Two PhD candidates from the College of Fisheries and Life Science at Shanghai Ocean University distinguished themselves among 143 papers submitted to the 2025 "Experience China" 2nd Jiangsu Province and 1st Yangtze River Delta Foreign Postgraduate Research Symposium.

Their papers were selected for presentation at the "Science, Engineering, and Agriculture" sub-forum, where they received first and third prizes.

The symposium, held at Jiangsu University from Oct 24 to 26, was hosted by the China Scholarship Council and supported by the education departments of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. It gathered more than 400 graduate students and faculty advisors from 55 universities to exchange ideas under the theme "Academic Exploration and Mutual Learning of Civilizations."

Abdulai Merry Kamara from Sierra Leone received the first prize for his research titled "Rice-Crab Co-culture Enhanced Culture Performance, Environmental Sustainability and Balanced Microbial Communities."

Under the guidance of Professor Wu Xugan, Kamara has conducted long-term field observations and experiments in Xuancheng, Anhui province, focusing on rice-crab co-culture systems. His research not only advances scientific understanding in this field but also offers practical approaches to promoting regional green agricultural development.

Benter Anyango from Kenya received the third prize for her study "Development Status and Trends of Global Rice-fish Farming Systems," supervised by Associate Professor Zhang Wenbo of the College of Fisheries and Life Science.

In June of this year, Benter Anyango was elected a student director of the World Aquaculture Society for a one-year term, reflecting global recognition of Shanghai Ocean University's strength in cultivating international talent in aquaculture education.

Since its inception in 2013, the "Experience China" initiative has remained committed to promoting academic and cultural exchanges between Chinese and international youth, offering international students an authentic, multidimensional, and dynamic view of China's development.

The forum broadened participants' academic horizons and served as a high-quality platform for international students in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Source: Official WeChat account of International Student Office of Shanghai Ocean University at "gh_adc8b026d7be"