On Dec. 20, 2019, a delegation led by Vice President Yossi Gal of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem visited Ocean University of China (OUC). Vice President Yan Ju received the guests.

On December 2, 2019, a delegation led by Prof. David Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia (UEA) visited Ocean University of China (OUC). President Yu Zhigang received the guests on Laoshan Campus.

From November 26 to 30, 2019, the 6th China-Japan Education Exchange Seminar was held in Osaka, Japan. More than 400 faculty members and students from 152 Chinese and Japanese universities participated in the event.

On November 14, 2019, Prof. Yu Zhigang, President of Ocean University of China (OUC), led a delegation to the University of Iceland (UI). The two sides discussed possibilities of cooperation and signed an MoU.Prof. Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of UI, briefly introduced the university, particularly its international cooperation with Chinese universities and research institutes, such as faculty exchanges and collaborative research projects with Tsinghua University and Peking University. The two s

On November 13, 2019, the awarding ceremony of the CIFST Science and Technology Innovation Award was held in Wuhan. Prof. Yi Huaxi from the College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China (OUC), won the Distinguished Junior Faculty Award. He is the first OUC faculty member and the only one in Shandong Province this year to win the award.Prof. Yi is dedicated to the RD of high-quality lactic acid bacteria (probiotics) breeding, metabolic regulation, active metabolites and funct

From Nov. 11 to 12, 2019, Prof. Yu Zhigang, President of Ocean University of China (OUC), led a delegation to the University of Bergen (UiB), to promote the cooperation between the two universities on the Sars-Fang Research Center for Marine Molecular Biology and China-Norway Marine University Alliance. Also in the delegation was Prof. Bao Zhenmin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of the College of Marine Life Sciences.Prof. Dag Rune Olsen, Rector of UiB, introduced the

On November 11, 2019, a delegation led by Prof. Alexander Sokolov, Rector of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). Dr. Tian Hui, Chairman of OUC University Council and Vice President Li Weiran received the guests.Dr. Tian Hui extended a warm welcome to the delegation. He said that OUC, as one of the A-category universities in China’s plan of building world-class universities, attaches great importance to international cooperation, having achieved remarkable pr

On November 6, 2019, Prof. Kirk R. Smith from the University of California, Berkeley and member of the US National Academy of Sciences, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). President Yu Zhigang received the guest.President Yu Zhigang briefly introduced the distinctive features and strengths of OUC. He said that in recent years, the university’s research in environmental and atmospheric sciences has been continuously strengthened, with fruitful results in international cooperation and academi

On November 6, 2019, the 8th International Oyster Symposium, co-sponsored by Ocean University of China (OUC) and World Oyster Society and co-organized by Rushan Municipal government and Chinese Society for Oceanology and Limnology, was held in Qingdao with the theme of Sustainable Development of the Oyster Industry and Protection of Germplasm Resources.Prof. Yu Zhigang, President of Ocean University of China, along with leaders and top experts from the field attended the opening ceremony and del

From October 31 to November 4, 2019, the final of the 15th International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) was held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The OUC-China team, consisted of 10 undergraduates from Ocean University of China (OUC), won the gold medal for the fourth consecutive year.Members of the team are from the College of Marine Life Sciences, the College of Fisheries and the School of Mathematical Sciences. With the support of the Research and Innovation Labora

On Oct. 12, the 6th “Mengfanji Cup” International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for College Students concluded in Guangzhou. The team of “PULULU Bubbling Water” led by students from Ocean University of China (OUC) came top as the “Best Entrepreneurship Team”

From October 30 to November 1, 2019, President Yu Zhigang of Ocean University of China (OUC), led a delegation to the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) of Thailand and signed a MoU with PSU, a new partner from an ASEAN country.

“Dong Fang Hong 3”, Ocean University of China’s new research vessel, has recently completed a scientific expedition about the Kuroshio Extension and returned. The research team deployed a large-scale observation buoy system, independently developed by China, in the Kuroshio Extension in the Northwestern Pacific.

On October 24, 2019, Prof. Nils Gunnar Kvamstø, Dean of Marine Sciences, Ms. Benedicte Løseth, Director of the Division of Research and Innovation, and Dr. Susanna Pakkasmaa, Coordinator for the Norwegian Marine University Consortium from the University of Bergen (UiB) visited Ocean University of China (OUC). OUC’s Vice President Li Huajun received the guests.Vice President Li said that the cooperation between the two universities has seen rapid progress, as the building of the Sars-Fang Researc