Dalian Ocean University is the only multidisciplinary higher education institution in northern China specializing in marine and fisheries sciences.
Located in the beautiful coastal city of Dalian, the university comprises three campuses. It covers a total land area of 665,700 square meters, with a total floor area of 449,200 square meters, and possesses 4.358 million square meters of sea area dedicated to teaching and research activities. The university consists of 16 schools and departments, as well as 8 industrial research institutes. It currently has approximately 20,000 enrolled students.
Dalian Ocean University currently offers 12 first-level master’s degree disciplines, 7 categories of professional master’s degree programs, and 41 undergraduate majors open for enrollment. Its fisheries discipline has been selected for Liaoning Province’s “Domestic First-Class Discipline” development initiative and has consistently ranked among the top in China in the first five rounds of discipline evaluations conducted by the Ministry of Education. In addition, two disciplines — Plant and Animal Science, and Environmental Science and Ecology — have entered the top 1% of the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) global rankings. The university has established 34 scientific research platforms and 17 scientific and technological innovation teams at the provincial/ministerial level or above.
Dalian Ocean University is committed to strategically organized scientific research and continuously strengthens original and pioneering research in marine science and technology. The university has produced a series of high-level scientific and technological achievements in areas such as the creation of improved aquatic breeds, healthy aquaculture, marine biological immunity and disease prevention and control, marine ranch construction, marine fishery equipment, fishery safety production, and maritime law enforcement and supervision. The university has established scientific and technological cooperation with enterprises throughout China. The Journal of Dalian Ocean University sponsored by the university is recognized as both a Chinese Core Journal and a China Science and Technology Core Journal, and has repeatedly received honors such as “Top 100 Science and Technology Journals of Chinese Universities” and “Outstanding Science and Technology Journal”.
Dalian Ocean University remains committed to an open approach to education. Leveraging its disciplinary strengths and geographical advantages, while placing strong emphasis on organized international exchange and cooperation with world-class universities and research institutions. The university has signed framework agreements and established long-term cooperative relationships with 74 universities and research institutions across 22 countries and regions, and is fully qualified to enroll and educate international students. It has been approved by the Ministry of Education to conduct Sino-foreign joint postgraduate training programs, and jointly operates an international cooperative education program with Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand. In addition, the university is the only partner institution in China for the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme (UNU–FTP) in Iceland.
Dalian Ocean University remains committed to serving regional industries and has comprehensively established an integrated service system for characteristic fisheries industries and a technological support system for the modern marine industry. In recent years, the university has launched and implemented the “Blue Ocean Action” series of branded initiatives for the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, contributing to the improvement of quality and efficiency in marine industry. The university has undertaken special commissioned projects from provincial/ministerial level marine and fisheries authorities, including legislative revisions, development planning, and standards formulation, thereby playing an important role in marine development and fisheries policy consultation. The university is the only higher education institution in northern China qualified to provide training for both merchant marine crews and fishing vessel crews.
Dalian Ocean University remains committed to fostering students through culture, while inheriting and promoting the “Spirit of Water”. The university has carefully cultivated campus cultural brands such as the “Blue Forum” and the “Ocean Carnival”. It also regularly organizes “Campus Open Day” - the “Ocean Around Me” - educational research and practice activities. The university is also the only university in Dalian selected for Liaoning Province’s high-quality educational study tour routes.
Standing at a new historical starting point, Dalian Ocean University will accelerate its progress toward becoming a high-level ocean university, striving to assume greater responsibilities and deliver greater contributions to the development of marine modernization.
University Address:
No. 52 Heishijiao Street, Shahekou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province
Website: https://www.dlou.edu.cn