Qufu Normal University, Shandong Institute of Physical Education, Jining Medical College, etc. According to official website of Rizhao Education Bureau, as of April 16, 2023, there were six universities in Rizhao, namely Qufu Normal University, Shandong Institute of Physical Education, Jining Medical College, Shandong Vocational College of Water Conservancy, Rizhao Vocational and Technical College, Shandong Vocational College of Foreign Languages and Rizhao Radio and TV University. Rizhao city is named after "the first light of sunrise". It is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, located in the southeast of Shandong Province on the coast of the Yellow Sea.