TheOcean Engineering Societyof theInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)decided to grant HNU the right to hostthe 2026 International Ocean Science and Technology Conference (OCEANS 2026), and authorized professor Shen Yijun, Dean of School of Marine Science and Engineering,to bethe Chairman of theConference.Itis the first time that Hainan University won thebid tohostthe globallytop oceanographic academic conference, andHNUisthe second academic institution in the Chinese Mainland to host thisconference after Shanghai JiaoTong University.

At the invitation of the National University of Singapore,a delegation led byProfessor Shen(to-beChairman of the OCEANS 2026)participatedin the OCEANS2024 held from April 14 to 18, 2024,at the Marina Bay SandsExpo & ConventionCentrein Singapore, andpromotedHainan University and the OCEANS 2026on the conference site.On the sideline ofthe conference, the HNUdelegation heldtalks with its counterparts fromthe National University of Singapore, the National Biological ResourceCentre of Singapore (BRC), St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory of Singapore (SJINML), the University of Tokyo, the National Taiwan University, Khalifa University in the United Arab Emirates, as well as representatives from the Ocean Engineering Society and the International Ocean Technology Society of IEEE,reachinga number ofpreliminary cooperationagreements.

OCEANS, one of thegloballylargest academic conferences/exhibitions on marine science and technology, is jointly organized by the Ocean Engineering Society and the International Ocean Technology Society of IEEE,coveringthe fields of marine science and marine engineering technology, and an exhibition of marine equipment technology. Since its inception, OCEANS has been an important platform for marine scientific research, technical exchanges, and industry cooperation. The successful bidto hostOCEANS 2026 will furtherenhancethe international influence of Hainan University and China's marine scienceacademia as well,meaningthat Hainan willwitnessan unprecedented international academic event.

The successful bidding of this conference is attributed to thestrong support from the Science and Technology Department of Hainan Province andtheAdministration of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City. The holding of the OCEANS 2026 will provide aglobalplatformfordomestic and internationalresearchers, engineers, and front-runners in industriesto conductacademic exchanges,andshowcasetheirlatest scientific research achievements.This event will be significant in that it opens up a new horizonfor the innovativeefforts fordeep-sea science and technologydevelopmentin Hainan,and even the whole country.

Source: People's Daily Digital Communication Network

Translated by Lin Zhiyi

Proofread by Chen Chuanxian, Yang Jie