Shanghai Ocean University

Shanghai Ocean University, which was formerly Jiangsu Provincial Fisheries School established in 1912, is a university with 102-year history and glorious tradition. In 1952, it became the first fisheries college, namely, Shanghai Fisheries College and was renamed in 1985 Shanghai Fisheries University. In 2008, it was renamed Shanghai Ocean University. It has developed into a multi-disciplinary university focusing on the coordinated development in agriculture, science, engineering, economics, arts and management with complete disciplines and distinguishing features. The university consists of 8 specialized colleges, namely, College of Aqua-life Science and Technology, College of Marine Science and Technology, College of Food Science and Technology, College of Economic Management, College of Information Technology, College of Humanities, College of Engineering, and College of Foreign Languages as well as other 4 colleges, including College of International Cultural Exchange, College of Continuing Education, College of Higher Technical and Vocational Education, and the joint IEN Institute by the University and Australia. In addition, the Central Agricultural Cadres Training Center, SHOU Branch and the Ocean Fisheries Training Center of Ministry of Agriculture are also located in the university. The university has 1 national key discipline, 10 provincial and ministerial key disciplines, 1 educational highland of Shanghai and 1 E Institute of Shanghai Universities. It has one postdoctoral station, 1 doctoral program of the first-level discipline, 7 doctoral programs of the second-level disciplines, 2 master program of the first-level discipline, 23 master programs of the second-level disciplines, 7 equivalent-education master programs, 43 bachelor programs and research directions.

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