Qingdao University, situated in the Chinese eastern seaside city Qingdao, faces the Yellow Sea to its south and Mount Fushan as its background, creating a beautiful academic setting. Qingdao University, authorized by the National Committee of Education and Shandong Provincial Shandong  Provincial Government in 1993, is a comprehensive university incorporating the former Qingdao University, Shandong Textile Engineering College, Qingdao Medical College and Qingdao Teachers’ College, and is now the largest university in Shandong Province.

The University has 4,000 staff members and more than 32,000 full-time students, including1,600 graduate Students, In addition, there are 700 foreign students and more than 11,000 students for continuing education. 1,100,000 square meters of university buildings are housed on the 1,700,000 square meters campus. The library, with 3 million books and more than 4,700 periodicals, is one of the largest libraries in Shandong.