International Summer Program

Shandong University, founded in 1901, is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education of China. Over the years, Shandong University has established an extensive international education cooperation network and signed exchange agreements with more than 70 universities in more than 50 countries. SDU is the first course in China to provide English medical courses (MBBS) for international students, and has become the most popular course in this field. In addition, Shandong University also has a famous undergraduate Chinese major course, which has a huge educational foundation. Over the years, the HSK pass rate is the highest in China. SICAS rated it as a five-star university.

Shandong University provides an excellent 4-week International Summer School Program for overseas college students. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of Chinese culture and see some of China’s most beautiful and legendary sites, especially in Confucius’ birthplace, Shandong Province.

We offer Chinese language courses and lectures on Chinese politics, economy and culture, which can be transferred for credits, and we also provide some special activities, field study, social practice, and visits to some historical and cultural sites together with some traditional and modern companies in Beijing and Shandong Province.

Through this program, students can step into China and not only learn but experience Chinese culture, and students can also make friends with colleagues from all over the world. Peking Opera, Chinese Kongfu and delicious Chinese food will definitely prove your participation in this program worthwhile

1. Chinese Courses (Beginning/Intermediate 18 Hours)

Courses: Elementary Chinese, Oral Chinese

Language Practice: Chinese Songs, Dramas, Friendship Ties Activities with Chinese Students, Chinese Calligraphy, Get-together, Sports Games

2. Lectures on Chinese Culture (18 Hours)

Lectures: Archaeological Discovery and China's Ancient Civilization, Confucius & Confucianism, Chinese Traditional Festival, Chinese folk-custom, Chinese Painting, and Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments

Field Trips: tour in Jinan, tour to Qufu (Confucius Hometown) and Mountain Taishan (both listed as the world heritages by UNESCO), Ceramic Museum, Qingdao, Weifang-the city of kite, and Beijing.

3. Lectures on Contemporary China (18 Hours)

Lectures: A Survey on China, Contemporary Chinese Social Situation & Its Development, Development of Modern Chinese Economy, Chinese Law System, Chinese Intellectual Property & Human Rights, Chinese Food Culture, Chinese Tea Culture

Social Practices: Visiting Chinese Family, Visiting Qingdao Beer Factory or Hai’er Corporation, Visiting Social Welfare Organization (University for Senior Citizens, Activity Centre of Communities), be a volunteer in Jinan

4. Chinese Folk Art

China has enjoyed a diversified culture of more than 5000 years. This course will give you an introduction to Flour Modeling, Paper-cuts, and Chinese Cuisine etc.

The content of lectures and field trip may differ according to the needs of students or the actual condition.

Lectures are delivered in English.

Accommodation Fee: RMB1800

• A standard room specially for international students shared by two in College of International Education.
• The room is furnished with bathroom, internet access, TV, telephone, and air conditioner.
• Internet bar and library are available in the College and free to use.
• Wireless internet access is available in the lobby of the teaching building.

Field Trip

RMB3500, it covers traveling expenses, food and accommodation outside Jinan, including airport pick-up in Jinan Airport. We offer help to book tickets from Jinan to Beijing or other cities.Field trips are optional, please note on the application form that whether you will attend the field trip or not.

Notes:Fees are to be paid after arrival, cash is preferred

Fees for meals are to be supported by students themselves.

Introduction to Shandong University
 
 
Shandong University, under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is a key comprehensive university with a long history, a variety of disciplines, strong academic strength, and distinctive characteristics, which has great influence both at home and abroad. Shandong University is a member university of Project 211 and Project 985, two national key construction projects to support the development of high-quality universities.
 
Shandong University is one of the initiative universities of modern Chinese higher education. Its medical school, established in 1864, signified the beginning of modern Chinese higher education. Its main body, Shandong Imperial College (Shandong Da Xue Tang) established in 1901, was the second national university in China, only after the Imperial University of Peking. Moreover, it was the first university to be established and run in accordance with a chartered constitution, and was credited by the imperial court as the model to be followed for all Chinese provinces. The establishment of Shandong Imperial College had not only laid down the foundation for its century-old development, but also served as the blueprint for all the other modern institutes of higher education, which were rising at that time. It blazed a trail in China for the future of institutions of higher learning. Since its birth, Shandong University has gone through several stages of significant growth and change: starting as the Shandong Imperial College, it was then reborn as the National Qingdao University, the National Shandong University, Shandong University, and the Shandong University in its present form, which is the result of the merger of Shandong University, Shandong Medical University and Shandong Industrial University. For more than 100 years, Shandong University has been following the mission of “Preparing talents for the world; Striving for the prosperity and strength of the country.” For this aim, it has cultivated over 400,000 talented young men and women of various specialties, and has been making significant contributions for the country and the regional economic and social development.

As one of the first universities finding its name on the list of Project 211 and Project 985, Shandong University has been developing by leaps and bounds in recent years, and each of its undertakings has reached unprecedented levels. The educational quality and competitiveness of the university have been remarkably improved. This improvement in the quality and capability of teaching has greatly increased both its international clout and its ability to serve the country and the local regions. The university has essentially accomplished its transformation from a teaching and research-oriented university to a research-oriented one. On the list of The Competitiveness of China’s First-rate Universities released recently by the Scientific Evaluation Center of Wuhan University, Shandong University ranks seventh, and the Center also gave the appraisal that Shandong University has been the fastest rising in China for the last two years.

Shandong University comprises 8 campuses (Jinan Central Campus, Hongjialou Campus, Baotuquan Campus, Qianfoshan Campus, Software Campus, Xinglongshan Campus, Qingdao Campus and Weihai Branch) in three different cities (Jinan, Qingdao and Weihai), covering an area of over 533 hectares (including 200 hectares of the Qingdao campus, the construction of which is to be started soon). The university currently has 3 affiliated hospitals, 4 non-subordinate affiliated hospitals and 11 teaching hospitals. It also enjoys a teaching and administrative staff of 10,200 (including those at the Weihai Branch and the 3 affiliated hospitals included). Its full-time student population totals up to 60,000, of which 43,000 are undergraduates, 15,000 are postgraduates and more than 1,600 are international students. It also has an excellent faculty team of 1,046 professors, including 721 Ph.D supervisors. And now there are 6 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Academy of Engineering, 13 distinguished professors from the “National Recruitment Program of Global Experts," 33 distinguished professors and part-time professors from the "Changjiang Scholars Program" of the Ministry of Education , 25 winners of the "National Outstanding Youth Foundation” award, 28 posts for distinguished professors and experts from the "Taishan Scholars" of Shandong Province and 8 “National Renowned Teachers”. Two academic innovation teams found themselves in the “Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team” conducted by the Ministry of Education, and another two innovation teams were chosen as thenational “Excellent Innovation Groups”. Shandong University provides 2 national key first-level disciplines (including eight second-level disciplines), 14 national key second-level disciplines, 3 key national second-level disciplines under cultivation, and 60 provincial key disciplines, covering the 4 disciplinary fields of liberal arts, science, engineering and medicine. Such a comprehensive disciplinary system helps it to achieve coordinated development between different disciplines. The university has eight state scientific research platforms, including a key national laboratory, a state engineering technology research center, a state engineering laboratory and a state engineering technology promotion center. It also has 2 state “111 Innovation and Education Planning Projects,” 4 key social science research bases approved by the Ministry of Education, and a large number of provincial key laboratories and provincial engineering technology research centers.

Shandong University is one of those of the largest ranges of academic disciplines in China. There are at present 13 general disciplines for undergraduates and postgraduates, namely philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, military science, management and arts. There are 41 first-level doctoral programs, 55 first-level master degree programs, 28 professional doctoral and master degree programs, 116 programs for undergraduates, 29 mobile post-doctoral research stations, forming a complete system for cultivation of talent.
 
The growth of the university over the years has seen SDU rise to the forefront of many fields in China. In the 1930s and 1950s, when Shandong University was located in Qingdao, it was the home to many nationally famous scholars who paved the way for great success especially in the fields of literature and history.  Up to this day, Shandong University is well-known for its strong liberal arts programs, and published the highly reputable academic journal Literature, History & Philosophy. These two periods also laid a good foundation for the university in natural sciences, enabling it to find itself among the noted institutions in China. Since the merger at the end of the last century, the university’s newly- developed disciplines of financial mathematics, crystal materials, condensed matter physics, colloid and surface chemistry, micro-biology, machinery, material science, cardiovascular functional recovery, new drug manufacturing, and classical Chinese philosophy have all risen to the first-class level within the country, and some are even known abroad.
 
With the opening of the recent National Educational Conference and the implementation of the “Education Planning Outline” in July, 2010, China’s higher education has yet another new opportunity for a historic leap, and all institutions of higher learning are standing at a new historic starting point. Facing the unprecedented opportunity, Shandong University has set a grand educational objective: initially becoming a world-class university by its 120th anniversary. At new historical starting point, Shandong University will seize the opportunity, and adhere to the way of potential tapping, quality promotion and feature building, to the strategy of institution existence by academia, strengthening by talents, prosperity by features, and management by law. Meanwhile, the university is to promote the internationalization of it, implement the Operation for Academic vitalization. With an already strong academic foundation and even more untapped potential, we are sure to achieve the goal of becoming a world-class university.

Introduction

Located in Jinan, in the north of China, Shandong University is consisted of seven campuses: the Main Campus, West campus which is also called Baotu Spring Campus, Qianfo Mountain Campus, the Software Park Campus, Xinglong Mountain Campus, Hong Home Building Campus and, the Medical College. All the international students can live on campus.

Foreign Students' Complex-your new home

The Foreign Students' Complex is set up particularly for the interests of overseas students. It has a tasteful lay-out, where the well-appointed rooms are surrounded by graceful gardens.

The living quarter

The basic single room in the apartment building, where you have available central heating, telephone, television, internet socket etc., will cost $5 per day.

The standard single room in the apartment building, where you have available a toilet, central heating, telephone, television, internet socket etc., will cost $7-$12 per day.

The basic double room in the apartment building, where you have available a toilet, central heating, air conditioner, telephone, television, internet socket etc., will cost $9 per day.

The standard double room in the apartment building, which has available a toilet, central heating, air conditioner, telephone, television, internet socket etc., will cost $12 per day.

For students' convenience, the apartment building has laundry, bathroom, kitchen, and boiler room for public use on every floor.

In the apartment building there is a café, a shop, and a dining hall.

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1. Non-Chinese citizen

2. Be in good health

3. High school graduate

4. Aged between 18 and 60 years old

1. Photocopy of valid passport
   With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included
2. Passport photo
   A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant
3. Certificate/diploma of highest education
   Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.
4. Resume
   
   
5. Family History
   
   
6. Certificate of Employment (If Applicable)