duke kunshan universityduke kunshan university is a partnership of duke university, the city of kunshan in jiangsu province, china, and wuhan university to ｃｒｅａｔｅ a world-class university offering a range of academic offerings for students from china and throughout the world.the university’s rigorous academic offerings will require students to ｍａｓｔｅｒ academic material, generate new ideas, and develop creative solutions to the world’s challenges, preparing them not just for careers in specific fields, but to become a globally sophisticated citizens and leaders.dku will be ｃｒｅａｔｅd step-by-step. phase i (approximately the first five years) will focus on graduate degree programs, undergraduate courses and non-degree programs, and research centers. later phases may include undergraduate degree programs and ａｄｄitional graduate programs and research centers, as negotiated among the partners.working with partners in china and around the world, duke university’s global health institute plans to establish a global health research center at duke kunshan university. this center will ａｄｄress health issues in china and the region such as environmental health, ｃｈｒonic disease and health systems reform.china’s ministry of education granted preparation approval for duke kunshan university in august 2012. pending final establishment approval from the ministry of education, dku campus operations are expected to begin in early 2014.phase i enrollment will be modest, with between 400-500 students enrolled per academic year by the end of phase i. the target student population for dku will be approximately 50％ students from china and 50％ international students, including students from other asian ｃｏｕｎｔries, the u.s., and other parts of the world.campusthe duke kunshan university campus is under construction on a 200-acre site within the 1,700+ acre kunshan yangcheng lake science park, located between shanghai and suzhou.the first phase of construction includes six buildings totaling 750,000 square feet: a classroom and education building, student and faculty residences, an education and innovation research building, an ｅｘｅｃutive conference center and a support facility.昆山杜克大学昆山杜克大学是由杜克大学，武汉大学以及昆山市人民政府共同创建的一所世界一流大学，将为来自中国和世界各地的学生提供一系列的学术项目。学校严谨的学术项目要求学生掌握学术材料的同时创作新知，针对当前世界所面临的挑战提出创新的解决方法。不仅让学生做好本领域的职业准备，也培养他们成为全球公民和领导。昆山杜克大学将分期建设。一期（约前五年时间）将侧重研究生学历项目，本科课程，非学历项目以及研究中心；后期阶段将根据与合作方的谈判，提供本科学历项目和额外的研究生项目，以及研究中心。通过与中国和世界各地的伙伴共同合作，杜克大学的全球健康研究所计划在昆山杜克大学设立全球健康研究中心。该中心将解决中国和该地区所面临的健康问题，如环境健康，慢性疾病和卫生体系改革。中国教育部在2012年8月批准了昆山杜克大学的筹备资质。在获得教育部正式设立批文后，昆山杜克大学校园有望在2014年初开始运营。一期阶段的招生规模有限。到一期末，每学年招生大概在400－500名学生。昆山杜克大学的学生预计将有50％来自中国，另外50％为国际学生，包括来自亚洲国家，美国和世界其他地方的学生。校园昆山杜克大学占地1200亩，位于上海与苏州之间的昆山阳澄湖科技园内，园区占地约8平方公里。校园一期六栋建筑的总建筑面积约75，000平方米，包括教学楼，师生宿舍，教学与创新楼，行政会议中心和服务楼。