Duke Kunshan University

Duke Kunshan University (DKU) is a partnership of Duke University and Wuhan University to create a world-class university offering a range of academic programs and conferences for students from China and throughout the world. DKU is located in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China. Duke Kunshan University will welcome its first students in August 2014 and will initially offer graduate degrees and semester-long programs for undergraduate students enrolled at Duke and other universities. A state-of-the art campus is under construction on a 200-acre site in the Kunshan Science and Technology Education Park. Located in close proximity to both Shanghai and Suzhou, and connected to both by high-speed rail, the city of Kunshan is a center for business and high-tech research and manufacturing, and has one of the fastest growing economies in China.