Recently, Shandong Provincial Department of Education announced the list of high-quality and excellent courses for postgraduate students in Shandong Province in 2024. The course "Maritime Politics" of Prof. Zhang Jingquan from the School of Northeast Asia Studies won the title of“High-Quality Course for Postgraduate Students in Shandong Province”, which is the first provincial-level high-quality course in the School.

Prof. Zhang has long been committed to research and teaching in the fields of international relations theory and practice, international and national security, regional and country-specific issues, maritime strategy and development. With his profound academic background and rich teaching experience, heestablished the course "Maritime Politics" with high academic value and teaching effectiveness. In the course designperiod, the course closely integrates cutting-edge theories in the field of international politics with practical cases in the field of oceanography. In the teaching period, the rigorous and standardized teaching mode is adopted, interactive classroom discussions are organized, and cutting-edge research results in the field of marine politics are introduced, cultivating a large number of outstanding graduate students with broad international vision and profound academic literacy.

The course of "Maritime Politics" has been highly praised by students since its establishment. The course content is both academic and closely aligned with the practical needs of today's international community and China's maritime strategy, helping students to fully understand and deeply consider the complexity of maritime politics. The course is rich in content and highly academic, and it exhibits a distinct sense of the times and practicality on hot issues such as maritime security, resource competition, and international maritime law, which has received widespread attention from students and academia.