Dalian Maritime University

Coordinates: 38°52′14″N 121°31′33″E / 38.87056°N 121.52583°E / 38.87056; 121.52583
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Dalian Maritime University
大连海事大学
Dalian, Liaoning
,
China
CampusUrban
ColorsDMU blue (dark)
DMU blue (light)[1]
Websitewww.dlmu.edu.cn
The Old Gate of Dalian Maritime University.

Dalian Maritime University (DLMU; 大连海事大学) is a public university in

Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Transport. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction
.

History

The long history of the university can be traced back to 1909, when the Nanyang Institute in Shanghai established a Shipping Management Section. DMU was founded in 1953 through the merger of three

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.

The New Gate of Dalian Maritime University, completed in 2009 for its centennial celebration.

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.

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

, 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

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

References

  1. ^ "学校简介-大连海事大学". www.dlmu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ^ Dalian Maritime University Scholarships

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