Research Overview

Scientific　research　is　a　fundamental　function　and　task　of　higher　education　institutions．　It　is　a　necessary　prerequisite　and　condition　for　fostering　high－level　innovative　talents，　a　vital　means　of　providing　technological　services　to　the　country　and　industry，　and　promoting　technological　progress　in　the　industry．　It　is　also　an　important　component　of　the　university＇s　disciplinary　connotation　and　core　competitiveness．　The　School　of　Navigation　actively　engages　in　scientific　research，　supporting　discipline　development　and　serving　talent　cultivation．　Adhering　to　the　educational　direction　of　＂focusing　on　the　ocean，　while　considering　both　marine　and　inland　waterways，＂　the　school　emphasizes　scientific　research　and　the　transformation　of　industry－university－research　achievements．　Relying　on　the　characteristics　of　the　transportation　industry，　it　focuses　on　research　directions　such　as　transportation　environment　and　safety　assurance，　intelligent　navigation　and　navigation　technology，　and　ship　and　marine　pollution　prevention．　The　school　actively　undertakes　national　key　scientific　and　technological　tasks，　promotes　international　scientific　and　technological　cooperation，　leads　technological　development　in　the　industry，　and　serves　regional　economic　development，　forming　a　distinctive　and　advantageous　field　of　technological　innovation．

In　the　past　decade，　the　school　has　undertaken　more　than　2，000　projects，　including　national　key　research　and　development　programs，　national　natural　science　foundation　projects，　technological　special　projects　from　the　Ministry　of　Industry　and　Information　Technology，　Hubei　Provincial　Natural　Science　Foundation，　Ministry　of　Transport　technological　projects，　Hubei　Provincial　Major　Technological　Special　Projects，　maritime　bureau　scientific　and　technological　projects，　and　horizontal　projects　entrusted　by　enterprises　and　institutions．　The　total　research　funding　has　reached　nearly　900　million　yuan．　By　2020，　over　600　academic　papers　have　been　published　in　domestic　and　international　academic　journals　and　international　conferences，　including　more　than　180　papers　indexed　by　SCI，　EI，　and　CPC．　The　school　has　received　more　than　20　provincial　and　ministerial－level　scientific　and　technological　awards　and　published　over　50　textbooks　and　academic　monographs．