On July 29, 2011, Dean of Xiamen University College of Oceanography and Environmental Science Dr. Minhan Dai and Chair of Department of Environmental Science & Engineering Dr. Dazhi Wang visited the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. They met with Assistant Dean for Graduate Services Dr. Janis Lopez and Provost Dr. Tom Apple, and discussed detailed implementations of the dual PhD program on oceanography. They also meet with Dr. Tobias Kukulka, Dr. Xiao-Hai Yan, Dr. James Corbett, Dr. Aijun Song, Dr. Young-Heon Jo, Dr. Tom Church, Dr. Pablo Huq and Dr. Andreas Muenchow as scheduled. Both sides expressed the hope of establishing potential further collaborations in research.