Recently, Ocean University of China announced that it will invest in 2100 million, 0900 million yuan to build a future medical center and a medical engineering building on the West Coast campusThe School of Medicine will also be located on the West Coast Campus, with a total investment of 4200 million. Previously, the construction of the medical school had been clearly proposed at the official meeting of the school, and the development of medical disciplines was included in the school's "14th Five-Year Plan". The university is actively striving to introduce professional talents in related fields to promote the construction of medical disciplines in the school.
Historically, Ocean University of China had planned to merge with Qingdao Medical College, Weifang Medical College and other medical schools to form a medical school, but due to institutional reasons, none of them were realized. The school has established a medical school, which is characterized by marine drug research and has established a complete pharmaceutical talent training and scientific research system. The school has also been working hard to develop into biology and medical disciplines, and the construction of medical disciplines and medical schools has also been in the development plan of the school.
So why would an ocean university make an effort to host a medical school?
In addition to Ocean University of China, Nanjing University, Nankai University, Southeast University, Hunan University, Dalian University of Technology and other top universities that originally did not have medical schools are making efforts to medical disciplines. Henan Polytechnic University, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Tianjin Polytechnic University and other provincial science and engineering colleges have also developed into medical disciplines through various forms. Some comprehensive colleges and universities are actively setting up medical schools, and even some normal colleges and universities are also working hard to build medical disciplines.
The reason for this is that, on the one hand, there is a shortage of medical talents, and on the other hand, the development of medical disciplines can greatly enhance the comprehensive strength of the school. Various localities also hope to rely on local colleges and universities to train medical professionals. However, running a medical school is by no means a quick success, and running a medical school not only requires a lot of resource investment and talent support, but also requires a long development cycle.
Let's take a look at the strength of Ocean University of China and whether it can run a good medical school
The school is located in Qingdao City, is a comprehensive national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, is a university jointly built by the Ministry of Education, the State Oceanic Administration, Shandong Province and Qingdao City, and is a 985 Project University, a 211 Project University, and a national double first-class university. It is one of the first batch of doctoral and master's degree awarding institutions in China.
In 1958, Shandong University established Shandong Ocean University on the basis of the Department of Oceanography, Department of Fisheries, Department of Geology and Department of Biology in Qingdao, and was identified as a national key university by the state in 1960. In 1988, it was renamed Qingdao Ocean University. In 2002, it was renamed Ocean University of China.
The school has four campuses, covering an area of more than 5,200 acres, with 22 teaching units, more than 4,000 faculty members and 3 studentsThere are more than 50,000 people, including 1 master's and doctoral studentsMore than 80,000 people.
The university offers a total of 74 undergraduate enrollment majors; It has 17 postdoctoral mobile stations, 17 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 4 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 34 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, and 25 professional degree authorized categories for master's degrees. There are 38 majors that are national first-class undergraduate majors, of which 12 are national characteristic majors.
According to the results of the subject evaluation, the school has a total of 31 disciplines on the list, including 2 A+ subjects, 12 B subjects, and 17 C subjects. Marine science and aquatic science are world-class disciplines, marine science and aquatic science are national key first-level disciplines, and there are 9 national key second-level disciplines and 2 national key (cultivation) disciplines, and 12 disciplines have entered the top 1% of the ESI global rankings.
The university has more than 40 national, provincial and ministerial scientific research base platforms, such as national key laboratories, national engineering technology research centers, and national and local joint engineering research centers.
According to the Alumni Association University Ranking 2024, Ocean University of China ranks 41st in the country; According to the ABC Chinese University Rankings 2024, Ocean University of China is ranked 40th in the country; According to the 2023 Ranking of Chinese Universities, Ocean University of China is ranked 60th in the country.
In terms of overall rankings, Ocean University of China ranks low among 985 universities, which is an important reason why the university is striving to develop medical disciplines. At present, there are 5 ocean universities in the country, and the comprehensive ranking and school-running strength of Ocean University of China are far away, so it can be said that the school has the strength and willingness to run a good medical school.