Shandong University was founded in 1901 and is the second national university established soon after Jingshi University (the Metropolitan University ) in the country. Recently, the Ministry of Education approved the university as a “national key comprehensive university.” In 2001, it was listed among the 21 national key construction first-class universities by the Ministry of Education. Shandong
Shandong University consists of 31 schools/colleges and a graduate school. Courses are offered in 11 main academic disciplines: philosophy, economics, law, literature, history, natural sciences, engineering, management, medicine , education and military. There are 104 undergraduate degree programs, 209 master degree programs, 127 doctoral degree programs, and 15 post-doctorate mobile stations. In addition, there are 7 professional master's degree programs in law, business management, engineering, clinical medicine, public health, dentistry and public administration respectively. The student population totals to about 95,000, of which 40,978 are fulltime students, 10,755 are postgraduate students, and over 1,000 are international students. Shandong University embraces an abundance of scientific research facilities, a strong teaching staff, and favorable studying environment. At the university, there exist 35 national, provincial, and ministerial key academic disciplines; 2 national key research labs; 20 provincial and ministerial key research labs; a national engineering and technology promotion center; 19 provincial technology research centers; 4 national basic scientific research and personnel development bases; 4 social science key research bases approved by Ministry of Education; and 4 national fundamental science personnel development bases. The university also has a group of reputed scholars known home and abroad, of which 922 are professors. There are 29 academicians(including adjunct academicians) who are members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.Three general hospitals, including Qilu Hospital and 12 teaching hospitals are affiliated with the university. Over 175 experimental labs,teaching and research facilities are well-equipped. The university library houses a collection of about 5,600, 000 volumes. Shandong University is a higher learning institution open to the world. Over the years, Shandong University has established a broad international network for educational cooperation and has signed exchange agreements with over 70 universities from over 50 countries. The university remains active in academic cooperation and exchanges with over 100 educational and research institutions worldwide. The university becomes an important education base for international students. Since 1980, Shandong University has received over 10,000 students from over 60 countries.
山东大学（简称：山大，，英文缩写：SDU）位于中国山东省济南市，是中国著名的重点大学之一。山东大学的前身是由袁世凯於1901年11月创建的山东大学堂，是中国继京师大学堂之后第二所国立大学堂。山东大学目前是中国“985工程”和“211工程”重点建设的高水平大学之一，以“文史见长”为其学术特色。
学校概况
山东大学在济南市有6个校区，在青岛市正在建设新校区并于1984年与威海市政府联合创办了威海分校。济南校本部总占地面积5355市亩（357公顷），现有42个教学学院，6所附属医院，12所教学、实习医院，并设有研究生院。山东大学学科齐全，特色鲜明，涵盖了文学、历史学、哲学、经济学、管理学、法学、理学、工学、医学、教育学、军事学等11大学科门类。有一级学科国家重点学科2个，涵盖8个二级学科；有二级学科国家重点学科14个、二级学科国家重点培育学科3个，省级重点学科60个，覆盖文、理、工、医四大学科领域，实现了各学科的协调发展，连续十几年被SCI收录的论文数位居全国高校前十位。
山东大学共拥有128个教学实验室，图书馆藏书约792万册，并拥有国内一流的校园网络体系和数字化校园环境。
发展现状
山东大学已经形成了完整的学历人才培养体系。有博士学位授权一级学科25个，博士学位授权二级学科专业194个，博士后科研流动站29个，硕士学位授权一级学科36个，硕士学位授权二级学科274个，本科专业114个。现有42个学院，各类全日制学生6万余人，其中有全日制本科生43000人，研究生14500人，留学生1200余人。山东大学以培养中国最优秀的本科生和富有创造力的研究生为己任，致力于培养民族和社会的中坚，具有高度的社会责任心和国际视野、过硬的社会竞争力和创造力、个性与人格得到健全发展的高素质人才。一百一十多年来，30万优秀毕业生从山大走向社会，为国家、民族、社会做出了突出贡献，取得了良好的社会声誉。
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