Similar collaborations between prestigious schools and museums abroad, such as United States's University of California, San Diego with Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), France's University of Paris with Paris Museum of Natural History (MNHN), and UK's University of Bristol with Natural History Museum, London (NHM), have been successful in nurturing graduate's research talent.

[3][4] The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium has also built a substantial capacity for scientific research and social education reputation since its establishment.

Therefore, NDHU College of Marine Sciences was founded under the promotion by the 2nd President of National Dong Hwa University, Wen-Shu Hwang, and Founding Director of National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Lee-Shing Fang.

In 2023, Pei-Jie Meng, Vice Dean of NDHU College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography, took over as Director of Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI).

NDHU IMB is Located in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, within National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, and situated in Kenting National Park, where is the resource-rich marine environment surrounded by coral reefs and diverse tropical marine life, NMMBA provides academic research facilities and doctoral level faculty, allowing students to directly utilize these resources for research and learning.