Shandong University, whose predecessor was Shandong University Hall founded in 1901, is regarded as the origin university of modern higher education in China. Its medical discipline originated in 1864, initiating higher medical education in modern China. Since its birth, the school has gone through several periods of historical development, including Shandong University Hall, National Qingdao University, National Shandong University, Shandong University, and the new Shandong University formed by the merger of the former Shandong University, Shandong Medical University and Shandong University of Technology. For more than 120 years, Shandong University has adhered to the educational mission of "storing talents for the world and striving for the prosperity of the country", practiced the spirit of the school motto "There is no end to learning, there is a noble spirit", strived forward, passed on the torch, accumulated and formed the school spirit of "seeking truth and innovation", cultivated a large number of outstanding talents with both virtue and ability, and made important contributions to the economic and social development of the country and the region.
Shandong University is one of the most comprehensive universities in China, with 53 first-level disciplines for doctoral degrees, 56 first-level disciplines for master's degrees, 11 doctoral categories for professional degrees, 37 master's categories for professional degrees, 100 undergraduate programs and 45 postdoctoral research stations. It covers all disciplines except agriculture and military science. More than 70,000 students are currently enrolled, forming a three-location campus (Jinan, Weihai, Qingdao). The school is striving to build a new high ground for talent aggregation. Currently, there are 19 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (including those appointed), 263 national leading talents, and 345 National Four Youth Talents. It has 11 national key laboratories, 4 key research bases of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education, and 7 other national research platforms in the field of humanities and social sciences. It has four affiliated hospitals, including Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. It has signed cooperation agreements with more than 300 universities and research institutions in 45 countries and regions.
