Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine （SDUTCM）was founded in 1958, listed as one of the key state construction TCM higher-learning institutes in 1978, and approved as one of the key Shandong provincial universities in 1981. It is currently the only university in the field of medical science in Shandong Province, and has been evaluated excellent by the State Ministry of Education. Wit
h a scenic learning environment and superior teaching facilities, SDUTCM stretches over two campuses. The eastern campus is located at the foot of Qianfo (Thousand-budda) Mountain and the western campus in the college town of Changqing District, Jinan City. The two campuses cover a total area of 122 hectares, with a building area of 545,000 square meters. The library has a collection of 1,080,000 paper books and 470,000 electronic books. It has 13 colleges, e.g. College of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Chinese Materia Medica, College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, College of Nursing, College of International Education, 3 directly-affiliated hospitals, 9 indirectly-affiliated hospitals, 25 teaching hospitals and over 50 clinical teaching bases. SDUTCM offers well-rounded educational programs at various academic levels. It has 22 undergraduate programs involving medicine, sciences, humanities, engineering and management. Meanwhile, it offers doctoral degrees of 15 specialties in 3 top disciplines, i.e. traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese materia medica and combination of TCM and western medicine, It also offers master’s degrees of 44 specialties in 8 top disciplines, which involve all the second-rate disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese materia medica and combination of TCM and western medicine. SDUTCM has a highly competitive teaching faculty. Amongst over 3,300 staff members. there are 78 doctorate supervisors, and 311 master supervisors. It has an enrollment of over 18,600 students, including over 15,700 undergraduates and over 2,600 postgraduates. SDUTCM has been focusing on strengthening its discipline construction, with a batch of dominant and featured disciplines being formed. It now owns 3 state key disciplines, i.e. basic theories of TCM, history & literature of TCM, and traditional Chinese internal medicine, 1 Health Ministry technology admittance specialty, 12 State TCM Administration key disciplines, 3 State TCM Administration key specialties, 5 State TCM Administration key construction specialties, 8 Shandong provincial “Taishan Fellowship” disciplines, 1 Shandong provincial research base of humanities and social sciences, and 23 Shandong provincial key disciplines, specialties and laboratories. Its comprehensive scientific research capacity has leaped into the front ranks of TCM universities in mainland China. SDUTCM attaches great importance to international academic exchange and cooperation. It has built long-term cooperative relationships with over 10 universities and medical organizations in Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao etc., collaborating with them in TCM education, medical care and scientific research. Its International Education College is responsible for enrollment and administration of overseas students in the undergraduate, master and doctoral programs and various short-term training courses, which are instructed in English, Japanese and Korean. It now has about 400 long-term overseas students and receives over 200 short-term students yearly.the Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
