According to the Regulations on the Management of Postgraduate Education in Qingdao University of Technology, the mid-term defense of graduate students is one of the important links in the process of postgraduate training, aiming at evaluating and guiding the research progress and direction of graduate students. Among them, the thesis is one of the necessary materials for graduate students' mid-term defense, a summary and induction of graduate students' research achievements, and an assessment of graduate students' research ability and academic level. Therefore, Qingdao University of Technology graduate students need to submit small papers for their mid-term defense.

In addition to small papers, Qingdao University of Technology graduate students also need oral reports and defense.