Yu Zhigang is a Chinese academic administrator serving as the president of the Ocean University of China. Zhigang assumed office on July 14, 2014 upon the retirement of Wu Dexing.
Yu Zhiagang | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Education | Tsinghua University (BS) Nanjing Tech University (MS) Ocean University of China (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chemistry |
| Sub-discipline | Marine chemistry |
| Institutions | Ocean University of China |
| President of the Ocean University of China | |
| Assumed office July 14, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Dexing |
Education
editZhigang earned a Bachelor of Science degree in applied chemistry from Tsinghua University in 1985, a Master of Science in applied chemistry from Nanjing Tech University in 1988, and a PhD in marine chemistry from the Ocean University of China in 1999.[1]
Career
editZhigang has spent his career at the Ocean University of China, working as an assistant professor, associate professor, research fellow, and tenured professor in the College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering.[1] He became president of Ocean University on July 14, 2014, succeeding Wu Dexing. In his role, Zhigang concurrently serves as the party chief of the university's Chinese Communist Party branch.[2]
As president, Zhigang traveled and visited the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute to establish partnerships with Ukrainian academic institutions.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yu Zhigang". eweb.ouc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Dr. Yu Zhigang Becomes New OUC President". eweb.ouc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "President Yu Zhigang Visits Ukrainian Universities to Expand OUC's Partnerships in Eastern Europe". eweb.ouc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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