Late August. According to data from official website of Qilu University of Technology, all students are required to start school in late August. On August 17, the teaching staff returned to work, on August 19, the old students from outside the province (including those who lived outside the province after August 12) returned to school, and on August 22, the old students from the province returned to school. On August 26th, freshmen from outside the province reported for duty, and on August 29th, freshmen from inside the province reported for duty. Qilu University of Technology, located in Jinan City, Shandong Province, is a key applied research university and comprehensive natural science research institution in Shandong Province.