Creative Challenge

Creative Challenge is an annual competition held by InE that allows students to design products related to given themes. Every delivered design will be rated and ranked by our invited judges. The best designs will be exhibited, receive special awards from InE, and have the opportunity to go into production! Spring 2020 In the Midst of COVID-19…

Innovation Summit

Innovation Summit provides a place for experts and new generations to exchange minds about critical issues and evolving subjects related to Innovation and entrepreneurship. Each semester, we host a summit with a specific theme that allows participants to discuss fun facts and hot topics in the field. More, Innovation Summit gives students an opportunity to…

Lectures Workshops

The Innovation Lab provides various lectures and workshops on creativity, design, and entrepreneurship. We invite entrepreneurs and executives to share their personal and professional stories on the path to innovation. Their presence provides guidance, advice, and inspiration to students as well as the greater Duke Kunshan community, allowing students to consistently engage with innovation-related activities.…

UX designer: from classroom to industry

Have you ever noticed how website UX designs made your “internet surfing” experience more comfortable and interesting? Have you ever considered how these UXs are formulated behind every website? Under the Internet environment filled with aesthetic fatigue, how can designers use their own creativity to create eye-catching designs? Furthermore, how can we obtain the ability to “stand out” in our daily…

DKU InE is Hiring! Join Us Now!

01 Who are we?   DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (InE) serves as a platform and resource center to foster interdisciplinarity in practice, nurture entrepreneurship by fostering experiential learning environments, and transform ideas into actions with meaningful impacts. To achieve those goals, we are developing four strategic programs under the InE: DKU Innovation Incubator (Dii); University-Corporate Collaborative Innovation…

“Start-up 101”: what to expect when starting up your own company

In this ESS sharing session, we are honored to invite Mengdie Peng, the head of the Industry Promotion Department of Sichuan Biomedical Industrial Group, to give some valuable experience and advice to DKU students on the starting stage of self-employment. She plans to share the essential resources and capabilities required for entrepreneurship, risk points, and countermeasures, and also how to judge the growth potential of entrepreneurial teams and projects from investors’ perspectives based on actual cases.