Shandong University of Technology is a university jointly established by the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the People's Government of Shandong Province, and it is a high-level university construction unit in Shandong Province. It is a multidisciplinary university focusing on science and engineering, a national innovation experimental zone for talent training mode, the first batch of national pilot units of "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan", the first batch of national intellectual property pilot universities, the first batch of civilized campuses in Shandong Province, and the founder of "Shandong Smart Education Demonstration School". The school is located in Zibo, with Party Secretary Hu Xingyu and President Li Yuxia. The school motto is "Morality, Broadness, Persistence and Exhaustion". As of June 2022, the school is divided into two campuses: East Campus and West Campus. The campus covers an area of 3,600 mu, with a building area of1170,000 square meters. At present, there are 27 colleges and 26 university-level research institutes, with 3 post-doctoral research stations, 4 first-level disciplines authorized by doctoral degrees, 25 first-level disciplines authorized by master's degrees and 265,438+categories authorized by master's professional degrees. There are 3 provincial first-class disciplines, 2 national (virtual simulation) experimental teaching demonstration centers, 4 national engineering practice education centers, national key laboratory 1 sub-laboratory, and 2,292 faculty members. Shandong University of Technology, formerly known as Jinan Agricultural Mechanization School, was founded in 1956. In 2002, Shandong Institute of Technology and Zibo College merged to form Shandong University of Technology. As of 2022, Shandong University of Technology ranked175 in China University of Soft Science in 2022; In 2022, ABC ranked 187 in Chinese university rankings.