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

On September 20, a delegation from James Cook University (JCU) led by Deputy Vice Chancellor Marcus Lane visited Ocean University of China(OUC). OUC’s Vice President Yan Ju received the guests on Laoshan campus.

On September 19, a delegation from Kasetsart University (KU) led by Vice President Chatchapol Chungchoo visited Ocean University of China (OUC). OUC’s Vice President Li Huajun received the guests on Laoshan campus, and the two sides engaged in discussions about cooperation in engineering and material sciences.

On September 9, Professor Jerzy Piotr Gwizdala, Rector of the University of Gdańsk (UG), visited Ocean University of China (OUC). OUC’s President Yu Zhigang received the guests on Laoshan Campus.President Yu reviewed his visit to UG last year and the cooperation progress between the two sides since then. He said that the University of Gdańsk is a comprehensive university with ocean sciences as its strength. The two universities share similar advantages and have broad prospects for cooperation in

On September 4, a delegation from Oklahoma State University (OSU) led by President Burns Hargis visited Ocean University of China (OUC). OUC’s President Yu Zhigang received the guests on Laoshan Campus.President Yu pointed out that the two universities have been discussing opportunities of cooperation in liberal arts. Further possibilities of cooperation could be explored in areas of engineering and ocean sciences.President Burns Hargis briefly introduced the history and current situation of Okl

On August 28, 2019, a delegation led by Jacques Rougerie, member of the French Academy of Fine Arts, and Didier BERNHEIM, corresponding member of the academy, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). President Yu Zhigang and Assistant President Yu Li, who is in charge of the construction of OUC’s new campus in the West Coast New Area, received the guests.President Yu Zhigang expressed his expectation that Academician Jacques Rougerie and his team could participate in the planning and design of O

On August 4, 2019, a delegation from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) led by Vice Chancellor Noraieni and Professor Yeong Yik Sung of the Institute of Marine Biotechnology visited Ocean University of China (OUC).

On July 1, 2019, a delegation from the University of Arizona (UA) led by President Robert Robbins, Vice Provost Brent White and Vice President Shane C. Burgess visited Ocean University of China (OUC).

On June 29, 2019, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Iain Watt of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) led a delegation to Ocean University of China (OUC) for a second time this year following his previous visit in May.

On June 19, 2019, the delegation of Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) led by Rector Valeriy Mikheev visited Ocean University of China (OUC). OUC’s President Yu Zhigang received the guests on Laoshan Campus. The two sides engaged in discussions about cooperation on research and education in marine, atmospheric and polar sciences before signing a cooperation agreement.After extending his warm welcome to the delegation, President Yu said that OUC, a comprehensive university featur