On December 27, 2024, the research team led by Professor Gao Huiwang from the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, published their research paper titled Mitigating climate change and ozone pollution will improve Chinese food security in the internationally renowned journal One Earth. Based on an improved dynamical downscaling method, this study applied global models to provide boundary fields that drive regional models, and conducted numerical simulations under

Recently, the interdisciplinary research team on second language acquisition led by Professor Yang Lianrui from the College of Foreign Languages, published a research paper, titled The Influence of Pragmatic Competence and Working Memory on Pragmatic Alignment in L2, in Foreign Language Teaching and Research, the sole authoritative journal in the field of foreign languages in China. To uncover the laws governing the development of second language (L2) pragmatic competence, this study focused on

On January 7, the China Association of Oceanic Engineering held the 2024 Ocean Engineering Science and Technology award ceremony in Beihai, Guangxi Province. As the leading institution, OUC received 2 first prizes and 3 second prizes, ranking first nationwide among all award-winning institutions and setting a new record for the university. OUC also participated in 6 additional award-winning projects.Projects titled “Key Technologies and Applications for Ensuring Environmental Conditions in Coast

On December 4, Prof. Vanessa Potter, Global Vice President of the University of Essex, led a delegation to OUC. Vice President Fan Qiwei met with the guests.

From November 17 to 24, President Zhang Junfeng led a delegation to the University of Arizona (UoA), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to promote exchanges and cooperation with these institutions.

The Blue Book on Blue Carbon in China 2024 - the country's first publication of its kind - is officially released in Qingdao, Shandong province on Nov 17.

From November 4 to 7, the Graduate School, in collaboration with relevant colleges, organized the international evaluation on OUC’s degree programs in marine science and fisheries. Two groups of foreign experts, mainly from European and American universities, and relevant international organizations, were invited to carry out the evaluation.President Zhang Junfeng, Vice President Liu Yong, Vice President Wang Houjie, and Assistant President Li Yan attended the evaluation.On Nov.4 and Nov.6, the

On November 7, the 2024 OUC International Cultural Festival was held. Faculty and students from over 60 countries and regions gathered for a global feast of culture and cuisine. Vice President Liu Yong joined students to celebrate the festival.The festival featured the “Global Food Exhibition” and the “International Cultural Performance”. The exhibition displayed 30 special stalls, where students from around the world presented their national delicacies and traditional attire. Students from vari

From October 26 to 27, the 4th Forum on Education Policy from a Global Perspective, organized by Ocean University of China (OUC), was held in Qingdao under the theme “Education Policy, Education Governance, and New Quality Productive Forces”.

From October 23 to 24, the 13th China-Russia Arctic Forum, co-organized by Ocean University of China (OUC) and St. Petersburg State University, was held in Qingdao.

From October 20 to 26, the 2024 Sino-French Engineering Education Forum and International Conference on Intelligent Data Analytics and Sustainable Systems, hosted by Ocean University of China (OUC), was held in Qingdao. Antoine GOULLET, Vice President of the University of Nantes, Philippe Dépincé, Director of Polytech Nantes, Liu Yong, Vice President of OUC, and Li Yan, Assistant President of OUC, attended the conference.On behalf of OUC, Liu Yong extended a warm welcome to all the attendees. He

From October 25 to 27, in celebration of OUC’s 100th anniversary, the 10th Symposium on Bio-Organic Geochemistry, co-organized by OUC, was held in Qingdao. Prof. Wu Lixin, Director of Laoshan Laboratory and Vice President of OUC; Academician Dai Minhan from Xiamen University; and Academician Xie Shucheng from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), attended the opening ceremony. Wang Houjie, Vice President of OUC, presided over the opening ceremony.In his address, Academician Wu Lixin noted tha

From October 23 to 26, the EcoEnergy International Academic Conference on Green Energy and Sustainable Development 2024 was held in Qingdao. The conference was co-organized by Ocean University of China (OUC), Wiley, and EcoEnergy. Yang Maochun, Vice Chair of the OUC Council, attended the conference.Yang Maochun highlighted that the conference, in celebration of OUC’s centenary, focused on key technological challenges in developing a high-quality, efficient, sustainable, and ecologically balanced

The International Symposium on Polar Ocean and Global Change (iSPOGOC2024) was held in Qingdao. The Symposium was a highlight academic event in celebration of OUC’s 100th anniversary and the Polar Week of OUC. Over 180 researchers gathered to discuss the frontier academic issues.In the opening ceremony, Prof. Liu Yong, Vice President of OUC, extended a warm welcome to all the participants, and reviewed the century-long history of OUC and the 40-year development history of polar expeditions. He h