On April 14, a delegation led by Professor Philippe Dépincé, Director of Polytech Nantes, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). Professor Fan Qiwei, Vice President of OUC, met with the guests, and the two sides held discussions on deepening cooperation. Vice President Fan Qiwei noted that cooperation between OUC and Polytech Nantes has spanned more than a decade, fostering a strong friendship between the two institutions. Since the signing of the cooperation agreement and the establishment of

On April 14, the China–Vietnam Forum on Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation was held in Beijing. To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam,attended the forum and delivered a policy speech. Yin Li, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, addressed the forum. Professor Liu Yong, Vice President of Ocean Univers

On April 8, a delegation led by Ms. Lori Hocking, Pro Vice Chancellor of Adelaide University, visited Ocean University of China (OUC). Professor Liu Yong, Vice President of OUC, met with the guests, and the two sides held discussions on deepening strategic cooperation.Vice President Liu Yong welcomed Pro Vice Chancellor Lori Hocking and her delegation, and reviewed the long-standing exchanges and fruitful cooperation between the two universities. He noted that over the past six years, Haide Coll

From March 17 to 20, the First FAO-CFA Joint International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture, jointly organized by the China Fisheries Association (CFA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province.

On March 12, Clarivate released the latest ESI (Essential Science Indicators) data, covering the period from January 2015 to December 2025. Ocean University of China (OUC)’s Engineering entered the top 1‰ of the ESI global rankings for the first time, becoming the third discipline at OUC to rank among the top 1‰ worldwide. This reflects the continued improvement in OUC’s disciplinary strength and international academic influence.As of now, three disciplines at OUC, namely Plant Animal Science,

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