Zhejiang Ocean University is the first state-level new area featuring marine economy. For about 60 years, Following the principle of “Embracing Diversity and Pursuing Excellence”, with the characteristics of ocean science, ZJOU has become a province-affiliated institution of higher learning with the qualification of Master Degree and CSC students admission.

There are 48 specialties for Bachelor students, among which the Maritime Fishery Science and Technology and the Naval Architecture and Civil Engineering are national characteristic specialty. There are 2 first-class provincial subjects (Marine Science and Fishery), there are 7 second-class provincial subjects (Food Science and Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Transportation Engineering,Naval Architecture and Maritime Engineering, Chinese History, Mathematics, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. In addition, there are 3 first-class subjects for Master Degree (Marine Science and Technology,Fishery, Naval Architecture and Civil Engineering).

Since 2009, the university started to recruit international students and are approved to recruit international students with CSC scholarships.