LJMU - LJMU is a public teaching, research and enterprise institute of about 25,000 students and staff members with a long history dating back to 1825. LJMU has 4 Faculties, where 19 research Centres/Institutes are operating. Research and scholarship is at the heart of the University and integral to everything it does. Since 2004, LJMU has successfully participated in over 100 EU funded projects, ranging in value up to approximately €20m. LJMU has managed 35 European funded projects under FP6 and completed 23 European projects under FP7, including the coordination of several multimillion pound projects.  In addition, LJMU has secured funding for 8 projects via Horizon 2020. As such, it has dedicated financial staff with many years’ experience of handling and managing international project budgets and expenditure. The Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and Technology is multifaceted containing approximately 50 academic staff, 700 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, and 80 PhD research students. The LOOM Research Institute within the faculty has been actively engaged in the risk assessment of large engineering systems or processes for more than 20 years. LOOM has completed more than 60 doctoral and postdoctoral research projects supported by both internal and external grants. It is equipped with a wide range of risk modelling and decision-making tools such as Intelligent Decision System. LOOM has recently been equipped with a new advanced maritime simulation suite with an investment of £5m. LOOM also has a 3600 ship bridge simulator of £4m investment for research and training purposes. LOOM is in partnership with the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to develop novel ideas into commercial reality, with particular reference to large maritime engineering systems. LOOM also has strong international training links, with postgraduates and research staff visiting from around the world.  

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CUP- CUP, founded in 1953, was known then as Beijing Petroleum Institute. It was founded acquiring the best petroleum associated departments in the country. It moved to Dongying, Shandong Province in 1969, with name changed to Huadong Petroleum Institute. In 1988, it was renamed The University of Petroleum consisting of one part in Dongying as the college and one in Beijing as the graduate school. Each gradually developed into universities with both undergraduate and graduate students. In January 2005, its name changed to China University of Petroleum. In 2004, China University of Petroleum (East China) began to move to Qingdao, and completed the relocation in 2012..