University of Delaware, built in 1743, has 7 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges with over 16, 000 undergraduates from more than 100 countries and nearly 3, 000 graduate students. As one of the main research unit in University of Delaware, College of Marine and Earth Studies is on the top of the list in America. There are many commonalities in terms of research and educational objectives between CMES and college of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, some significant collaboration is already existed between the faculties of two universities, and more potential cooperation opportunities must be found in the near future.
