Milestones

The first buildings of the Phase 2 construction project open. The second-phase expansion more than doubles the campus footprint and represents a key milestone in Duke Kunshan’s development as a world-class educational and research institution.

Leaders of the founding partners gather alongside the DKU community to celebrate the university’s 10th anniversary.

Yaolin Liu is sworn in as the new chancellor of Duke Kunshan, succeeding Youmei Feng.

The Global Health Program hosts an international forum bringing together some of the most influential organizations in the field to advance key goals such as improving access to quality healthcare. More than 200 distinguished guests from over 20 countries participated in the forum.

Senior representatives from Duke Kunshan’s founding partners are joined by policymakers, industry leaders and technical experts for the Duke International Forum.

Duke Kunshan celebrates the graduation of its inaugural undergraduate class. The 234 graduating bachelor’s students receive a degree from Duke Kunshan and a degree from Duke.

Duke Kunshan teams up with Duke-NUS Medical School to offer the Duke Kunshan–Duke-NUS Medicine Pathway for students, training them to become the next generation of doctors, policymakers and researchers.

Duke Kunshan and its ongoing development is included in the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hongqiao International Open Hub and the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of Jiangsu Province and Outline of Long-term Goals for 2035.

Working with Duke University, Duke Kunshan designs and launches a dynamic online learning strategy in just three weeks in response to Covid-19.

Al Bloom is appointed executive vice chancellor, succeeding Denis Simon.

April/May – The inaugural class in the international master of environmental policy (iMEP) program graduates at ceremonies held in Kunshan and Durham, North Carolina.

A groundbreaking ceremony is held to launch phase two construction of the campus. In attendance are senior representatives from Duke University, Wuhan University, Suzhou and Kunshan. The Innovation Building also officially opens, marking the end of phase one construction.

The master of electrical and computer engineering program welcomes its inaugural class.

Blue Oasis, the university’s multipurpose student center, opens at Dayu Bay, just south of campus.

The Ministry of Education approves Duke Kunshan’s application for seven new undergraduate majors, taking the total to 15.

The university establishes the China Innovation Research and Training Center.

Duke Kunshan welcomes its inaugural undergraduate class of 262 students. The university also launches a master of engineering in electrical and computer engineering.

Youmei Feng is sworn in as the new chancellor of Duke Kunshan, succeeding Liu Jingnan.

The Chongzhi Zu Center for Mathematics and Computational Sciences is established.

Duke Kunshan’s establishes the Computational Imaging Research Lab.

China’s Ministry of Education approves Duke Kunshan’s application to offer eight undergraduate majors.

The university establishes its Data Science Research Center and the Institute of Applied Physical Sciences and Engineering.

The international master of environmental policy (iMEP) program welcomes its inaugural class.

The Humanities Research Center and the Center for the Study of Contemporary China are established.

The international master of environmental policy (iMEP) program is launched.

Duke Kunshan becomes the first Chinese university campus to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.

The inaugural classes in the medical physics and global health programs graduate. The university launches its Environmental Research Center.

The university launches the Regional Ozone Sino-U.S. Collaborative Research Center with the government of Jiangsu province, which administers Kunshan, as well as the PRCEE-Duke Kunshan Joint Laboratory on Quantitative Environmental Policy Analysis in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy.

Duke University’s Board of Trustees approves the establishment of a four-year undergraduate liberal arts degree program at Duke Kunshan.

Duke Kunshan hosts the 2015 Duke International Finance Forum, an event co-organized with Fuqua School of Business and Duke Law School.

The MMS program holds a graduation ceremony for its inaugural class.

Denis Simon is appointed executive vice chancellor following the retirement of Mary Brown Bullock.

Duke Kunshan’s Education Development Foundation holds its first board meeting.

Duke Kunshan’s Advisory Board is established. It holds its first meeting the following May in Beijing.

The university’s master of management studies program (MMS) is launched, with classes initially held on Duke’s campus in Durham, North Carolina.

Duke Kunshan welcomes its first students in the MMS, M.Sc. in global health and M.Sc. in medical physics programs, as well as students taking part in the undergraduate Global Learning Semester program.

The WHU-Duke Research Institute is established at Duke Kunshan.

China’s Ministry of Education grants final approval to Duke Kunshan University.

Duke Kunshan’s Global Health Research Center is established.

The university’s Board of Trustees holds its first meeting at Wuhan University.

The joint-venture university is registered as a legal entity.

China’s Ministry of Education grants preliminary approval for the creation of Duke Kunshan University. The unveiling ceremony is held in December.

Jingnan Liu becomes the first chancellor of Duke Kunshan.
Mary Brown Bullock is appointed executive vice chancellor.

Duke University and Wuhan University sign a statement on cooperation principles, establishing Duke Kunshan as a joint-venture between the two institutions.

Duke University signs a cooperation agreement with the Kunshan government to establish Duke Kunshan University. A groundbreaking ceremony is held at the site of the new campus, attended by the then-president of Duke University and the leader of Kunshan.

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