YIC attaches great importance to education and training other than academic research. One of the institute’s missions is to offer well-rounded education and hands-on research training to talented individuals so to help them improve themselves in all respects and be better prepared for social responsibilities. As the sole institution focusing on coastal zone research in China, YIC is granted to confer Master and Doctoral degrees as well as provide postdoctoral training. Currently, YIC enjoys a well-established reputation for academic education and research training and becomes one of the training bases affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It offers Master Programs and PH.D. Programs to students from home and abroad in a wide range of specialties and research fields, including marine resource chemistry, chemical ecology, marine environmental geochemistry, marine algology, marine microorganism, marine ecological toxicology, chemical sensors and biosensors, wetland biogeochemistry and ecological restoration, environmental geochemistry, marine ecology, environmental remote sensing and information, soil environment and pollution remediation, environmental analytical chemistry, etc..

YIC has an excellent team of supervisors with rich experience in research and mentoring graduate students. With the help of supervisors and the student-friendly environment that inspires creation and innovation, many students have received numerous honors and awards, such as “the Award of National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation" , "the Award of CAS President's Outstanding Performance”,  “the Award of CAS President's Excellent Performance”  and so on.

Applicants from home and abroad who are interested are warmly welcome.