For many, perfume is inseparable from Western romance—lavender fields in Provence, sunlit citrus groves in Italy, desire distilled into glass bottles. For Ruitong (Lricy) Li, however, perfume belongs to an entirely different world. It is Eastern, unhurried, a quiet dialogue between breath, time, and inner rhythm. That worldview took shape almost by accident. As a freshman at…
To deeply integrate social responsibility into the university’s education, research, and campus engagement, Duke Kunshan University (DKU), in collaboration with the DKU Foundation, launched a university-wide initiative—the DKU Empower program. Over the past three years, the DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (DKU InE), in partnership with the DKU Foundation, has been carrying out a series…
DKU undergraduate student Hanyang Zhou, Huiqiao Yuan, and Ai Zhou have recently achieved a significant milestone in the “U-Corp @ PEER (AI Research)” project. The team presented their project, “An Exploratory Investigation into the Use of Generative AI in Creative Writing as a Means of Emotional Support for Middle School Students in a County-level Context in China,” at the 69th Comparative International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference. The team presented their research findings and engaged in in-depth discussions with global scholars at the conference.
Yuri Park’s journey with the DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (InE) began with a simple idea that gradually evolved into something more profound. Initially focused on using creativity to connect people and solving practical, everyday problems through design, she eventually refined her design perspective by exploring the intersection of technology and social issues. Yuri now…
On April 20, 11 remarkable DKU student entrepreneurship projects took the stage to pitch bold innovations to investors and industry experts – and they delivered. From AI and medtech to edutech and beyond, these founders are solving real problems and building the future. To everyone who joined us: thank you for believing in big ideas…
Located in Yuci, Shanxi Province, the Chang Family Manor was first built during the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing Dynasty. With a well-organized layout and rigorous structure, it covers over 120,000 square meters. As the largest merchant courtyard of the Shanxi merchants and the most extensive manor-style architectural complex in China, it fully…
This spring, the Edge-IoT project, one of the incubated initiatives at the Duke Kunshan University Innovation Incubator (Dii), achieved significant milestones. Led by Boyan Zhang (Class of 2026, undergraduate majoring in Computer Science and Design/Computational Design), the team presented their demo paper titled “Demo Abstract: Privacy-Preserving Room Occupancy Estimation Using Federated Analytics of BLE Packets”…
On November 29, 2024, students from Duke Kunshan University’s U-Corp Co-Creation Lab will embark on an immersive visit to M&G Stationery. This journey of exploration and reflection aims to uncover the intersection between innovation in practice and corporate social responsibility, offering participants a meaningful and thought-provoking experience. Highlights of the Visit Experience Innovation Firsthand: Tour the M&G…
In the spring of 2024, DKU University-Corporate Innovation Lab (U-Corp), in collaboration with PEER, launched a university-corporate practice project titled: “Green Education Innovation in County-Level High Schools: Exploring the Application of Photovoltaic Energy and Water Purification Technology in Education for Sustainable Development.” The project, which spanned several months, successfully concluded this fall.
On October 26th, DKU University-Corporation Innovation Lab (U-Corp) organized a workshop on academic research, bringing together members of the 2024 fall U-Corp cohort to learn how to conduct research in the academic field.
