About OUC

Ocean University of China (formerly OceanUniversity of Qingdao) is a comprehensive university under the directjurisdiction of the State Ministry of Education, offering courseworks in thefields of Economics, Liberal Arts, Medical Sciences (Pharmaceuticals),Management, Law, Sciences, Engineering and Agronomy.

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The history of OUC can be traced back to1924, when it was set up as the private Qingdao University. In 1959, it grewout of Shandong College of Oceanography and became one of the 13"key" comprehensive universities in China in October 1960. In 1988,Shandong College of Oceanography was renamed for Ocean University of Qingdaowith Chairman Deng Xiaoping's calligraphy for it. In 2002, the university wasrenamed for Ocean University of China.

OUC has three campuses, Yushan campus,Fushan (Maidao) campus and Laoshan campus, respectively located in the city'sdowntown section and eastern hi-tech area. OUC consists of 22 colleges anddepartments that offer 131 programs conferring Master's degrees, 44 programsconferring Doctoral degrees and 7 programs for Postdoctoral research. There areover 20,000 registered students at OUC, including 4,500 Master's and Doctoralstudents and over 500 international students.

Among the 2,300 faculty members there aremany nationally and internationally recognized experts and scholars, 8academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 5 academicians of ChineseAcademy of Engineering. Student orientation is the education philosophy of OUC,stressing the cultivation of the students' personalities and the development oftheir special skills and interests.

One of the major activities of OUC has beenits extensive participation in international academic exchanges. Since 1950sOUC has begun to accept international students, and now has developed closecooperative relations with over 30 universities. It is also one of theuniversities that receive scholarship support for international students fromthe Chinese government.

The International Education Center (IEC) ofOUC, staffed with over 20 members and facilitated with cars, buses andinternational students' houses, provides assistance with application,enrollment procedure, accommodation, social activities and trips, peer supportsand other administrative affairs. The IEC warmly welcomes students from allover the world to come for study or for a visit.