The Academy of the Future Ocean at the Ocean University of China has created an online teaching program that will allow students and academics interested in ocean studies from all around the world to attend top-notch courses. International leaders in marine science and other relevant sectors were invited to speak at the Global Ocean Open Courses on the most recent research. The school began the program in July of last year, and by the year 2025, it plans to roll out ten more courses, each of which will have four English-language lectures and be accessible on a range of academic live-streaming platforms in order to reach a worldwide student body.
The course, which is the first open marine science course China has provided to the globe, is distinguished by its global perspective and international standards, according to the academy's dean, Li Jianping.
"All the courses deal with the latest international frontiers in science and present the latest scientific achievements", he said. "The program involves interdisciplinary studies and focuses on deep international cooperation, with each course featuring lectures by professors from our academy and abroad. Through joint research and teaching, we are trying out a new model of international collaboration".
Sweden, Germany, and the United States are the previous foreign lecturers for the program. "The open courses are not a replacement for traditional teaching, but a complement", Li stated. "If we compare everyday classroom teaching to home cooking, then the Global Ocean Open Courses program is like a feast".
Li stated this program is open to all. "In the past, open courses offered by Chinese universities were only for domestic attendees", he said. "But Global Ocean Open Courses, which are available on multiple academic live streaming platforms and are given in English, make it possible to share knowledge with people around the world".
The most prevalent radium isotope discovered in the ocean, Ra-226, was discussed in a presentation by Academy of the Future Ocean professor Xu Bochao as a thermohaline circulation tracer.
Xu said that the degree "has played a good role in the publicity, popularization, and promotion of international frontier hot spots and has contributed to the latest progress in isotope oceanography research". "I learned that audiences from assorted academic backgrounds were interested in the course, and I expect more interdisciplinary lectures to be given in the future", he addded.
A student at the school named Niu Zixuan claimed that the Global Ocean Open Courses program has tremendously motivated him and offers a chance to widen the scope of scientific inquiry in a variety of subjects. The online classes have already received more than 100,000 views, drawing users from more than a dozen different nations and regions.
