Dalian Maritime University
大连海事大学 | |
Dalian, Liaoning , China | |
Campus | Urban |
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Colors | DMU blue (dark) DMU blue (light)[1] |
Website | www |
Dalian Maritime University (DLMU; 大连海事大学) is a public university in
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
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.
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
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
- ^ "学校简介-大连海事大学". www.dlmu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Dalian Maritime University Scholarships