1. The partner university has the profound strength.
The University of Houston is the third largest institution of higher learning in Texas, the United States, and is rated by Carnegie as a top research university. The Cullen College of Engineering was recently ranked at No. 67 on the list of 2020-2021 Best Schools of Engineering by U.S. News & World Report. Several of its engineering programs were honored as 2020-2021 Top Engineering Programs in the United States at the same time. Its Mechanical Engineering Program was once ranked in top 30 in the US. Now the Master of Science in Subsea Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering ranks first in the US. The Cullen College of Engineering boasts one of the most outstanding teaching and research teams in the world, and its faculty includes 14 members of the National Academy of Engineering.
2. The programs are distinctive.
The three programs offered by the Institute are highly compatible with the marine engineering equipment manufacturing industry, which is a strategic supporting industry of marine resources development and national defense, and is also the primary task and strategic priority of China’s marine resources development. By introducing UH’s top educational and teaching resources and combining them with DMU’s professional advantages, the two schools join forces to jointly cultivate international talents in three professional directions for the development of the marine engineering technology and the equipment industry in China.
3. International teachers join forces.
This Institute has introduced high quality UH teachers at high proportion, and selected DMU professors on a high standard and in strict control. More than one third of the specialized courses in these programs are provided by teachers sent by the UH, including researchers of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (ASCE members are less than 4% of the total), editor-in-chief of well-known engineering journals, Fulbright scholars, and foreign experts from the national base for the 111 Program. The DMU teachers include both experts and professors with profound theories and outstanding scientific research ability, as well as young backbone with active academic ideas and innovative spirit. The teaching method with DMU and UH collaboration will maximize the strengths of both sides and enable students to maximize their knowledge acquisition and mastery.
4. We train talents up to the international standards.
This Institute integrates educational resources and cultural features from both China and the United States, absorbs UH advanced educational ideas, and cultivates students' ability of independent thinking and innovation and creativity. For specialized courses, we teach students in English only and in small classes, and adopt the discussion-based teaching method. The training plan independently formulated is in line with the international standards. In order to ensure that the students can adapt to the English-only teaching environment, they will receive intensive English learning when they are freshmen, and will also learn the similarities and differences between Chinese and foreign cultures, cross-cultural communication and other courses to develop their international visions and competitiveness.
