Founded in September, 1950, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST) is located in the scenic coastal city of Qingdao known as the "Eastern Switzerland". It was formerly known as Qingdao Institute of Chemical Technology and got its present name in March, 2002 with the approval of the Education Ministry of China. QUST, a key university of Shandong Province, is a multi-disciplinary university which focuses on engineering, coordinately develops with science, engineering, art, economic, management, medicine and law, and distinguishes itself by material science, chemical engineering, applied chemistry, mechanical engineering, automation and information technology and computer science. 

QUST now has four campuses located respectively in Laoshan, Sifang, Gaomi and Jinan, with a total floor area of 920,000㎡of its school buildings and the fixed assets of 2.8 billionyuan. QUST has 3 first-level disciplines authorized to offer PhD and 22 second-level PhD disciplines, 5 postdoctoral research stations, 19 first-level disciplines authorized to offer master’s degree and 97 second-level master degree disciplines, 7 professional master degree programs, 12 master degree of engineering programs and 72 undergraduate programs.

QUST has insisted on the open strategy and constantly improved its international exchange and cooperation mechanism. At present, it has signed the friendly cooperation agreements with 106 foreign universities of 20 countries or regions. In addition, it has 1 Sino-foreign cooperative educational institution approved by MOE, 1 overseas educational institution and 6 Sino-foreign educational cooperation programs, forming a multilevel pattern of Sino-foreign educational cooperation, covering science, engineering, and art. Sino-German Technical College (CDTF in German) founded by QUST and the University of Paderborn of Germany has been raised up to the cooperation between the governments of Germany and China, and is honored as the model of joint-education cooperation. Through the introduction of German Dual Talent Training Model, QUST has fully launched the construction of the Sino-German Dual System Engineering College. Besides, QUST takes the lead to co-organize Sino-Thai International Rubber College, the first overseas educational institution of Shandong Province, which marks its first step of running the college in a foreign country.

Contact Details
Please send the application documents of Shandong Government Scholarship to:
International Exchange and Cooperation Office (581# mailbox), Qingdao University of Science and Technology.
99 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. China. 266061
Tel: 0086-532-88956298
Fax: 0086-532-88956566
E-mail: ieco@qust.edu.cn
Homepage: http://www.qust.edu.cn; http://ieco.qust.edu.cn