On July 9, 2025, the 2025 Shanghai Summer School on Global Health and One Health visited Duke Kunshan University (DKU) for a day of academic exchange. The delegation, comprising 30 participants from 13 countries, engaged with DKU faculty to discuss The visit, as part of the summer program’s immersive curriculum, highlighted the importance of international cooperation in tackling pressing health challenges.

Three leading global health universities jointly held an interdisciplinary symposium, Advanced Infectious Disease Modelling Workshop, at Duke Kunshan University from May 26 to 28, 2025, uniting leading researchers and public health experts for in-depth discussions on the latest advancements in the field.This workshop provided a venue for knowledge sharing and idea exchange among infectious disease modellers.

May 29, 2024 – Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and the Kunshan Municipal Health Commission officially launched the “CEEEC” research project, a collaborative effort to explore innovative approaches to non-communicable chronic disease (NCD) management at the community level.

The Global Health Research Center and the Student Career Development Office at DKU concluded the third “This is Global Health!” symposium for the Spring semester. Titled Re-wiring the Bridge – China’s Healthcare Market’s Innovation and the Path to Global Relevance, the event brought together leading industry experts and students for an in-depth discussion on the “go-global” trend of China’s healthcare industry and the potential opportunities for the career development of young global health talents.

A delegation from Duke-NUS Medical School visited Duke Kunshan University (DKU) on May 19-20 to deepen institutional ties and advance joint initiatives in medical education, research, and faculty development. The discussions yielded concrete plans to strengthen academic collaboration between the two institutions.