Dalian Maritime University
大连海事大学 | |
Former name | Dalian Marine College |
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Motto | 学汇百川,德济四海 |
Type | Public University |
Established | 1909 |
President | (孙玉清) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban in Dalian |
Nickname | 海大 |
Website | http://www.dlmu.edu.cn/ |
Dalian Maritime University (simplified Chinese: 大连海事大学; traditional Chinese: 大連海事大學; pinyin: Dàlián Hǎishì Dàxué) is a university located in Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. It is a key maritime institution under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, and is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.[1]
History[]
The long history of the university can be traced back to 1909, when the in Shanghai established a Shipping Management Section. DMU was founded in 1953 through the merger of three merchant marine institutions: Shanghai Nautical College, the Northeast Navigation College and Fujian Navigation School. At the time its name was Dalian Marine College, and it was the only maritime college in China. In 1960, DMU was designated a national key institution of higher education. Later in 1983, the was established at DMU by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the IMO, and in 1985, a branch of the World Maritime University (WMU) was established.
In 1994 the university's name was changed to the present one.
On June 6, 2009, DMU celebrated its centennial, with vice chairman of standing committee of 11th National People's Congress Chen Zhili as the main guest.
Facilities[]
DMU is located in southwestern Dalian. The university covers an area of 1.13 million square meters with about half a million square meters occupied by buildings. DMU has a training dock and over 40 laboratories for teaching, training and research. DMU also owns and operates an ocean-going training vessel of over 10,000 deadweight tonnage.
Academics[]
The university is designated as one of the "Project 211" institutions. Only about six percent of the universities across China were selected in this project. The university consists of 14 colleges and Departments:
- Navigation
- Marine engineering
- School of Law
- Department of Physical Education
Currently DMU has 42 undergraduate programs, 2 first-class doctoral programs, 12 second-class doctoral programs, 7 first-class master's degree programs and 59 second-class master's degree programs. Transport Engineering first-class discipline has a post-doctoral R&D base. The university is authorized to confer MBA, MPA, J.M., and Master of Engineering, an on-the-job master's degree.
The current student population has risen to approximately 17,000. Additionally, DMU enrolls overseas students for bachelor's and master's degrees and PhDs. More than 4,000 overseas students and advanced professionals from over 30 countries and regions have been educated and trained at DMU.
DMU has an academic agreement with 4 academicians from the National Academy of Engineering, 39 chair professors, and 148 visiting professors.
Cooperative relations[]
Since 1979 when the reform and open-door policy started, DMU has established cooperative relations with more than 20 internationally renowned maritime institutions like the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the (IAMU), the (AMETIAP), the International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the (ISF), the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), as well as some world famous shipping companies.
Recently, there are about 40 students from China and the Southeast Asian countries who are studying at DMU in English under the World Maritime University scholarship, to earn the master's degrees in 14 months.
Dalian Government Scholarships[]
Dalian government offers a number of scholarships to international students who want to pursue higher education at Dalian Maritime University[2]
- New Undergraduate Student Scholarship
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship
- Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship
- Language Study Scholarship
- Language Study Full Attendance Scholarship
Notable alumni[]
See also[]
- Chinese shipping
- Shanghai Maritime University
References[]
Coordinates: 38°52′14″N 121°31′33″E / 38.87056°N 121.52583°E
- Dalian Maritime University
- Universities and colleges in Dalian
- Maritime colleges in China
- Project 211
- Educational institutions established in 1909
- 1909 establishments in China