📖 About the university

Shandong University (SDU) is a public research university based in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, founded in 1901, and it is one of the oldest and largest comprehensive universities in China. It is included in Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First-Class initiative. SDU is especially known for mathematics, medicine, materials science, Chinese literature, and crystal materials research, and its balanced strengths span the humanities, sciences, engineering, and medicine. Its long history and broad scope make it a major centre of higher education in eastern China.

The university operates multiple campuses across Shandong, including in Jinan, Qingdao, and Weihai, offering diverse settings and extensive research and clinical facilities. SDU maintains broad international collaborations and hosts a large international student community. International applicants can study the Chinese language and prepare for the HSK, and the university offers many degree programs, including English-taught options at the graduate level and in fields such as medicine. It is well suited to academically strong students seeking a large comprehensive university, particularly those interested in mathematics, medicine, materials science, or Chinese studies.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Jinan

Jinan is the capital of Shandong province and is famously known as the City of Springs for the natural artesian springs bubbling up throughout its center. With a metropolitan population of around nine million, it is an important industrial, educational, and administrative hub in eastern China. The climate is a temperate monsoon one, with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Its signature attractions include the celebrated Baotu Spring, the scenic Daming Lake, Thousand Buddha Mountain, and Black Tiger Spring. Shandong cuisine, one of China's great regional traditions, offers dishes like sweet-and-sour Yellow River carp and nine-turn large intestine. A growing metro network, Yaoqiang International Airport, and high-speed rail link Jinan closely with Beijing, Qingdao, and Shanghai. For an international student, Jinan offers a rich classical heritage, solid universities, moderate living costs, and an authentic slice of northern Chinese life.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.