University’s Quick Facts Founded in: 1909 Location: Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China Number of Students: 41,300 (1,600 international students) Academic Staff: 2,300 Academic Session Begins: September Recognized by: WHO, MOE, MCI Language of Instruction: English Scholarships: Available Total Area: about 180 hectares Number of Departments: 25 University Campus: 5 campuses in different parts of Qingdao (main campus in the east part of Shinan district) Library: contains 3 million books and over 4,700 periodicals (one of the largest libraries in Shandong) Food: convenient and inexpensive canteens with a good variety of Indian and Western foods Climate: average annual temperature is 12.6 °C; average annual rainfall is 730 mm Nearest Airport: Qingdao Liuting International Airport in Shandong Province, China About: Qingdao University is situated in the Chinese eastern seaside city of Qingdao and has a beautiful academic setting. The university is authorized by the National Committee of Education and Shandong Provincial Government. It 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. Faculty: Qingdao University has a group of reputed scholars known worldwide, of which 900 are professors. There are 23 academicians who are members of the...