From October 23 to 24, the 2026 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research, and Application of the Ocean Industry (Qingdao) was held. The conference was co-hosted by the General Office of the Ministry of Education and the Shandong Provincial Department of Education and organized by Ocean University of China (OUC).Li Yan, Vice President of OUC, expressed the hope that participating experts would engage fully in exchanges and discussions, learn fro

On October 25, as Ocean University of China (OUC) celebrated its 102ndanniversary, its 2026 Alumni Homecoming was held at the Laoshan Campus. More than 800 alumni who entered OUC between 1963 and 2022, together with their family members, returned to campus to reminisce about their student days and celebrate their alma mater’s anniversary.Yu Zhigang, former President of OUC and President of the OUC Alumni Association, noted in his remarks that alumni are the university’s most valuable resource an

From October 19 to 22, academic events for Ocean University of China (OUC)’s 2026 Wang Meng Literature Week were held on the Laoshan Campus. Wang Meng, recipient of the national honorary title “People’s Artist” and former Minister of Culture; Shan Sanya, a senior journalist with Guangming Dailyand Wang Meng’s wife; Professor Wong Wai-leung of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his wife, Chen Jie; Wang Xuepeng, Vice President of OUC; and approximately 200 faculty members and students attende

On October 22, an opening-day screening of Chasing Waves, China’s first theatrical film portraying the life and spirit of marine scientist Wen Shengchang, was held in Qingdao. Li Ming, Chairman of the Ocean University of China (OUC) Council; OUC Vice Presidents Wang Houjie, Wang Xuepeng, and Li Yan; members of Wen Shengchang’s family; faculty and student representatives; and members of the film’s creative, publicity, and distribution teams attended the event. Together, they marked the film’s off

On October 22, the Blue Book of China’s Marine Economy (2026)(hereinafter “the Blue Book”) was officially released at the 2026 China Marine Economy Expo. Professor Ding Lili of the School of Economics at Ocean University of China (OUC), editor-in-chief of the Blue Book, presented the publication at the launch.At the launch, Professor Ding Lili introduced the background to the compilation of the Blue Book and highlighted its key features. Since the series was launched, OUC and the National Marine

On October 19, the opening ceremony for the 2026 International Marine Summer Camp on Marine Sustainable Development and Mutual Learning among Civilizations was held at the Yushan Campus of Ocean University of China (OUC). Nearly 50 faculty members and students from 12 universities and research institutions in 10 countries gathered at OUC to participate in activities focused on ocean exploration and cultural exchange.Wang Xuepeng, Vice President of OUC, noted in his remarks that marine sustainabl

From October 15 to 17, Li Ming, Chairman of the Ocean University of China (OUC) Council, led a delegation to Fuzhou to attend the World Maritime Equipment Conference 2026. He delivered remarks at “Green and Smart+: Innovation Report on Sustainable Marine Development,” one of the conference’s major events, and visited local universities and enterprises and met with alumni to advance cooperation between the university and Fuzhou.On October 16, the World Maritime Equipment Conference 2026 opened in

On October 13, Ocean University of China (OUC) held its Third “Frontiers Future” Postdoctoral Academic Festival, together with a series of academic events marking the 80thanniversary of the establishment of its oceanography, fisheries, and geology disciplines, at the Frontier Lecture Hall in the Marine Science and Technology Building. The festival, themed “Eight Decades of Ocean Endeavor, Innovating for the Future,” was jointly hosted by the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres

On October 11, the United Nations (UN) “Ocean Decade on Campus” event was held at Ocean University of China (OUC). University leaders, guests from partner organizations, business representatives, and faculty and student representatives attended the event.Zhang Junfeng, President of OUC, welcomed the guests on behalf of the university. He noted that, while continuously advancing marine talent development and marine science and technology, OUC also places great emphasis on ocean literacy education

On September 29, the launch meeting and first working meeting of the China Agriculture Research System (CARS) for Specialty Aquatic Products (hereinafter referred to as “the System”) were held in Qingdao. The event was organized by Academician Xue Changhu, chief scientist of the System, to convey the guiding principles set out at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs meeting on advancing the development of the CARS during the 15thFive-Year Plan period, introduce the development of the Sy

On September 29, the 40thanniversary celebration of the College of Management at Ocean University of China (OUC) and the Symposium on Frontiers of Management Research in the New Era were held. Zhang Junfeng, President of OUC, attended the event and delivered remarks. Experts and scholars from universities across China, business representatives, alumni, faculty, students, and retired faculty attended the events.On behalf of the university, President Zhang Junfeng extended his congratulations to a

On October 4, the 20thAsian Games concluded with a closing ceremony at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan. The Chinese sports delegation topped the Asian Games gold medal table for the 12thconsecutive edition, winning 169 gold, 89 silver, and 83 bronze medals. Its gold-medal tally marked a record high for China at an overseas edition of the Games. Ocean University of China (OUC) athletes competed with determination and delivered excellent performances, winning five gold and four s

On September 24, an Honorary Professorship Conferment Ceremony was held at Ocean University of China (OUC). Wang Houjie, Vice President of OUC, presented Professor Deborah Greaves, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a professor at the University of Oxford, with a certificate of appointment as an honorary professor.In his remarks, Vice President Wang Houjie expressed his gratitude to Professor Greaves for accepting the honorary professorship at OUC. He noted that offshore renewable

From September 19 to 20, the 2026 Forum on Frontiers in Physical Oceanography was held in Qingdao. The forum was hosted by the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China (OUC), and co-organized by the State Key Laboratory of Ocean Dynamics-Physical Environment and Intelligent Sensing, the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, and the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System. Professor Wu Lixin, Academician of the