Duke University has entered into two new partnerships in China with the aim of significantly increasing its presence in the country. Duke University campus is planned to be set up in the city of Kunshan (Kunshan is one of the fastest-growing economies in China)
Duke's Fuqua School of Business will lead the first phase of the partnership, which will focus on executive MBA and non-degree executive education programs, a pre-experience management training master's degree, training of Ph.D. students and the recruitment of top faculty. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of the leading universities in China is Duke's educational partner in this venture.
Campus Info: The campus will encompass 200 acres with classroom and meeting space, faculty offices, conference center space, an incubator building offering wet and dry laboratory space and faculty office space, and lodging for students, faculty and staff. Construction of the buildings will begin immediately and is expected to be complete in 2011.
An agreement has also been formulated between Fuqua and Shanghai Jiao Tong's Antai College of Economics and Management. The schools will partner to train Ph.D. students and seek to develop executive MBA and Master of Management Studies programs based in China.
Quick Facts: More than 600 Chinese students are currently enrolled at Duke.
To see Duke's Global presence, visit http://global.duke.edu