In June 1929, the Nanjing Nationalist Government took over the campus and property of the Private Qingdao University and Shandong Provincial University, and approved the establishment of National Qingdao University. In April 1930, Professor Yang Zhensheng, dean of the School of Humanities at Tsinghua University, was appointed president. Following the principles of academic freedom and inclusiveness, he widely recruited renowned scholars and academic professionals to teach at the university. At his suggestion, marine-related disciplines such as coastal biology, oceanography and meteorology were set up, and coastal biology became a priority discipline of the Biology Department. This laid the foundation for OUC’s distinctive strengths in marine disciplines.
Gate of National Qingdao University
