📖 About the university

Guangdong Ocean University in the port city of Zhanjiang is one of China's most important universities for marine and fisheries science, with a fisheries-education heritage dating to 1935. It is a national leader in aquaculture, marine biology, fishery resources and seafood processing, drawing on Zhanjiang's status as a major fishing and aquaculture base on the South China Sea. The university operates marine research stations and cooperates with the ocean industry on pearl culture, tropical aquaculture and marine ranching. It spans agriculture, engineering, science, economics and the humanities across coastal campuses. International students are welcomed for Chinese-language study and marine-related degrees.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Zhanjiang

Zhanjiang is a major port and fishing city on the Leizhou Peninsula in southwestern Guangdong, facing Hainan across the strait. It is known for seafood, pearls and its deep-water harbor.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.