From March 11 to 15, the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva was held. The project “In-situ monitoring technology and equipment for environmental impact of deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining”, led by Professor Jia Yonggang of Ocean University of China (OUC), won a Gold Medal at the Exhibition, demonstrating China’s innovative strength in technologies for monitoring the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining.

Recently, the Secretariat of the International Antarctic Institute (IAI), assumed by Ocean University of China (OUC), was officially launched. This marks the first time that a Chinese university has taken on the operational responsibilities of a core institution within an international polar science and education network, highlighting OUC’s prominent role in international cooperation in polar education and research. Professor Wang Houjie, Vice President of OUC, led a delegation to attend the lau

From February 23 to 27, Professor Wang Houjie, Vice President of Ocean University of China (OUC), led a delegation to Monaco and the United Kingdom. During the visit, the delegation attended the third edition of the Monaco Polar Symposium, inaugurated the Secretariat of the International Antarctic Institute, participated in a series of events at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026, and visited Heriot-Watt University, a partner institution of OUC.

On February 12, the results of the 2025 Top Ten Scientific and Technological Advances in Oceanography and Limnology in China were announced. The achievement “Responses of the Ocean–Atmosphere Circulation System to Rapid Upper-Ocean Warming in a Warming Climate”, with Professor Chen Zhaohui of the MOE Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography at Ocean University of China (OUC) as the first contributor, was selected for the list. This marks the twelfth consecutive year that OUC has had research achi

From January 12 to 25, Ocean University of China (OUC) hosted the 2026 International Youth Scholar Exchange Camp on Marine Environmental Sciences in Qingdao. The camp was jointly organized by OUC’s College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chongben Honors College, and the School of International Education, and was supported by the International Summer School Program of the Chinese Government Scholarship under the China Scholarship Council. The event aimed to build a high-level internatio

On January 26, the release conference for theBlue Book of Arctic Region: Report on Arctic Region Development (2024-2025) and the seminar on “Arctic Governance amid Great Changes” were held in Qingdao. This volume is the eleventh in the annual report series edited by Professor Liu Huirong since 2014. Bringing together interdisciplinary research efforts, this research achievement combines academic depth with policy relevance. Focusing on annual hot issues in the Arctic, as well as issues related t

On December 13, the Ocean, Medicine, Synthesis–International Forum on Frontier Interdisciplinary Science was held in Qingdao.

From December 11 to 12, Ocean University of China (OUC) successfully held the First International Young Scholars Xingyuan Forum.

On December 8, Nature released its 2025 “Nature’s 10: Ten people who helped shape science in 2025” list. Du Mengran, a researcher at the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IDSSE), and an alumna of Ocean University of China (OUC), was named to the list. The other scientist from China on this year’s list is Liang Wenfeng, founder of the Chinese AI company DeepSeek.Du Mengran enrolled in the Chemistry major at the OUC College of Chemistry and Chemical Engine

On November 29, OUC’s Xingyuan College celebrated its 10th anniversary.On behalf of the university, Professor Zhang Junfeng, President of OUC, extended a warm welcome to all guests, expressed his sincere thanks to friends from all sectors for their support of the development of Xingyuan College, and sent his best wishes to all faculty, students, and alumni of the college. He noted that OUC has thoroughly implemented the guiding principles in President Xi Jinping’s important reply letter, advance

On November 29, the final of the Blue Dream International Youth Innovation Contest was held at Ocean University of China (OUC). The contest was jointly hosted by the Chinese Society of Biotechnology (CSBT) and OUC, co-organized by Haide College and the Marine Biotechnology Professional Committee of CSBT.Professor Wang Xuepeng, Vice President of OUC, reviewed the university’s century-long history and noted that OUC has remained committed to its aim of imparting expert knowledge and cultivating ta

On November 19, a delegation from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, led by Vice Chancellor Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). President Zhang Junfeng met with the guests at Laoshan Campus, and Vice President Liu Yong engaged in open discussions with the delegation.

On October 27, a delegation from Venezuela, led by Mr. José Gregorio Briceño, Deputy Minister of Fishery and Aquaculture Processing and Distribution, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). Vice President Wang Houjie met with the delegation, and the two sides held discussions on exchanges and cooperation in scientific research.

On October 22, Professor Randy Schekman—Nobel Laureate, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley—visited Ocean University of China (OUC).