Duke Kunshan University, a joint venture between Duke University in the US and China’s Wuhan University, has started to enroll its first class of undergraduate students. The university — based in Kunshan, Jiangsu province — will launch its inaugural bachelor’s degree program in August, according to Li Hui, assistant to the university’s president, Liu Jingnan. She said Duke Kunshan plans to enroll 175 students from 15 provincial areas, including Beijing and Shanghai, “with the total number including international students reaching 225”. “Studying at Duke Kunshan will be much like doing so overseas. After spending years studying overseas, students may find it hard to stay there after graduation or find it hard to adapt to the rapid developments in their homeland.