As we know, Duke University ranks 8th among American universities and 18 among global universities, and its popularity is still above the above-mentioned foreign universities. Why did it choose Kunshan, a small county-level city? What is the reason behind it? Listen to me slowly:
1. Although Kunshan is a county-level city, its economic aggregate exceeds that of most prefecture-level cities and even provincial capitals.
In 20 15, the regional GDP of Kunshan City was 308,005,438+0 billion yuan, and in 20 16, the regional GDP of Kunshan City was 31602.9 billion yuan, making it the first county-level city in China to exceed 300 billion yuan. This total is equivalent to Weihai, Zhongshan and other prefecture-level cities, surpassing Guiyang, Taiyuan and other provincial capital cities. In contrast, the gross national products of Ningxia Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and Xizang Autonomous Region are all below 300 billion, and Kunshan, a county-level city with more than 900 square kilometers, has surpassed the three provincial administrative units in the west economically. Kunshan has won the top 100 counties with comprehensive strength and the top 100 counties with the most investment potential for many years. Kunshan has become an inseparable and important part of Shanghai's economy while other neighboring cities are still looking up to Shanghai and integrating into it. Suzhou, where Kunshan is located, is also remarkable for its strong economic strength. Without strong economic strength as a support, Suzhou University can't be the most progressive university in China. By the same token, Kunshan's strong economic strength and innovative ability will provide lasting impetus for the development of Duke University in Kunshan.
Second, Kunshan has a profound historical and cultural heritage, which is enough to support a high-level university.
Kunshan land was formed earlier, and human beings lived in the Neolithic Age. In ancient times, Louyi belonged to Wu first, then to Yue, and to Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The king of Wu once hunted deer here, so it is also called Lucheng. Qinzhilou county. In the early years of Liang Datong in the Southern Dynasties, it was called Kunshan County.
In the history of Kunshan, talented people came forth in large numbers. From Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, there were 476 scholars, including martial arts 17. In the Tang Dynasty, about 50 scholars were admitted every three years. After the Song Dynasty, there were a little more, but there were only two or three hundred people every three years. Kunshan's achievements in the imperial examination can be called a collection of humanities and outstanding people.
After the Song Dynasty, culture moved south, and there were many cultural celebrities in Kunshan.
Fan Chengda in the Southern Song Dynasty was one of the four great writers at that time. Wei Jing, a college student and writer, "Worrying about your country and forgetting your home will always be a holiday." Gu Aying, a famous scholar in Yuan Dynasty, was good at music, poetry and painting, and served as an official all his life.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was Lu Xiong, who wrote Wu Guangjun's Collection, Suzhou Fu Zhi and Yanzhou Fu Zhi. The navigator Fei Xin went to the Western Seas with Zheng He and Yang Min. Gu, a college student, asked me to rebuild Kunshan County to avoid disaster. There was a philosopher, Xiao Wei, who was a famous Confucian and one of the four gentlemen in Du Nan. There is a famous writer, Gui Youguang, who is a representative of the ancient prose movement and is called the Tang and Song School. There are dramatists Gu Jian, Wei Liangfu and Liang Chenyu, who are the founders of Kunqu Opera. There is Ge Xian, the leader of the struggle against tax supervision in Suzhou, who is called General Ge in the world. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, there was an outstanding thinker and patriotic scholar Gu. His famous saying "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" spread all over the world. A writer, Gui Zhuang, the great-grandson of Gui Youguang, wrote the Sanqu "Eternal Hate", and the commentator compared it to "Li Sao"; There is a famous educator Zhu Bailu, who wrote "The Motto of Managing the Family", which has been passed down from generation to generation; Painter Gong Xian is the first of the eight schools in Jinling.
Xu, Xu and Xu were compatriots in the Qing Dynasty and were called "Three Xu in Kunshan". At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Hu, a famous poet, painter and educator of Nanshe, was called the three great Confucianism in the south of the Yangtze River together with Qian Mingshan and Gao Chuiwan. Since the Republic of China, there have been Xu Zuyi, who assisted Li Zongren in commanding the Battle of Taierzhuang, and Ye Chuchen and Qian Dajun, who held important positions in the Kuomintang.
Three, rich in natural resources, many places of interest.
There are bamboo, pine, plum and mulberry in Kunshan, and the ornamental trees are increasing day by day, and Qionghua is a treasure. There are more than 100 kinds of wild medicinal plants, some of which are very expensive. There are many kinds of wild animals, among which Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are well-known at home and abroad.
Lin Ting Park in Kunshan City integrates natural scenery and places of interest, and Yufeng Mountain is "a hundred miles flat and unique"; Jinxi, a thousand-year-old town, is known as "the hometown of the first museum in China"; Zhouzhuang, an ancient town, is famous as "the first water town in China" at home and abroad, and Liangzhu cultural site in Zhaoling Mountain is known as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China 1992. Ancient tombs, Qinfeng Pagoda, Wenchang Pavilion and other places of interest have attracted wide attention. Modern tourism projects, such as Yangcheng Lake and Dianshan Lake, such as water gardens, international gardens, golf courses, racing clubs and resorts, make people linger. Pioni Ka Garden large-scale theme park integrates sightseeing, vacation, amusement and catering, and is widely favored by tourists. The love of Kunshi, Qionghua and C is called the Three Treasures of Kunshan. Bacheng, Qiandeng and Dianshan Lake, which are rich in hairy crabs, are all popular tourist destinations.
For the above three reasons, Duke University decided to locate its school in China in Kunshan, not anywhere else.
20 18 Duke University in Kunshan will recruit undergraduates for the first time in the world. The first batch of majors such as "Material Science and Environmental Engineering" and "International Affairs and International Relations" are the strongest advantages of Duke University, and most of them will pass the college entrance examination. This will bring opportunities to parents and candidates. When Xi Jiaotong University first started enrolling students, it was also downgraded because of the small number of applicants. Later, it was quickly recognized by the society because of the quality of running a school. In recent years, the admission scores have been rising, surpassing many schools with 2 1 1.
When you come to Duke University to study, you will get a bachelor's degree from Duke University, and a bachelor's degree and diploma from Kunshan Duke University recognized by the Ministry of Education of China. You will gain knowledge, wisdom and a learning atmosphere of free discussion. You will also have 6,543.8+7,000 global alumni of Duke University, which are the resources for your future success.
Duke University in Kunshan is a Sino-foreign cooperative university. In the process of college entrance examination, there are certain requirements for candidates' foreign language scores, because it is bilingual teaching and teaching, and there are more foreign teachers in the school.
Duke University in Kunshan is a non-profit higher education and research institution co-founded by Duke University in the United States and Wuhan University in China. It is a world-class research-oriented comprehensive university with independent legal personality supported by Kunshan Municipal People's Government.
Duke University in Kunshan provides students with the same teaching quality and academic experience as Duke University. Upon successful completion of their studies, students can obtain a degree from Duke University in the United States and a degree from Duke University in Kunshan. At present, it is also the only cooperative university founded by the top ten universities in the United States in China to carry out undergraduate degree programs. The curriculum system of Duke University in Kunshan adheres to the principle of liberal arts education, implements Duke University's educational philosophy, adopts interdisciplinary curriculum design and teaching methods, encourages students to solve practical problems through teamwork research, and provides them with opportunities to explore their personal development path and enhance their academic ability.
Students who enter Duke University in Kunshan will cultivate outstanding talents in related disciplines with innovative thinking and academic ability through shaping the concept of international education in the future.
Duke University in Kunshan was formally established on September 20 13 with the approval of the Ministry of Education of China. It is a non-profit Chinese-foreign cooperative university jointly founded by Duke University (the top ten in the United States) and Wuhan University. The first batch of four-year undergraduate students were welcomed in the autumn of 20 18, and the teaching team was mainly Duke University in the United States and Duke University in Kunshan.
Professors employed around the world.
Offering majors: 1, materials science and engineering (materials science and physics); 2. Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Applied Mathematics and Computational Science); 3. Biological science (molecular biological science); 4. Chemistry (Chemistry and Environmental Science); 5. Global health science; 6, environmental science (environmental science and public policy); 7, international affairs and international relations (international political economy); 8. History (the study of globalization in China); 9. Data science and big data technology; 10, Economics (System and Governance); 1 1, Digital Media Art (Media and Art); 12, English (Global Cultural Studies); 13, psychology (behavioral science); 14, Computer Science and Technology (Computing and Design), its undergraduate course adopts the liberal arts education mode of Duke University in the United States, and students are not divided into majors when they enter school. Students can explore their interests and directions by taking different courses. When they choose their major independently in their sophomore year, they can choose their major freely without worrying about being transferred to a major they don't like.
Domestic admission mode: the admission mode is 54 1. Duke University in Kunshan will comprehensively consider the applicant's college entrance examination scores (weight 50%), the school's independent comprehensive evaluation (weight 40%, including slate admission application and supplementary materials comprehensive evaluation, the applicant's "campus day activities" performance), and the high school academic level test scores (weight 10%), and conduct comprehensive evaluation and merit-based admission. Where the provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions do not have a unified high school proficiency test, or the passing scores of the high school proficiency test are qualified scores and unqualified scores, and the grading test scores are included in the total score of the college entrance examination, the independent comprehensive evaluation weight of these provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions is calculated at 50%.
Graduation certificate: Students who meet the graduation conditions and degree-granting conditions of Duke University in Kunshan will receive the following full-time undergraduate certificates: Duke University degree certificate can be obtained directly (there is no diploma abroad).
1. Bachelor's degree certificate of Duke University in Kunshan (supervised by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee of People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Education).
2. Kunshan Duke University diploma (supervised by People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Education)
3. Bachelor's degree certificate from Duke University (awarded by Duke University in the United States and certified by Southern College Alliance Committee)
Tuition: 1.7 million yuan/year, and some students can get scholarships of different amounts.
Suitable for students: students with good family economic conditions and excellent English level who have plans to study abroad in the future and do not plan to study in China.
Duke University in Kunshan is a Sino-foreign cooperative university, a Sino-US cooperative university jointly founded by Duke University in the United States and Wuhan University in China. After graduation, students can get a degree certificate from Duke University and a diploma and degree certificate from Wuhan University. The school enrolls students through comprehensive evaluation, and the annual tuition fee is about 80,000. The school address is located at No.8 Duke Avenue, Yushan Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province.
Thank you for choosing me to answer. 20 14 officially put into operation, and it is a master's and undergraduate diploma recognized by the Ministry of Education of China and the United States. Duke University is one of the top ten universities in the United States, and it is jointly organized with Wuhan University. Duke University is close to Shanghai and has a developed economy. It wants to study in a foreign university, but it is also afraid of the insecurity abroad. This is a very good choice if the economy permits.
This paper covers the general situation of Duke University in Kunshan and the specific requirements for admission in 20021. 1. School Profile: Duke University was formally established with the approval of the Ministry of Education of China in September, 20 13, and started the undergraduate postgraduate program and the second semester program of international study on campus in October14, and welcomed the first batch of four-year undergraduate students in autumn, 20 18.
Duke Kunshan University is located in Yangcheng Lake Science Park, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, adjacent to Shanghai and Suzhou. It is a non-profit Chinese-foreign cooperative university co-founded by Duke University and Wuhan University. The overall planning of the campus covers an area of 1280 mu, and the first phase of the campus has been put into use.
The total construction area of the second phase of the campus project exceeds 6,543,800+0.5 million square meters, which is more than double that of the first phase of the campus. It will cover facilities such as library, community center, Duke Research Building of Wuhan University, administration building, comprehensive gymnasium, teachers and students, and provide 26 new classrooms. 28-22 new laboratories. It is expected to be delivered in the summer of 2022.
At present, there are more than 2,000 students and 800 faculty members.
Duke University: Founded in 1838, it is a world-class research university. Ranked in the top ten in the United States and the top twenty in the world for a long time in various rankings. Duke University is recognized as one of the first-class higher education institutions in the world, and its business schools, law schools and medical schools rank in the top ten in the United States.
Duke University is also the only one among the top universities in the United States 10 to establish a Chinese-foreign cooperative university in China and award a bachelor's degree.
The school is taught in English, and the teaching team is mainly composed of professors from Duke University in the United States and professors hired by Duke University in Kunshan. Undergraduate courses adopt the liberal arts education model of Duke University in the United States. Students can explore their academic interests and directions by taking different courses and choose their own majors in their second year of university. Each major adopts double-structure design, which covers a wide range of interdisciplinary core contents and concentrates on the key knowledge, technology and methods of this major.
Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to study and live in China and the United States. Qualified graduates who have completed four years of study will receive a bachelor's degree from Duke University in the United States, a bachelor's degree certificate and a bachelor's degree from Duke University in Kunshan, and become a member of Duke University's global alumni network. Duke University currently has 6.5438+0.7 million alumni worldwide. Famous alumni include Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Gates Foundation, and so on.
Two. Enrollment plan and target: Duke University of Kunshan plans to enroll 240 mainland students in 20021year, targeting 22 cities and autonomous regions in China;
Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Guangxi.
Students who meet the registration requirements of the national general college entrance examination and take the 202 1 college entrance examination in the above 22 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions can apply for and apply for Duke University in Kunshan.
Duke University in Kunshan is looking for excellent high school graduates with excellent academic performance and excellent English level. They have a strong interest in interdisciplinary innovative liberal arts education, good communication skills, strong curiosity, strong sense of social responsibility and leadership potential, and creative thinking.
With the approval of the Ministry of Education, Duke University in Kunshan offers the following undergraduate majors:
1. Materials Science and Engineering (Materials Science and Physics)
2. Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Applied Mathematics and Computational Science)
3. Biological Sciences (Molecular Biological Sciences)
4. Chemistry (Chemistry and Environmental Science)
5. Global health science
6. Environmental Science (Environmental Science and Public Policy)
7. International Affairs and International Relations (International Political Economy)
8. History (China Globalization Studies)
9. Data science and big data technology
10. Economics (system and governance)
1 1. Digital Media Art (Media and Art)
12. English (Global Cultural Studies)
13. Psychology (Behavioral Science)
14. Computer Science and Technology (Calculation and Design)
In view of the fact that the enrollment in the first year is uncertain, the name of the enrollment specialty in "20021Enrollment Specialty and Plan for Colleges and Universities" of Duke University in Kunshan is only used for students to voluntarily fill in the college entrance examination, and it has no direct relationship with the candidates' future professional direction.
3. Applicants who meet the requirements of the application process log on to the Slate system of Duke University in Kunshan and submit their application for admission. 202 1 two rounds of applications, with the deadlines of 202 1 10 on October 3rd and 65438+February 8th respectively.
The specific notice issued by the school admissions office shall prevail.
1. Submit application materials
The applicant must complete the necessary information required in Slate system and submit the following written application materials, all of which should be clear, true and complete. If the materials submitted by the applicant are found to be untrue or suspected of plagiarism, the application and admission qualification of the student will be cancelled after verification.
The application materials include:
1) essay written in English (required)
The first article: Choose a topic from seven topics provided by Slate system, with no more than 650 words.
Part II: Discuss the reasons for choosing Duke University in Kunshan and the degree of fit, no more than 300 words.
Article 3 (Not required): Without specifying the topic, the applicant can show his special experience or qualification to the admission committee through this essay of no more than 300 words.
2) High school transcript (required)
Official high school transcripts issued by the school (must be stamped with the official seal of the school).
The transcript shall include:
3) Extracurricular activities and honorary certification materials (if any, no more than 10)
A. Award-winning certificates of five Olympic Games and national/provincial/municipal discipline competitions.
B. certificates of artistic or sports talents, such as certificates of musical instruments or dances, certificates of winning prizes in national/provincial/municipal sports or literary competitions, etc.
C proof of organizational leadership, such as: outstanding student cadres, three good students, leaders of student associations, etc.
D. Proof of creativity, such as national/provincial/municipal innovation competition, invention patent, public publication of papers in core professional journals alone or as the first author, or formal publication of academic papers or publications in the field of humanities and social sciences.
E. proof of social practice or volunteer work experience.
F. Other certificates to prove the quality and experience of all-round development.
Note: Please do not mail the original of this material. If you can't scan, just provide photos. All application materials will not be returned.
4) Standardized test scores
If the applicant has and submitted the following English proficiency or academic ability test scores, the school will include them in the comprehensive evaluation scope for reference. If not, the applicant will not be at a relative disadvantage.
A. TOEFL)/IELTS)/Dorringo's exam results.
B. Report on the test results of thinking ability of middle school students in Tsinghua University.
5) Letter of recommendation (required).
? It can be written by a high school class teacher, a main course teacher, an entrance guidance teacher or a school leader. Except in special circumstances, letters of recommendation written by other identities are not accepted.
? You must use the standard recommendation letter template formulated by Duke University in Kunshan.
? The recommender will put the completed recommendation letter into an envelope, and sign it at the seal of the envelope, and then the recommender or applicant will send it to the Admissions Office by express delivery.
Applicants are required to submit the above-mentioned 1-4 materials online on Slate system before the deadline of two rounds of applications (short articles are word documents, others are scanned or photos). At the same time, the applicant or recommender must send the fifth material (recommendation letter) to the following address by express mail before the deadline (please do not use registered mail):
No.8 Duke Avenue, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province
Kunshan Duke University China Admissions Office Admissions Specialist (Receiving)
Postal code: 2 153 16
Tel: 05 12-36657028
2. Selection procedure 1) Application and preliminary examination of materials
The China Admissions Office of Kunshan Duke University will review the applications and application materials submitted by the applicants through the Internet, inform the applicants of the preliminary examination results by email, and invite the applicants who have passed the preliminary examination to sign up for the "Campus Day" and accept the interview and written examination.
2) Campus Day activities
Applicants who pass the preliminary examination will be invited to participate in the one-day "Campus Day" of Duke University in Kunshan. Through interview and written examination, students' comprehensive knowledge base, thinking ability, innovation potential, curiosity, team spirit, oral and written English expression ability are further assessed. At the same time, students and parents can have a more intuitive and in-depth understanding of the campus facilities, educational concepts and student services of Duke University in Kunshan through campus visits, team activities, simulated classes and sharing with students and parents. In addition, according to the relevant requirements of the Ministry of Education, in order to reflect the importance of sports quality as an important part of comprehensive quality, our school has specially added a sports test link in the "Campus Day Activities" (but it is not included in the admission assessment score), and candidates can complete any one of the four activities (including push-ups, flat support, skipping rope and shooting).
"Campus Day" will be arranged in batches on the weekends of March and early April, 20021(see table1for details), and English will be used throughout. The school will inform the applicant in advance of the specific time to participate in the activity. After the "Campus Day", the independent comprehensive evaluation of the undergraduate admission process was completed. The evaluation results will be notified to the applicants by e-mail in late April of 20021year, and the shortlist will be publicized on the school website in May, and submitted to the provincial (municipal) examination institutes for filing and publicity. Applicants who have entered the shortlist are eligible to fill in the volunteers of Kunshan Duke University's early admission batch after the college entrance examination.
3. Admission method comprehensively considers the applicant's college entrance examination score (weight 50%), the school's independent comprehensive evaluation (weight 40%, including the comprehensive evaluation of Slate's application for admission and supplementary materials, and the applicant's performance in "campus day activities") and the high school academic level test score (weight 10%), and selects the best candidates.
Duke University in Kunshan enrolls students in regular classes in advance. After publicity, the scores of the short-listed candidates who have no objection must reach the first batch of admission control scores of undergraduate courses in the province where they are located (the province where the undergraduate admission batches are merged is the special type admission control score line/the minimum admission control reference line for special type qualified candidates, and Zhejiang Province is the first score line). Volunteer to fill in the batch of colleges and universities that are included in the ordinary classes in the province, city and autonomous region, and operate according to the relevant local regulations. If the province where the short-listed candidates are located has the first choice of accepting batches in advance, please fill in Kunshan Duke University as the first choice; If the pre-admission batch of short-listed candidates is parallel volunteer, please fill in Duke University of Kunshan first. If you fail to be admitted to the school, it will not affect the admission of subsequent undergraduate candidates.
4. Tuition and scholarship policy 1)202 1 year Undergraduate tuition:170,000 yuan/year.
2) Scholarships:
The school will award scholarships of different amounts to applicants who have shown excellent quality in the comprehensive evaluation of admission applications.
Scholarships are divided into four grades:
Scholarship evaluation is divided into three stages:
1) According to the independent comprehensive evaluation results of the school, pre-evaluation scholarships will be issued, and the evaluation results will be notified at the end of April.
2) Grant college entrance examination scholarships to candidates who have achieved excellent results in the college entrance examination, and inform the evaluation results before volunteering in late June.
3) Award the comprehensive evaluation scholarship according to the students' comprehensive evaluation total score (that is, the total score under the 54 1 admission mode), and notify the evaluation result before volunteering.
The above three scholarships can be accumulated, but the total amount does not exceed the total tuition fee of four years (680,000 yuan), which is evenly distributed in four academic years for direct deduction of tuition fees. After students finish their studies in the second academic year, our school will evaluate the second scholarship for the award-winning students. At that time, students with an average GPA of not less than 3.0 (out of 4.0) can renew their scholarship qualifications.
All applicants will be automatically included in the evaluation scope of this scholarship, and there is no need to apply separately.
3) Scholarships:
For applicants who meet the admission requirements of the school, but their families can't afford the study and living expenses, on the premise that the applicant provides true and effective family economic information as required, the school will give different amounts of grants to eligible applicants according to the actual situation, with the maximum amount covering four years of full tuition fees, which will be evenly distributed within four academic years. Scholarships and grants can be accumulated, but the maximum subsidy amount is the total tuition fee of four years (680,000 yuan).
Applicants applying for funding need to indicate the application for funding in the corresponding position of Slate application. The Admissions Office will send the financial aid application form and submission method to the shortlisted applicants by email in late April of 20021year.
Applicants must submit the application form for financial aid and scanned copies of relevant auxiliary materials to China-finaid @ dukekunshan.edu.cn (China Admissions Office of Duke University in Kunshan) at the beginning of May, 20021to obtain the qualification for financial aid evaluation of Duke University in Kunshan.
Duke University in Kunshan is a Sino-foreign cooperative school. At present, Chinese-foreign cooperative education is generally divided into cooperative colleges and cooperative majors. This is a Chinese-foreign cooperative university established in full accordance with the new mechanism.
The advantage of Chinese-foreign cooperative universities is that their admission scores are relatively low, and they can enjoy foreign high-quality resources at home. It is convenient to go abroad for postgraduate study and further study. The academic qualifications obtained are also recognized by the international market. This is also the reason why many people like to study Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools at present.
Here I would also like to talk about the shortcomings of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools:
The first drawback is the high tuition.
The second is English teaching. Don't learn advice with poor English foundation.
Third, Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools is mainly aimed at international employment or studying abroad. If you don't have this plan, I suggest going to an ordinary domestic state-owned university. Because of the specialty of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools, it is more difficult to take the postgraduate entrance examination in China, because the professional textbooks are different. It is also difficult to apply for the recommendation of graduate students from domestic universities, without taking exams. This estimate has not been thought of by many people.
Regarding Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools, everyone must choose carefully. It should be considered from the perspective of family economic situation and future career development planning, rather than just focusing on the favorable conditions of low grades. I hope my answer is helpful to everyone.