Director-general: Prof. LI Chaolun

  Address: 1111 Haibin Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P. R. China

  Tel: 86-20-89023011

  Fax: 86-20-84451672

   Background History

   The South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SCSIO), which is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, was founded in 1959. It is one of the largest marine research institutes in China. At present, the institute has more than 600 staff, including about 100 senior scientists and more than 100 crews, 400 students and postdoctorals.

   Vision & Mission

   SCSIO’s Mission is to Conduct in-depth research on the regional and global oceans, especially on the South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and western Pacific.SCSIO concern focuses on include marine ecological safety and eco-friendly development, ocean-land-atmosphere interactions, and their impacts on the Earth’s environment.

   Technology Platform for Scientific Research and Experiment 

   Comprehensive RV Fleet

   SCSIO operates 3 large comprehensive research vessels for cruise surveys in the ocean, has organized over 400 time’s scientific investigation, and in particular, established a primary observational network in the eastern Indian Ocean in recent years.  

   Graduate Education

   SCSIO currently has 192 research scientists as Graduate Tutor, and 98 of them are Doctoral supervisors. At present, there are 451 graduate students, of which 27 are international students. 

   SCSIO offers both PhD and M.S. degrees in 5 research fields, such as Marine Biology, Physical Oceanography, Marine Geology, Marine Ecology, Environment Science, and it also offers M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology Engineering, Biotechnology and Engineering. It provides post-doctoral research opportunities in Marine Science and Environmental Science, too.