Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao University of Technology (QUT; ), formerly known as Qingdao Technological University, is a university in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It offers programs in civil, mechanical, and environmental engineering. Location. Qingdao Technological University has its main campus located in the Sifang District of Qingdao and has two satellite campuses in Huangdao District west of Jiaozhou Bay and Fei County of Linyi. Altogether, the university covers an area of 1.779.400 square meters and a floor space of 989.000 square meters. History. The university was founded in 1953 as the Qingdao Institute of Architecture and Engineering. In 1960 it was  renamed into Shandong Metallurgy College. During the decades that followed it developed into a large and all-encompassing university and was placed under the administration of the Provincial Education Department in 1998. In 2004, it was granted full University status. Programs. QTech offers Bachelor and Master degrees in a variety of studies in Engineering science, Business management, Economics, Arts, and Law. The university organizes language courses and adult education programs. Doctoral programs include Mechanical Design and Theory, Structural Engineering, Soil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Heating, Gas Supplying Ventilation and Air-conditioning Engineering. Administration. International cooperation. Universities that have an partnership agreement  with the Qingdao Technological University include: Affiliated schools. Qindao College of Qingdao Technological University () is an independent college founded by the QTech in 2004. It is in Chengyang district of Qingdao, adjacent to Mount Lao. The campus encompasses 700.000 square meters with a floor are of 519.000 square meters. The college hosts eight faculties that offer Associate degrees as well as Bachelor studies. More than 16.700 students attend the college (+ more than 300 foreign students per year).