Yu Zhigang (academic administrator)

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Yu Zhiagang
Academic background
EducationTsinghua University (BS)
Nanjing Tech University (MS)
Ocean University of China (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineChemistry
Sub-disciplineMarine chemistry
InstitutionsOcean University of China
President of the Ocean University of China
Assumed office
July 14, 2014
Preceded byWu Dexing

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.

Education[edit]

Zhigang 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[edit]

Zhigang 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]

  1. ^ a b "Yu Zhigang". eweb.ouc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ^ "Dr. Yu Zhigang Becomes New OUC President". eweb.ouc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ^ "President Yu Zhigang Visits Ukrainian Universities to Expand OUC's Partnerships in Eastern Europe". eweb.ouc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.