The university was created in 1988 from the merger of Zhejiang Fishery University (established in 1958) and Zhoushan Junior Teachers College (founded in 1978).
The university was accredited to offer bachelor's degree programs in 1982 and to provide postgraduate degree programs in 2005.
The university offers disciplines that specialize in the seas and oceans. It allows the development of multi-disciplines including science, agronomy, engineering, literature, medicine, management, teaching and economics.[1]
Administration
Zhejiang Ocean University Changzhi Island Campus Main LibraryZhejiang Ocean University Dinghai Campus Gymnasium
Colleges and departments
The university is organized into the following colleges.[2]
School of Marine Science
School of Humanities
School of Marine Fisheries and Maritime School
School of Foreign Languages
School of Naval Architecture and Civil Engineering
Xiaoshan School of Science and Technology
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Donghai School of Science and Technology (private college)
School of Food and Pharmacy and Medical School
Putuo School of Science and Technology
School of Mathematics, Physics and Information Science
Department of Physical Education and Art Teaching
School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering
Center for Public Experiment and Computer Network
School of Business Administration
School of Continuing Education
School of Public Administration (Department of Social Science)
Unless otherwise stated, all the universities and colleges listed are provincial or municipal public universities and colleges. DBC: Double First-Class Construction; 985: Project 985; 211: Project 211; Key: National Key Universities; P+M: provincial and ministerial co-founded universities. Degree: institutions offering degree education; Professional: institutions offering professional training and certificates. Vocational: institutions offering vocational training and diploma. Private: privately founded. Foreign: Sino-foreign cooperative joint universities; Independent: Independent college affiliated to a university; Continuing: Continuing education institutions; Private: Privately founded As of April 2018, there were 108 higher education institutions in Zhejiang, among which 36 were private, and 9 Continuing education institutions.