National University of Shandong Province

Shandong National University is a public and comprehensive university throughout the province. It is one of the largest universities in China. At the moment there are about 57,000 students.

The modern university is the product of many mergers and splits, as well as the restructuring of many academic institutions. The university was founded in November 1901, and the second in China received the status of a national university.

The university consists of seven buildings, all but one of which are located in Jinan. Another building is under construction in the small town of Qingdao. The university has been a key educational institution in China since 1960, when it was included in the list of educational institutions that should raise the competitiveness of the country’s education to the international level.

The university currently produces masters, doctors of sciences and postgraduates of humanities and technical sciences.