Founded in 1901, Shandong University is a key comprehensive university directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. It is one of the oldest renowned universities throughout the country and one of the high-ranking universities whose development is given priority by the state.

The main part of Shandong University is located in Jinan with several campuses, and it has a branch in Weihai, a coastal city in Shandong province. The current president is professor Zhan Tao, an outstanding mathematician.

Shandong University provides programs for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The above programs cover 11 fields of study, namely, literature, history, philosophy, economics, management, law, science, engineering, medicine, pedagogy and military science. Shandong University now has 25 first-level and 178 second-level doctoral degree conferring programs; 15 postdoctoral research programs; 248 master’s degree granting programs and 7 professional degree granting programs: law (master’s), business management (master’s), public management (master’s), engineering (master’s), clinical medicine (master’s and doctoral). Public health (master’s); and 103 bachelor’s degree programs.

Shandong University is now made up of 30 colleges, 3 affiliated hospitals, 12 internship hospitals and a postgraduate institute. Currently, the number of undergraduate students has surpassed 40,000 and postgraduate students 10,000. 

Shandong University has established an extensive transnational relationship in academic exchanges and cooperation. It has by now set up an intercollegiate collaborative relationship with more than 70 universities in over 40 countries and regions, among which are the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Israel and Australia. Since 1980, the university has accepted international students from over 60 countries, and currently, it has around 1,000 regular international students.

山东大学是一所历史悠久、学科齐全、学术实力雄厚、办学特色鲜明，在国内外具有重要影响的教育部直属全国重点综合性大学，是国家“211工程”和“985工程”重点建设的高水平大学之一。

山东大学创建于1901年，历经山东大学堂、国立青岛大学、国立山东大学、山东大学等几个历史发展时期，迁徙分合、春华秋实，成为中国现代大学教育的重要发祥地和文化科教的重镇。著名文学家闻一多、老舍、梁实秋，史学家郑鹤声、童书业、黄云眉，医学专家孙鸿泉、尤家骏、张汇泉，化学家邓从豪、朱兆良、薛群基，生物学家童第周，物理学家王淦昌，数学家潘承洞，内燃机专家丁履德，力学专家刘先志，电力工程专家薛禹胜，共和国元帅罗荣桓，国学大师季羡林，著名诗人臧克家等一大批学界泰斗、栋梁之才都曾在此执掌教鞭或蒙沐教泽。山东大学有着优良的办学传统，一百多年来，山东大学汲取齐鲁文化营养，秉承学术自由、兼容并包的办学理念，形成了博大精深、历久弥新的文化底蕴，特别是经过20世纪30年代和50年代的辉煌与发展，不仅奠定了“文史见长”的学术特色，出现了一批在国内外享誉甚高的人文学者，以及像《文史哲》这样备受关注的学术阵地，而且数理研究也取得了令世人仰慕的成绩，跻身于中国著名学府的行列，在国际上也颇有影响，被《大英百科全书》列为中国著名大学之一。 

山东大学接收留学生的历史可以追溯至二十世纪50年代，是中国最早接收留学生和开展对外汉语教学的学校之一， 80年代开始成为国内外国留学生教学的重点单位，是教育部确定的“中国支持周边国家汉语教学重点学校”和中国首批承建海外“孔子学院”的大学之一。自1980年以来，接收了来自90多个国家的留学人员，目前，在校长期留学生千余名。

国际教育学院成立于1994年，是山东大学负责外国留学生招生、教学、管理与服务的综合性教育机构。学院拥有一支高素质的教师队伍和优良的办学条件，现可招收汉语国际教育硕士（专业学位）、对外汉语硕士研究生、教育学（第二语言教学）双学士学位生，并承担国家汉办的海外汉语师资培训项目，是中国“汉语水平考试”（HSK）和“汉语作为外语教学能力认定考试”考点单位。

国际教育学院下设：学院办公室、招生办公室、学生事务办公室、教务办公室、物业管理办公室、汉语教学系、教育学系等部门。 

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