International applications to DKU top 8,000, set new record
DKU received a record 8,006 international undergraduate applications for fall 2026 entry, a 36% jump from a year earlier and the eighth consecutive year the
university has set a new high for international demand. Applicants came from 147 countries, including four new to DKU’s applicant pool: Cyprus, Guinea, Djibouti
and Suriname. The U.S. remained the largest single source, with 3,059 applications, or over 38% of the total. Other sources included Italy, Canada, Germany,
Morocco, Nigeria, India and Mongolia.
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DKU sees milestone year with more Schwarzman Scholars
DKU recorded a milestone year as both a current student and a recent alumna were selected for the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars program. DKU senior Amanda
Niza Gonzalez Mejia was selected for the highly competitive, fully funded master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. DKU alumna Yufei Li, Class of
2024, was also admitted this year.
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DKU freshman wins national collegiate giant slalom title in China
DKU freshman Zihan Zhou won the men’s alpine giant slalom national title this week at the finals of China’s 12th National College Student Skiing Challenge,
marking the university’s first national championship in an official event under the China Student Sports Federation.
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Two DKU faculty earn honors for teaching innovation
Two DKU faculty members have earned honors for teaching innovation. Wen Zhou, an assistant professor of evolutionary anthropology, won second prize in the
higher education group of the 2025 “Linghang Cup” Jiangsu Province Teacher Digital Literacy Enhancement Practice Activity for a digital courseware project
titled “Survival Simulation: Hunters and Gatherers.” Junyi Li, lecturer at DKU’s Language and Culture Center, won third prize in the finals of the 2025 Jiangsu
Foreign Language Teaching Competition for joint-venture universities.
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Climate change worsens drug resistance, research says in Lancet journal
A faculty-student research team at DKU and Duke University has published a policy commentary in “The Lancet Planetary Health” examining the often-overlooked
links between climate change and antimicrobial resistance, two escalating global public health threats.
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DKU VaxLab supports Vietnamese government on sustainable immunization financing
On Jan. 28, a pivotal seminar titled “Ensuring Sustainable Health Financing for HPV Vaccination for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Pneumococcal Conjugate
Vaccination under the National Expanded Immunization Program (EPI)” was held in Hanoi, marking a key step in strengthening the country’s vaccine rollout
strategy. As a key member of the international collaboration team, DKU’s Innovation Lab for Vaccine Delivery Research (VaxLab) provided technical support in
health economics and policy analysis, with a focus on quantitative research into the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of introducing PCV into the EPI.
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DKU alumna and visiting professor co-authored paper on EV micromobility in Southeast Asia and Africa
DKU alumna Charlie Colasurdo, Class of 2023, and Visiting Professor Xiangming Chen co-authored “Driving Differently: Two- and Three-Wheeled Electric
Micromobility in Southeast Asia and Africa” in the European Business Review (January–February 2026). Electric vehicle micromobility is rapidly expanding across
the developing world and plays varying roles in transportating goods and people, depending on a city’s infrastructure and population.
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Students connect, collaborate, and thrive across 70+ clubs and organizations at DKU.
Photo by Annie Tong.
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Exploring Brazilian culture from Sagarana to Pão de Queijo with Daniel Monteiro.
Photo by DKU library.
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Snow at DKU.
Photo by Xinyan Zhou, Jinze Shao, Ke'er Ren, Shisen Ding.
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Great Ocean Chamber Music.
Photo by Jietong Zhou.
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