Duke Kunshan University, China Campus, Marks Government Approval, Announces Next Steps

By William McGuinness. Duke University is moving to close the deal on a campus in China after celebrating preliminary approval from the Chinese government last month. Provost Peter Lange said Duke will submit its final plan for a campus on the outskirts of Shanghai to China's education ministry by its deadline in April 2013.
Named Duke Kunshan University, the proposed campus is a collaboration between Duke University in Durham, N.C., Wuhan University and the city of Kunshan. The New York Times reports a Dec. 19 ceremony marked preliminary approval of Duke's Kunshan campus, which was initially awarded in August. Classes are expected to start there in the 2013-2014 academic year. Read more...