Shandong University of Technology dates its founding to 1956. Situated in Zibo, one of China’s most historic cities and the cradle of the ancient Qi Culture, the University is distinctive for its science and engineering with the prioritized support from Shandong Province.
SDUT has 21 schools, the post-doctoral research station of mechanical engineering, 3 authorized disciplines to grant the doctoral degree which covers 13 sub-disciplines for the doctoral degree. In addition, the University has 21 authorized disciplines to grant master’s degree which covers 98 sub-disciplines for master’s degree. As for the professional degrees, SDUT has 14 subjects for master’s degree in engineering, 5 for master’s degree in agricultural extension, as well as the subjects for a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Finance (MF). The undergraduate programs cover 9 categories, namely, engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law, history, pedagogy and art, thus resulting in a balanced layout focused on engineering and ensuring coordinated development of all the disciplines.
The University has a total enrollment of over 32,200 full-time undergraduate, and 2,600 postgraduate students.
The University has abundant educational resources and well-equipped facilities.
Sticking to the principle of “high starting point, superb quality and good taste, and in accordance with the construction objectives of being ecological, garden-like, digital and humanized, the University has put in great investment to seek continuous improvement of the education conditions.
The University covers an area of 240 hectares or 3,600 mu. The quiet surroundings, flourishing trees and flowers and the green carpet of grass create pleasant scenery, presenting the beauty of harmony between human and nature. With a floor space of 1.05 million square meters, the University has a total sports area of 164, 000 square meters, 268 multi-media lecture halls and well-equipped teaching facilities for physical education.
The library contains a collection of 6.11 million volumes of books (of which 3.05 million volumes are electronic) and 24,000 types of journals in both Chinese and foreign languages (including electrical journals).
The total value of instruments and equipment for teaching and research reaches 393 million yuan or 61.89 million US dollars.
There are 21 laboratories co-built by the central and the local governments, 4 national engineering practice centers, 1 national model center for experiment teaching, 1 national virtual simulation experiment teaching center, 2 Shandong provincial model centers for experiment teaching and 13 Shandong provincial experiment teaching centers for key disciplines. SDUT also is one of the national key training institutes for the vocational faculty.
Now, the University has 1 national engineering research center and 1 engineering research center co-built by the state and local governments. Shandong Research Institute of Engineering and Technology is headquartered in the University. SDUT has 14 provincial research centers of engineering and technology, 12 key provincial disciplines, 6 key provincial laboratories and 4 provincial research institutes of humanities and social science.
SDUT actively cooperates with enterprises and research institutes to integrate production, teaching and research, thus strengthening the manufacturing industry of Shandong Province. The University has jointly set up over 100 research and development entities with enterprises and research institutes and became one of the major scientific research and technological innovation institutes in Shandong Province.