The WHU-Duke Research Institute provides a research and collaboration platform for faculty and students from WHU, DUKE, DKU and other universities and research institutions across the world. Researchers from various backgrounds and areas will collaborate in research activities of common interests at the WHU-Duke Research Institute. Having researchers come together and pursue academic excellence at DKU, the institute fulfills its mission by facilitating research innovation in the academic arena and supporting social and economic growth in the Kunshan City, Yangtze River Delta region and beyond.