States on a global scale. The teaching model is mainly taught in small classes, with an open classroom atmosphere, emphasizing students' participation and interaction. Most courses are discussion-based teaching, and the number of students generally does not exceed 20.Classroom discussions can fully cultivate students' ability to write, speak and listen. Of course, there will be courses for more than 20 students. For example, the two public courses, China, the world and the world's major challenges, are big courses, which can accommodate 125 and 60 students respectively. The function of these two public courses is to establish a shared learning environment between teachers and students, so it is designed to be a large class teaching. Teachers will use innovative flipped classrooms teaching forms to focus on group learning, allowing students to start familiarizing themselves with the course content before class. In this way, students can concentrate on discussing with teachers and classmates in class, deepen their understanding, and achieve better learning results.
Duke Kunshan provides undergraduates with rich research opportunities. It has established multiple research centers, including Global Health Research Center , Environmental Research Center, Wuhan University-Duke Research Institute, Regional Ozone Sino-US Cooperation Research Center, Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Big Data Research Center , Computational Image Technology Research Center (Research and Development of Billion-Pixel "Super" Camera), Language and Culture Center, Sino-US Innovation Research and Training Center, Contemporary Globalization China Research Center, and Humanities Research Center, will all be open to undergraduates. Students will also benefit from research resources and opportunities from two founding institutions of Duke Kunshan, Duke University and Wuhan University.
[Overseas Study]
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An important part of Duke Kunshan is overseas study. During junior year, students can choose to study at Duke University in the United States for a regular semester and a summer semester and earn credits. We will learn with professors and students of Duke in the United States, make full use of various advanced facilities on the Duke campus in the United States, including libraries, fitness centers and restaurants, and can also participate in sports, student clubs and other group activities with Duke students.
students can choose to attend the summer semester of Duke University in the United States for four to six weeks during the summer vacation, taking one to two courses, both taught by outstanding teachers at Duke University and awarded Duke credits. During junior year, students also have the opportunity to choose to study for a summer semester or fall semester at Duke University’s Marine Laboratory. Located on the coastline of NC , Duke University Ocean Laboratory is an ideal choice for students majoring in environmental science or biology.
students can communicate, study and live in the United States for up to six months, experience American campus life in all aspects and have an in-depth understanding of American society and culture. For students who want to study abroad, they can also take this opportunity to meet professors and tutors in their fields of interest, expand opportunities for applying for master's or doctoral programs, and lay a solid foundation.
During the Duke University fall or spring semester exchange, undergraduate students at Duke University in Kunshan only need to pay the same tuition fees as Duke University in Kunshan and bear the accommodation, catering, insurance, student insurance and other expenses on their own. There will be a wide range of course options in the fall or spring semester, and students will make free choices within the professional scope under the guidance of their academic tutors.
[Student Extracurricular Activities]
Kunshan Duke University provides students with a very diverse extracurricular activities, encouraging students to explore interests outside the classroom, enrich their study and life, including student clubs and organizations, campus student activities, art and culture, Blue Oasis Student Center, etc. The colorful off-campus life here can not only exercise your social practice ability, but also allow you to make friends with like-minded friends to make progress together.
[Application Requirements]
Kunshan Duke University enrolls 240 mainland students in 2022, and adopts a comprehensive evaluation admission model based on the college entrance examination to recruit undergraduate students from mainland China. The comprehensive evaluation admissions are carried out in a 541 model, that is, the comprehensive evaluation results calculated based on the college entrance examination scores of the applicant (weight 50%), the school’s independent comprehensive assessment (weight 40%, including a comprehensive assessment of the application materials and the performance of the applicant’s “campus day activities”), and the high school academic achievement test scores (weight 10%).
[Application Process]
Students submit application materials online through the Slate system. Students who pass the preliminary review will be invited to participate in the "Campus Day Event". The "Campus Day Activity" is in English throughout the whole process, and the comprehensive knowledge base, thinking ability, innovation potential, curiosity, team spirit, English application ability and other comprehensive qualities are examined through interviews, English writing tests, simulation classes, etc. Outstanding students who passed the Campus Day Activities are included in the shortlist. When filling out the college entrance examination application after the college entrance examination, students whose college entrance examination scores reach or exceed the first batch of undergraduate admission control scores in the province/city/autonomous region are eligible to fill out the application application in the general undergraduate early batch (Guangdong Province is a special type of admission batch). The school will select the best admission based on the comprehensive assessment scores.
[Application Time]
Two rounds of application deadlines are 11:00 pm on January 3rd and 11:00 pm on February 18th, respectively. Students who pass the preliminary review will be invited to participate in the "Campus Day" held in batches on weekends in March and April.
[Total conclusion]
Overall, the school's teaching strength is definitely the first echelon in the world, and the graduates of several classes are undoubtedly excellent in both further studies and employment rates. In terms of application difficulty, it is still quite difficult to apply for Kunshan Duke. The college entrance examination basically has a score of 985. Although TOEFL scores are not required, applicants are required to have a very good English level, especially speaking and expression, and their performance in campus daily activities also accounts for nearly half. According to the application materials of
, the school needs to submit a 650-word PS and a 300-word why school and a small article selected. At the same time, a recommendation letter and several extracurricular activities experience are not much different from the materials used by universities in the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the application time nodes, prepare documents and soft and hard power in advance, and plan in advance.
People often compare NYU Shanghai and Duke Kunshan. After careful understanding, you can find that the temperaments of these two schools are still different. In my opinion, NYU Shanghai is more suitable for students who yearn for business and international atmosphere due to the combination of NYU New York University and Shanghai, an international metropolis, and will be more suitable for students in business, art, etc. Duke Kunshan is more academic and engineering. Students in engineering majors such as biochemical materials can better play their advantages.
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