From October 12 to 13, Prof. Yu Zhigang, President of OUC, visited Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa, together with representatives from OUC’s Division of Science and Technology, Social Science Administration Office, and International Office. Prof. Sibongile Muthwa, President of NMU, and Prof. Azwindini Mungwakhe, Vice President of NMU, met with the delegation.

From September 24 to 30, Prof. Tian Hui, Chairman of the University Council, led a delegation to the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Polytech Nantes, Polytech Nice Sophia, and the Institut de France, to promote in-depth cooperation with these institutions.During its visit to the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, the delegation held talks with Prof. Gerrit Lohmann and other leaders and experts, and signed an MoU with the center. Prof. Tian Hui emphasizes that the two

On September 26th, David Lewis, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology of the University of Adelaide, and Prof. Qiao Shizhang and Prof. Guo Zaiping, academicians of the Australian Academy of Science, visited Ocean University of China. President Yu Zhigang met with the guests and the two sides exchanged ideas on deepening cooperation.President Yu Zhigang briefly reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between the two universities, and congratulated Prof. Qiao Shizha

On September 20th, Prof. Richard A. Williams, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, led a delegation to Ocean University of China. President Yu Zhigang and Vice President Liu Yong met with the guests and held discussions about deepening cooperation between the two universities.President Yu Zhigang briefly reviewed the friendly exchanges between Heriot-Watt University and OUC. He spoke highly of the fruitful achievements in the Sino-foreign cooperative education program in

From September 11th to 14th, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the inauguration of Prof. David Maguire, UEA’s new president, Prof. Gao Huiwang, Director of the Sino-British Joint Research Center and Dean of Chongben Honors College at Ocean University of China, led a delegation to UEA.

From September 3 to 9, 2023, Prof. Li Qi, Director of Research Center for Shandong-ASEAN Exchanges and Cooperation and Dean of the College of Fisheries of Ocean University of China, and Prof. Li Jingyu, Deputy Director of the Center, visited partner universities and enterprises in Vietnam and Thailand.

On September 3, Joseph Andall, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development of Grenada, led a delegation to Ocean University of China.

On August 30, a ceremony was held on Yushan campus to appoint Academician David J. Craik, an outstanding professor at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland, and a fellow of the Royal Society and the Australian Academy of Sciences, as an honorary professor of OUC.

On July 3, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Rob Wilson of the University of Tasmania led a delegation to Ocean University of China (OUC). Vice President Liu Yong met with the guests and held discussions on deepening cooperation between the two universities.

On July 1, Rector Anatoly Nikolaev of North-Eastern Federal University led a delegation to Ocean University of China (OUC). President Yu Zhigang met with the guests and held discussions on deepening cooperation between the two universities.

On July 1, Prof. Kouadio Affian, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States (IOCAfrica), and Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos, Chairman of International Cooperation of the European Aquaculture Technology Innovation Platform (EATIP), visited OUC. Vice President Liu Yong met with the guests.

On June 29th, Ambassador Peter Thomson, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, visited Ocean University of China, where he was received by President Yu Zhigang and Vice President Liu Yong.

On June 28, in the 2022 Journal Citation ReportTM (JCRTM) released by the internationally authoritative organization Clarivate Analytics, two English SCIE journals of Ocean University of China have achieved excellent results once again, with significant increases in their impact factors and percentile rankings within their respective disciplines.The Journal of Ocean University of China (JOUC) achieved an impact factor (IF) of 1.6, reaching a new high and experiencing a 35.7% increase compared to

On June 12th, Dr. Liesl Folks, Senior Vice President and Provost of the University of Arizona (UA) led a delegation to OUC.