Internatioanal office oversees the planning of international relations of Ocean University of China (OUC) by attending to a broad range of responsibilities.
     Internatioanal office executes the university's policies regarding external affairs and the coordination of international academic exchange. Together with the university president, Internatioanal office drafts new policies concerning international relations and thus plans the development of projects involving international affairs in the University. Internatioanal office is responsible for handling the external affairs of departments throughout OUC. Internatioanal office facilitates teaching, scientific research, and general academic exchange by providing informational services. Internatioanal office also oversees foreign visits to the University; it invites foreign experts to the university, participates in foreign student recruitment, receives scholars, and visiting professors to the University, and oversees the living arrangements and studies of these academic visitors as well as the travel necessities of foreign dignitaries visiting OUC. Internatioanal office assists the travel of the many students, teaching and administrative staff going abroad on official university business by handling passport and visa arrangements; the division also offers recommendations to OUC professors and administrators for their personal travel needs. Further responsibilities of the office include handling international conference requests, keeping contact information and relations with foreign universities, and attending to affairs identified by the University president.