Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Location
3 Structure
3.1 Colleges
3.2 Programs
3.3 Facilities and research
3.4 International cooperation
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
Shortly after China recovered sovereignty over Shandong, the university was set up in 1924 as the Private Qingdao University (私立青岛大学). This new higher learning institute was located at the site of the former German Bismarck Barracks and was mostly financed by wealthy donors. Success was only short-lived though, as the Republic of China was ravaged by internal strife that had a disrupting effect on the university too. Under the warlord Zhang Zongchang, it became a part of Shandong University. Zhang was defeated shortly thereafter in August 1928, and operations of Shandong University were shut down for a time. In 1930 it was reopened as Qingdao division of Shandong University (国立山东大学(青岛)), and included two colleges, one for literature and one for science. The following years, programs were expanded, and in 1936 the number of students had reached 411. With the Japanese threat of occupation lurking, the university staff and students moved to Sichuan in 1937, where they transferred to other schools.
After the end of the Second World War, the university continued to function as the Qingdao branch of Shandong University. The number of colleges grew to five, and by 1951 the number of students had reached 2.366. Later in the decade, a number of courses in medical sciences and hospitals were removed from the university and set up in the Qingdao Medical School (that would later form a constituent of Qingdao University).
The biggest reshuffling of ademic subjects started in 1959, when the maritime science departments of different universities, including Fudan University and Xiamen University were moved to Qingdao. The university was removed from the supervision of Shandong University and placed directly unter the Ministry of Education to form the Shandong College of Oceanology (山东海洋学院). It was one the National Key Universities that were named in October 1960 and as enjoyed a high level of support and funding. In January 1988 it was renamed the Ocean University of Qingdao (青岛海洋大学). Deng Xiaoping wrote the name of the university in his own calligraphic style to mark the occasion. In October 2002, it was renamed the Ocean University of China.
Location[edit]
Yushan Campus of the University
The main campus of Haida is called Yushan (鱼山校区) and situated on a hill with a view of the sea in the old part of Shinan District. Featuring German-style architecture built in the early 1920s, it is especially renowned for its beauty. The surrounding area is a popular tourist destination that includes several churches and Zhan Qiao pier.
Fushan campus is located adjacent to Qingdao University and is by far the smallest constituent part, since most departments moved to the newest campus in Laoshan District that was opened in the fall of 2006. Taken together, the university covers a combined area of more than 733,000 m², and has a floor space of 230,000 m².
Structure[edit]
In 1994, the university was placed under the dual leadership of the State Education Commission and the People's Government of Shandong Province. It was admitted to the 211 Project in June 1997 and is also one of the 39 universities that make up the 985 Project.
Colleges[edit]
College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography
College of Information Science and Engineering
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
College of Marine Geo-sciences
College of Fisheries
College of Marine Life Science
College of Food Science and Engineering
School of Medicine and Pharmaceutics
College of Engineering
College of Environmental Science and Engineering
College of Management
College of Economics
College of Foreign Languages
College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication
School of Law and Political Science
College of Mathematical Sciences
College of Materials Science and Engineering
College of International Education
Teaching Center for Fundamental Courses
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