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The degree and postgraduate education of Shandong University originated from 1924. At that time, cheeloo university, the predecessor of the former Shandong Medical University, was awarded a doctorate in medicine by the University of Toronto.
After the founding of New China, Shandong University trained the first batch of doctoral and master students. Postgraduates majoring in Chinese and history began to enroll students 1953, and biochemistry, histology and embryology, clinical internal medicine, general surgery, otolaryngology and dermatology began to enroll students 1955.
198 1 year, after the promulgation and implementation of the Regulations on Academic Degrees in People's Republic of China (PRC), Shandong University became the first batch of authorized units for doctoral and master's degrees in China, and enrolled doctoral students in nine majors, including China ancient literature, China ancient history, basic mathematics, operational research and cybernetics, high-energy physics, magnetism, physical chemistry, microbiology and obstetrics and gynecology.
In June, 2000, the Ministry of Education approved Shandong University to establish a graduate school, and the degree and postgraduate education of the school have made great progress. By the end of September, 2006, Shandong University had a total of 50,000 full-time postgraduates15,769, 4,425 full-time doctoral students and 438 postgraduates studying abroad, which cultivated a large number of talents for the country's economic and social development.