We have been looking to the world's cutting edge of science and technology to further increase the academic competitiveness and industrial influence of our superior subjects. Our goal is to meet the most important needs of industries concerning the ship and sea field. To this end, we give priority to the development of our distinctive and competitive subjects, including Control Science and Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering, Instrument Science and Technology, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, and Materials Science and Engineering. Also, we are seeking breakthroughs in the transformation and upgrading of industry/supply chains at the core of key sectors and industries, as well as the core technologies that enable them to advance to the high-end, thus enhancing the comprehensive strength and academic status of our subjects, further increasing our competitiveness and influence among such subjects nationwide, creating a new disciplinary peak and promoting the gradual entry into the ranks of first-class discipline construction. Actively adapting to the future technological innovation and industrial development needs, we are fully leveraging the multidisciplinary comprehensive advantages of the Qingdao Base to cultivate disciplinary growth points that represent international cutting-edge trends.