Social Innovation Foundations

PROGRAM DATES

July 26 - 31, 2026

TUITION

18,500 RMB /
2,950 USD

WHO CAN APPLY

High School Students

LANGUAGE

English

Program Highlights

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the current global challenges in the fields of environment, health, technology, human behavior, and media. Develop an awareness of the interconnectivity between various social, economic, and political factors that contribute to these challenges.

Acquire a foundational understanding of design thinking methodology and its application in problem-solving. Apply design thinking stages – empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test – to develop creative solutions to identified problems.

Strengthen collaborative and team-working skills by working with peers from diverse backgrounds on a common project.

Develop the capacity to innovate and prototype potential solutions to chosen issues within the constraints of time and resources.

Enhance abilities to articulate ideas clearly and persuasively in both written and oral forms.

Reflect on personal values, ethics, and the role of an individual in contributing to societal change.

Program Instructors

Liqi Ren Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer of Innovation and Design
Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Division of Social Sciences

Claudia Nisa

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science
Division of Social Sciences

Daniel Weissglass

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Division of Arts and Humanities

Jan Hua-Henning

Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Division of Arts and Humanities

Fan Liang

Assistant Professor of Media
Division of Social Sciences

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CONTACT

Harper Chen

Email: zhengyang.chen@dukekunshan.edu.cn
TEL: (0512)36658718