Social Innovation Simulation Business Competition – China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

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“Social Innovation Simulation Business Competition” is a public interest social innovation youth activity hosted by G20YEA Future Innovators Center (CFI) in Duke Kunshan University. This event aims to lead young people to deeply explore the nature and value of social innovation through exchanges, discussions and practices, help them establish positive social values, cultivate innovative thinking and teamwork ability, and inspire their attention and action to global challenges. Social innovation is an important engine to promote inclusive global economic growth and social change. In this era of rapid development, CFI hopes to cultivate generations of young innovators to lead the world to a better direction. We believe that “Social Innovation Simulation Competition” will open a door to the collision of ideas, innovative exploration and common growth for the participating young people, and contribute new strength and wisdom to social change and sustainable development.

A Mutually Beneficial Win-Win Game: Insights and Inspirations from Mr. Feng Zhang

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In this vibrant spring season, InE’s ESS on entrepreneurship and capital once again brings us a feast of ideas. On the evening of February 29, we had the honor of inviting Mr. Feng Zhang, the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ginkgo Global Capital, who shared his insights and inspirations under the theme “Investment and Entrepreneurship: A Mutually Beneficial Game.” This article will take you through this exceptional lecture, exploring how investment and entrepreneurship can jointly drive social progress.

Application Now Open for Startup Go Camp (SGC) – A Systematic Entrepreneurship Course

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Startup Go Camp (SGC) is specially created for student entrepreneurs to start their own entrepreneurial projects from 0 to 1 through six weeks of learning and practice. This course will cover core areas such as basic knowledge of entrepreneurship, identifying start-up opportunities, defining product concepts, building a minimum viable product (MVP), business strategy, team management and finding financing.

DKU InE 2023 Review and 2024 Outlook

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As we celebrate the Lunar New Year, a time brimming with hope and joy, the DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (DKU InE) extends our heartfelt holiday blessings to all students, faculty, staff, and partners who have passionately participated in and supported us. May the new year bring us closer together, igniting the flame of innovation and entrepreneurship in each of our hearts, and lighting the way forward. Now, let’s take a journey through time to review the achievements made by the DKU InE over the past year.

DKUers Supporting Rural Education in Xinjiang Acrossing a Thousand Miles

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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…

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2023 DKU InE Summer Program: Design Thinking and Social Entrepreneurship

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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.