QINGDAO UNIVERSITY

Website:http://english.qdu.edu.cn/

Qingdao  University, situated in the historical and cultural city of Qingdao, is  imbued with a profound traditional culture and the spirit of the  present. It nestles below Fushan Mountain and faces the Yellow Sea.

Its  predecessor is Qingdao Specialized Institute of Higher Learning founded  in 1909. The institute, unique in medical education, underwent various  stages as Qingdao Medical School, Qingdao Medical University, and  Qingdao Medical Specialized School.

Another  historical source of Qingdao University is Private Qingdao University,  established in 1924 and then named as National Qingdao University and  National Shandong University. In 1946, National Shandong University  merged with Qingdao Medical Specialized School, resulting in the  establishment of the Medical School, which was later separated from  Shandong University in 1956 and became Qingdao Medical School. Shandong  University moved to Ji’nan in 1958, and Qingdao University started its  reconstruction in 1985.

Qingdao  Textile Technical School, established in 1950, was renamed Shandong  Textile Engineering Institute in 1978, after two periods as Qingdao  Textile Vocational School and then Shandong Textile Industry School.

Qingdao  Teachers Training College, founded in 1951, underwent different phases  as Qingdao Work-study Teachers College and Qingdao Normal College, and  was renamed Qingdao Teachers College in 1981.

In  1993, Qingdao University, Qingdao Medical College, Shandong Textile  Engineering College, and Qingdao Teachers College merged into the new  Qingdao University, which then stepped into a new stage of development  at a fresh starting point while inheriting fine traditions.

Distinctive  disciplines originating from different periods are integrated into  today’s Qingdao University, which, like a mighty river joined by  meandering tributaries, surges forward with high hopes of the nation and  for the future.

Qingdao  University implements the strategy of “building up the university on  the basis of talent cultivation, and invigorating it through learning  and with talents”, with the obligation to “impart profound academic  knowledge and cultivate talents with great leaning to meet the needs of  our nation”. We advocate academic inclusion, learn from diverse  cultures, inherit human civilizations, pursue the truth of humanity and  nature, and shoulder the social responsibility to cultivate high-quality  talents, who take the lead in social development and cultural  advancement.