Campus Life
Accommodations
Throughout the program, students will live in on-campus residence hall. The specific allocation will be determined based on the current year’s programs.
Student Residence Hall (SRH)
- 4 students live in every suite, accessible with your room card.
- There are 2 bathrooms with a shower in each suite.
- Beds are 2 m x 0.97 m
- Closet space is available for each resident.
- The AC system is not centralized and operates each room separately from your neighbors.
- The laundry room is on the first floor in the corner near the field and the Service Building (5 RMB/load)
Graduate Student Residence Hall (GA)
- 4 students live in every apartment, 1 in each of the 4 internal Single rooms, accessible with your room card.
- Each single room is furnished with a 2 m x 0.97 m bed, desk, file pedestal, desk chair, lamp, and wardrobe.
- The AC system is not centralized and operates each room separately from your neighbors.
- There 2 toilets and 2 showers in each apartment. Students are responsible for cleaning these spaces.
- There is a kitchen with a sink, induction burners, and refrigerator in each apartment.
- There is a living room with a TV, TV stand, couch, living room chair, tea table, lamp, dining table, and dining chairs in each apartment.
- The laundry room is on the first floor.
Food and Beverage
Throughout the program, students can use their conference cards for on-campus dining. Before the program begins, we will preload the cards with a set amount of money for use. These are temporary cards that cannot be reloaded or cashed out by students. All cards will be collected once the program has been completed. Lost cards must be reimbursed for their full value.
The cafeteria is located in the Community Center West (CCTW) and has three floors with a variety of cuisines to choose from.
- First Floor Restaurant: Salad&Go, Noodle Bar(Malatang), Pangleshu, The Rolling Pin.
- Second Floor Restaurant: Taste of The Occident, Teppanyaki, Harbour Deli, Salad Bar, Halal Restaurant.
- Third Floor Restaurant: Weigh-and-Pay, WOK Work, Pop-up
Maps & Directions
Getting to Duke Kunshan
The closest airports to our campus are in Shanghai and Wuxi, while daily high-speed rail services stop at Kunshan South Railway Station. The city also has a comprehensive public transportation network including buses, taxis and shared bicycles.
BY AIR
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is 60 kilometers from DKU
Travel on Shanghai Metro Line 2 or 10 to Hongqiao Railway Station. From here, take a 20-minute high-speed train to Kunshan South Railway Station. A taxi or public bus (No. 22 or 31) will take you to DKU.
Estimated travel time: 1.5 hours
Estimated cost: RMB 30
Take a taxi from the airport to DKU.
Estimated travel time: 1.5 to 2 hours
Estimated cost: RMB 200
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is 125 kilometers from DKU
Follow the signs to Hongqiao Railway Station and take a 20-minute high-speed train to Kunshan South Railway Station. From here, take a taxi or public bus (Nos. 22 or 31) to DKU.
Estimated travel time: 2 – 3 hours
Estimated cost: RMB 60 – 80
Take a taxi from the airport to DKU.
Estimated travel time: 2 hours (subject to traffic)
Estimated cost: RMB 200-300
Wuxi Shuofang Airport (WUX) is 62 kilometers from DKU
Take a taxi to Wuxi New District Railway Station and take a 30-minute high-speed train to Kunshan South Railway Station. From there, take a taxi or a public bus (Nos. 22 or 31) to DKU.
Estimated travel time: 1.5 to 2 hours
Estimated cost: RMB 80 -150
Take a taxi from the airport to Duke Kunshan.
Estimated travel time: 1.5 hours
Estimated cost: RMB 150
BY TRAIN
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is 60 kilometers from DKU
Taxi
Estimated travel time: 1 hour
Estimated cost: RMB 150
High-speed rail and public transportation
Estimated travel time: 1.5 – 2 hours
Estimated cost: RMB 35
