February 2023 – DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative

2023 DKU InE Summer Program: Design Thinking and Social Entrepreneurship

InE NewsBy Ziheng Wang February 24, 2023

Design thinking is the core methodology of this program that has been recognized as one of the most creative and effective tools to address innovation in the modern world. Particularly for non-designers, it provides a new way of looking at problems as well as a systematical approach to developing creative solutions that can be applied to a vast range of topics and disciplines. This program will provide an immersive experience of design thinking from emphasizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing.

Your Girl RayRay: Cross-national Media Content Creation in Cultures Through the Lens of University Students

Dii NewsBy Ziheng Wang February 23, 2023

“Your Girl RayRay” is an entrepreneurship project focusing on the creation of videos from the perspective of students from sino-foreign cooperative universities on domestic and global social media platforms (such as YouTube, Instagram, Red, Bilibili, Weibo, etc.). Its videos are mainly about cultural similarities and differences, including topics like sharing language learning skills, UG students’ experiences in study and job hunting, gender awareness of women, and the health of women. Its target audience is Chinese and international students aged from 16 to 25. The profits are mainly from advertising revenue, video sponsorship, physical or online products, and pay-per-view on the platforms.

Blue Bear: From 0 to 1 Actualizing Your Robot Dreams at DKU

Dii NewsBy Ziheng Wang February 17, 2023

Blue Bear is a team of Duke Kunshan University iNNOVATION iNCUBATOR. Founded in July 2022, Blue Bear is committed to designing a mechanical structure with a two-color roller scoring ability that can stably pick up and shoot discs in the VEX Robot Competition, improving the control accuracy of automation programming and robot positioning problems, training the contestant’s strategic deployment and improvisational ability. Through robot innovation and development, team members can improve their academic ability, team consciousness, and competition experience, enhancing the atmosphere of robot research and innovation research at Duke Kunshan University. Blue Bear is expected to become a pioneer in robot engineering innovation in Kunshan.

Application Open for 2023 College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program—the Dachuang Program

Dii NewsBy Ziheng Wang February 14, 2023

If any of the above impresses you, please consider this cordial invitation from the DKU iNNOVATION iNCUBATOR (Dii) to join our 2023 College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program—the Dachuang Program!

Makerspace: Hack Your Ideas Into Reality

Dii NewsBy Ziheng Wang February 8, 2023

In this ESS, we are honored to invite Tianyi Zhang, Changbai Li, Leyis, and Hao Rong to talk about how to bring your ideas to life by leveraging tools in creative ways and how hackerspaces like Xinchejian provide the incubating environment and nurturing community for ideas to be realized. Get ready to hack your ideas into reality!

Embracing the Power of Podcast & Humorous Narration in Arts

Dii NewsBy Ziheng Wang February 2, 2023

In this ESS, we are honored to invite Lijun Huang (Stage name: Yiru Fan) who is the host of “Eye on East Asia” and “Media Talk”. He will share his journey regarding the podcast shows as well as his perception of this industry. In addition, in order to explore the current situation in the Media Art industry, the development of the art ecology system, and the underlying logic of art history, Mr. Huang invited Mr. Luo Yier, who is the founder of Art Talk Show and the curator of Art KOL. Apart from podcast-related topics, they will also discuss the current situation of young artists and well-educated people in the post-pandemic era and how to upgrade to epic players in this field.

Monthly Archives: February 2023