DKU welcomes record-breaking Class of 2029 from 30 countries
DKU welcomed its largest undergraduate class since launching the program in 2018, enrolling about 600 students from 30 countries. The milestone was marked at a convocation ceremony on Aug. 15. This year’s intake is up
20% from last year’s 500 and more than double the inaugural class. About 390 students are from China and 210 from abroad, a 40% increase in international enrollment compared with 2024.
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DKU student wins Erasmus Mundus scholarship
Manal Bidar, from Class of 2025, has been awarded a full scholarship to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, one of the world’s most competitive graduate programs. The Moroccan student, long active in climate advocacy, will
pursue her studies across multiple countries, including Italy and South Africa.
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DKU Class of 2025 tackles global issues through Signature Work
Class of 2025 have addressed some of the world’s most pressing challenges—from AI and mental health to soil pollution and biodiversity—through their culminating Signature Work projects. The capstone requires students to
conduct original, interdisciplinary research on a topic of personal and public significance. Reflecting DKU’s global liberal arts mission, these projects have taken students from lab benches to local communities—and
onward to top graduate programs at Duke, Harvard, Yale, and Oxford, to roles at companies like Meta, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo.
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DKU funds 14 faculty research projects through summer grant program
Fourteen faculty-led research projects received funding through the 2025 Summer Research Program Grant, the university’s most extensive initiative for internal research funding. The selected proposals cover a wide range
of fields, including biology, environmental science, chemistry, political theory and Chinese performance studies. Nearly a quarter of eligible faculty submitted proposals, reflecting strong interest in the program’s
second year since its launch in 2024.
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DKU recognizes faculty with tenure and promotions
DKU has recognized a group of faculty members who have been awarded tenure and promoted in academic rank, in honor of their outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and service. The newly tenured and promoted
professors span fields from international relations and physics to biology, global health and the humanities, reflecting DKU’s commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and academic excellence.
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DKU professor awarded UNESCO grant for global memory project
Professor Kolleen Guy has received a UNESCO grant for a project examining how museums preserve and share the stories of civilian war victims across borders. The research, part of UNESCO’s Transnational Heritage Joint
Research program, will focus on sites including World War II Jewish refugee museums in Asia and memorials for “comfort women” across East Asia, using digital tools to map memory networks and promote shared historical
understanding.
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DKU professor wins 2025 National Geographic Wayfinder Award
Professor Binbin Li has been named a 2025 National Geographic Explorer and recipient of the Wayfinder Award for her conservation work in China, including community-driven biodiversity projects and sustainable “forest
tea” agroforestry initiatives. Li was the only China-based awardee this year and one of the few Chinese scientists ever recognized with the distinction.
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Global scholars gather at DKU to explore solutions for sustainability
DKU brought together more than 50 scholars from 15 top universities around the world for a workshop focused on environmental economics and sustainable development, uniting research and policy experts to explore practical
solutions to pressing global environmental challenges.
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Long-serving staff, campus values celebrated at DKU staff meeting
DKU held a campus-wide staff assembly to recognize six employees for 10 years of service and 65 for five years of service, while also presenting the annual DKU SPIRIT Award to individuals and teams exemplifying the
university’s core values.
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DKU’s Global Summer Institute engages students in future-focused learning
DKU’s Global Summer Institute ran from July 12 to Aug. 8, exploring the themes of “emerging diversity” and “navigating the future.” As part of the program, the “Creation of the Virtual World” academy for high school
students was held from July 13 to 18, offering hands-on training in modeling, software operation, and immersive virtual reality techniques.
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DKU’s Summer Intensive Chinese program concluded
DKU’s Summer Intensive Chinese program wrapped up in July, bringing together international students from Duke University, Brigham Young University, the University of Mississippi, and DKU for language study and cultural
immersion trips across Jiangsu, Shanghai, and other cities.
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18 student teams selected for DKU 2025 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program
Eighteen undergraduate teams have been chosen for the 2025 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, highlighting student-led projects spanning medical technology, artificial intelligence, cultural heritage, and
social innovation. The initiative, part of DKU’s ongoing efforts to foster early engagement in research, technology development, and entrepreneurial practice, will support students in turning innovative ideas into
practical solutions.
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DKU cohosts Asia-Pacific Sustainable Finance Roundtable
DKU and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) opened the Asia-Pacific Sustainable Finance Roundtable in Suzhou Industrial Park, bringing together more than 300 policymakers, financial
leaders, and sustainability experts from 23 countries to discuss how green finance can support a low-carbon future.
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VaxLab co-hosts Advanced Infectious Disease Modeling Workshop with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and NYU
Three leading global health universities jointly held an interdisciplinary symposium, Advanced Infectious Disease Modeling Workshop, at DKU, bringing together leading researchers and public health experts to discuss
technical challenges, innovative modeling approaches, and strategies to maximize real-world impact in infectious disease research.
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Duke-NUS delegation visits DKU to strengthen collaboration
A delegation from Duke-NUS Medical School visited DKU to deepen institutional ties and advance joint initiatives in medical education, research, and faculty development. The discussions yielded concrete plans to
strengthen academic collaboration between the two institutions.
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DKU and Kunshan Health Commission launch CEEEC initiative to pioneer new model for community-based NCD management
DKU and the Kunshan Municipal Health Commission officially launched the CEEEC research project, a collaborative effort to explore innovative approaches to non-communicable chronic disease (NCD) management at the
community level. The research, formally titled Community-Empowerment and Environmental Enrichment-based Co-management (CEEEC) Model and Mechanisms for Improving Health of Older Stroke Patients with Multimorbidity, builds
on the 2024 strategic partnership between DKU and the Health Commission.
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Chinese Summer Intensive Language Program
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DKU Global Summer Institute
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