2023 Fall U-Corp Call for Application!

DKU University-Corporation Lab (U-Corp Lab) functions as a dynamic intersection of academia and industry, uniting faculty expertise, student enthusiasm, and corporate insights. This collaboration is built on the principle that transformative ideas and groundbreaking innovations emerge from the synergy of diverse perspectives. The U-Corp Lab operates as a dynamic and iterative platform engaging various organizations/companies…

Leveraging Fintech to Empower Sustainable Finance

ESG is an acronym for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance. ESG investing refers to investment practices that integrate traditional financial analysis with a comprehensive assessment of the environmental, social, and corporate governance dimensions. This approach aims to evaluate the long-term growth prospects of enterprises. In the short term, ESG investing focuses on identifying green investment targets that can generate shareholder…

Dachuang 2023 Teams and Projects Announcement (2)

After meticulous and prudent evaluation by the judging committee, 28 teams were selected from nearly 40 competitors in spring 2023 and were successfully shortlisted for the 2023 Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training (Dachuang) program. During the selection process, the participating teams all revealed their ideas, enthusiasm, and motivation for innovation and entrepreneurship. Under the operation…

Dachuang 2023 Teams and Projects Announcement (1)

After meticulous and prudent evaluation by the judging committee, 28 teams were selected from nearly 40 competitors in spring 2023 and were successfully shortlisted for the 2023 Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training (Dachuang) program. During the selection process, the participating teams all revealed their ideas, enthusiasm, and motivation for innovation and entrepreneurship. Under the operation…

DKUers Supporting Rural Education in Xinjiang Acrossing a Thousand Miles

From June 4th to 7th, 2023, a group of 9 teacher and students from Duke Kunshan University embarked on a meaningful educational support and teaching mission in Atush, Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Led by Professor Liqi Ren, the Associate Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative at Duke Kunshan University, the volunteer teaching team consisted of 8 students from three project teams: “Youngsters,” “Houtu…

Print out of Box: Introduction to 3D Printing and Exploration of Printing Culture Recap

We all have once observed the marvelous world around us as spectators, enjoying every exciting experience. However, have we ever had the opportunity to transcend the boundaries of observation and sketch out our own imagined, designed, and created lives? Looking back to March of this year, DKU Innovation Lab organized a workshop with the theme “Print out of the Box”, aiming to provide participants with a gateway from imagination to reality through the use of 3D printing.

2023 Spring U-Corp Lab Final Projects Poster Show Poster

2023 Spring U-Corp Lab Final Projects Poster Show!

The results of this project report are both the participants’ ultimate challenge and an excellent opportunity for them to showcase their fruitful achievements. Over the past five weeks, with the support of DKU InE and partner enterprises/organizations, participants have been able to roam freely in their desired fields, providing new directions for partner enterprises/organizations’ upward development and launching many creative new activities on the beautiful DKU campus.

Delivering Good Growth for Brands in Today's China Poster

Delivering Good Growth for Brands in Today’s China

In this ESS, we are honored to have Benjamin Condit, the pioneer in digital marketing and strategy in China, as the guest speaker. As the CEO of Mindshare China, Ben will share his experience of leading digital marketing and the field over the past 20 years. He will discuss how to foster innovation and breakthroughs in order to deliver good growth for brands in today’s China – for example, how to facilitate clients to achieve breakthroughs in the market, how to build an efficient and creative team, and how to cope with the challenges and opportunities brought to the digital marketing and strategy industry by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Building on the Soil: SYN Architects' Reflections and Practices on Rural Revitalization Poster

Building on the Soil: SYN Architects’ Reflections and Practices on Rural Revitalization

For this ESS, we are honored to have Yingxi Zou, an expert in the planning and design of new urbanization in China, as the guest speaker. As the founder of one of the earliest design companies to enter the rural field in China, Mr. Zou will share his trials and errors in rural practice over recent 10 years, as well as why his business gradually evolved from a single design to a full industrial chain model of planning, designing, and operating.