A signing ceremony of the MoU for Cooperation between Ocean University of China (OUC) and the Jenderal Soedirman University (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, UNSOED) was held at UNSOED, Indonesia on April 25th, 2016. Dr. Achmad Iqbal, the rector of UNSOED, welcomed a small delegation from OUC.

Prof. Tang Qunwei, a research fellow with the Institute of Material Science and Engineering of Ocean University of China (OUC) published as the first author a research paper introducing in details an innovative solar panel technology that could turn raindrops into electric power.

Prof. Li Weiran, Vice President of Ocean University of China (OUC), met with Prof. Mario Giordano, Vice Rector of Università Politecnica delle Marche on April 14th, 2016 at Yushan campus. The Italian visitor came to seek opportunities of cooperation.

Prof. Li Huajun, Vice President of the Ocean University of China (OUC) welcomed a group of visiting guests from Oldenburg, including Mr. Jurgen Krogmann, Mayor of Oldenburg, and Prof. Michael Piper, Rector of University of Oldenburg, on April 8th, 2016.

LI Qian, a member of the boxing team at Ocean University of China, defeated the Kazakhstan champion player when she was representing China at the final of 2016 Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers and won the Women's 75kg title, qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Prof. Li Weiran, Vice President of the Ocean University of China (OUC), attended the inaugural meeting of the Alliance for Marine Courses at Marine-related Universities hosted by OUC and co-sponsored by Beijing Shiji Chaoxing Information Technology Development Co., Ltd (Chaoxing Group) on March 31, 2016 in Qingdao.

Prof. Li Weiran, Vice President of the Ocean University of China (OUC), met with Dr. Jane Lubchenco, former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrator, U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean on March 23, 2016, at Laoshan campus to discuss issues concerning cooperation and exchanges in marine-related fields.

Ms Yang Wenlu won the gold medal in the women’s 64kg final at the World Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 27th, 2016. A student of Ocean University of China (OUC), the gold-medalist is also an athlete of the OUC boxing team. She was representing China in this competition.

Professor Wu Lixin, vice president of Ocean University of China (OUC), who also serves as the head of National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, visited Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on February 18th, 2016.

CovadongaBetegon,vicepresidentofUniversityofOviedocametovisitOUC(OceanUniversityofChina)onFebruary2,2016,afterherfirstvisittotheuniversityonDecember10,2015,topromotepartnership,studentexchangeandSpanishprograms.BothpartiesdiscusseddetailsconcerningtheCenterforSpanishLanguageandCulturehereatOUC,whichwasscheduledtobelaunchedinApril,2016.ThecenterwillnotonlyprovideSpanishprogramsatOUC,butalsofacilitateotheracademicactivitiesatbothinstitutions.TranslatedbyBarryYUProofreadbyWilliamZOU

Prof. Wu Lixin, vice president of Ocean University of China (OUC), met with Dr. Donald Anderson and Dr. Yang Jiayan, both of whom are scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), on Jan. 12, 2016 at OUC’s Laoshan campus.

AmajornationalRDprojectonscientificequipmentproposedbyProf.WULixin,director,KeyLaboratoryofPhysicalOceanography,MOE,attheOceanUniversityofChina(OUC),andhisteamhasbeenrecentlyapprovedbytheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(NSFC).The5-yearproject,DeepOceanSmartFloat,willbegranted82millionRMB.ItisthefirsttimethatOUChasbeenfundedbytheNSFCEquipmentRDProgram.AndDeepOceanSmartFloatisthefirststate-levelprojectforequipmentRDinmarinesciences.In2015,60projectshaveappliedandonlytheTOP5areapprovedaftert

Ocean University of China (OUC)was delighted to meet with the delegation of Texas A& M University (TAMU)at the Laoshan Campus on Dec. 9, 2015. Prof. LI Huajun, Vice President of OUC for International Relations welcomed Dr. Randy Kluver, Head of Department of Communication & Director of Confucius Institute and Robert Shandley, Head of Department of International Studiesat TAMU.

Ocean University of China (OUC) hosted the 3rd OUC-UEA Symposium on Marine Biogeochemical Processes and Air-Sea Interaction at Laoshan Campus from Dec. 2 to Dec.3, 2015.