Qilu Institute of Technology (QIT), formerly known as Xingtan College of Qufu Normal University, has adhered to the development philosophy of "student-centeredness, quality-oriented school-running, talent-driven development, technology-empowered growth, culture-enriched prosperity, and law-based governance" since its establishment. Upholding the motto of "Pursuing Knowledge, Understanding Truth, Embracing Goodness, and Appreciating Beauty" and carrying forward the school spirit of "Advocating Virtue, Etiquette, Diligence, and Innovation," the university has comprehensively strengthened talent cultivation, scientific research, social service, cultural inheritance and innovation, and international exchanges and cooperation. It has now developed into a regular undergraduate university with science and engineering as its mainstay, coordinated development of disciplines such as medicine, economics, management, literature, art, and education.
In 2018, the university successfully passed the Undergraduate Teaching Qualification Assessmentconducted by the Ministry of Education with excellent results, and will undergo the Undergraduate Education Teaching Audit in 2025. It ranked first among similar universities in Shandong Province in the High-Quality Development Performance Assessment of Undergraduate Universities, placed second nationwide among peer universities in the 2026 ShanghaiRanking, and maintained the top position in the science and engineering categoryof the CUAA Alumni Association University Rankings for six consecutive years.
The university is a cultivation and creation unit for national exemplary party-building work, a pilot university for comprehensive reform of the moral education system, a project unit for awarding master's degrees in Shandong Province, a support unit for applied undergraduate universities in Shandong, a provincial-level model unit for educational informatization, a provincial model school for smart education, an advanced collective for campus safety work in Shandong, an outstanding unit for network security work of party committees (party groups) in the Shandong education system, a demonstration base for innovation and entrepreneurship in Shandong, a pilot institution for teacher assessment and evaluation reform in Shandong, a pilot unit for the construction of Shandong education media integration, one of the first demonstration schools for the inheritance of Chinese excellent traditional culture in Shandong, an advanced unit for the Shandong Education Charity Award, a Green School in Shandong, and a 5A-level provincial-level social organization under provincial management.
The university has two campuses: Jinan Campus and Qufu Campus. Jinan Campus is located in the Eastern University Town of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, backed by the Taihang Mountains, adjacent to the hometown of Li Qingzhao (a famous poetess in the Song Dynasty) and the birthplace of Longshan Culture. Qufu Campus is situated in Qufu City, the hometown of Confucius and the "Oriental Holy City." The total campus area covers over 1,600 mu (approximately 106.67 hectares), with a building area of over 400,000 square meters. It has 20 experimental teaching centers and 12 industrial colleges, and has signed industry-university-research cooperation agreements with 12 local governments, 15 academic institutions, 42 industries, and 528 enterprises. It has been approved as 2 Shandong Provincial Experimental Teaching Demonstration Centersand 3 Shandong Provincial Demonstration Internship (Training) Bases. The library has 2.32 million printed books, 2.11 million electronic books, and 26 databases. Nearly 100 million yuan has been invested to build a smart campus platform.
【Scale of Education】
The university comprises 11 schools and 1 department: School of Computer and Information Engineering, School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering, School of Biology and Chemistry Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, School of Medicine, School of Business, School of Literature, School of Education, School of Art, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Marxism, and Basic Department. It offers 57 undergraduate programs, including 3 Shandong Provincial Characteristic Professional Colleges and 2 Shandong Provincial Modern Industry Colleges.
Among the current faculty, 49.94% hold senior professional titles, 94% have master's or doctoral degrees, and 62.05% are dual-qualified and dual-competent teachers (combining teaching ability with practical skills). There are 98 high-level talents at the provincial level or above, 2 Shandong Provincial Huang Danian-style Teacher Teams, 11 provincial science and technology innovation teams, and 2 Shandong Provincial Demonstrative Grassroots Teaching Organizations for Regular Undergraduate Universities.
The university fully implements the fundamental task of fostering virtue through educationand has created a "Great Ideological and Political Education" system featuring "Party building leading, ideological casting, cultural rooting, practice tempering, and habit shaping." It has constructed a "three-three-three" talent cultivation model for high-quality applied talents. Currently, it has 3 national first-class undergraduate program construction sites, 7 Shandong Provincial first-class undergraduate program construction sites, 13 national first-class undergraduate courses, 30 Shandong Provincial first-class undergraduate courses, and 10 Shandong Provincial curriculum ideological and political demonstration courses. It has won 1 second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, 2 special prizes and 18 first prizes of the Shandong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award. Adhering to the concept of open education, it has established cooperative relations with 48 universities at home and abroad.
The university has successively been approved as a Shandong Provincial Maker Space, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Demonstration Base, and Innovation Talent Cultivation Practice Base. In recent three years, students have won 3,811 awards at the provincial level or above in various disciplinary competitions. In the past two years, they have won 2 gold awards, 7 silver awards, and 21 bronze awards in the China International College Students' Innovation Competition. The graduate employment rate has remained above 97% for six consecutive years.
The university has implemented three major Qilu cultural education projects: "Nine Ones," "Six Reds," and "Three Actions," and built an on-campus ideological and political and cultural experience platform featuring "Four Museums, One Hall, and Two Lobbies." It has opened a "Three Primary Colors" (red, green, blue) social practice corridor. The short video Golden Sound Spreading Through Ancient Roads from the "Qilu Ancient Road Tour" activity won the Special Prizeof the National "Telling Chinese Stories Well" Creative Communication Competition. The university's Confucius Classroom has been awarded the "Excellent Traditional Culture Inheritance Demonstration Base" by the China Confucius Foundation, and the Shandong Provincial Chinese Culture Research Centeris located on campus.
【 Social Service】
Since June 2014, the university has provided targeted support to the Qinghai Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Vocational and Technical School, investing 6 million yuan to strengthen the construction of laboratories, libraries, and other facilities, and dispatching 14 batches of teachers to teach there. This work has been reported by CCTV News Broadcast.
【 Party Building】
The university remains committed to using high-quality Party building to drive high-quality development. It has been approved as a cultivation unit for the National Model University for Party Building, as well as a pilot university for the comprehensive reform of mechanisms for fostering virtue through education at the national level. One Party branch was selected as one of the first National Model Party Branches for Party Building, and one Party branch secretary was chosen for the “Building China’s Strength” special action team for nationally recognized “double-leader” teacher Party branch secretaries. One school was also selected as one of the first pilot schools nationwide for the comprehensive reform of mechanisms for fostering virtue through education.
The university has produced a large number of outstanding Party members and exemplary educators, including a National March 8th Red-Banner Holder, an Outstanding Communist Party Member in Shandong’s Education System, and a Pioneer in Party Affairs Work in Shandong’s Education System. Its experience in Party building and fostering virtue through education has been featured 32 times in major media outlets such as People’s Daily and Guangming Daily, shared as a model case in seven provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, and attracted visits from more than 210 universities for exchange and study.
Inheriting the spirit of Qilu and the charm of Shandong, the school will fully implement the new development philosophy, uphold integrity and innovation, and strive to create a modern, distinctive, and high-level applied undergraduate university. It aims to contribute to the construction of a strong educational nation and a strong educational province with the strength of Qilu University of Technology!
