Shandong University of Technology ranks with provincial key disciplines (laboratories) and national and provincial engineering technology research centers. First place: vehicle engineering major, vehicle engineering discipline, Shandong Vehicle Engineering Technology Research Center, established in 1978. Second place: agricultural mechanization and automation, agricultural mechanization engineering discipline, Shandong clean energy engineering technology research center, established in 1958. Third place: mechanical design, manufacturing and automation, mechanical design and theory, mechatronics engineering, Shandong Precision Mould Laboratory, Shandong Digital Design and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Research Center, established in 1976. Fourth place: Electrical Engineering and Automation, Power Electronics and Power Transmission, Shandong Province Transient Protection Engineering Technology Research Center, established in 1977. Fifth place: mineral resources engineering major, Shandong Province Mine Tailings Comprehensive Utilization Engineering Technology Research Center, established in 1994. Sixth place: transportation major, traffic information engineering and control discipline, Shandong Road Intelligent Control and Safety Traffic Engineering Technology Research Center, established in 1976. Seventh place: Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory, Shandong Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials Engineering Technology Research Center and National Industrial Ceramic Materials Engineering Technology Research Center, established in 1998. Eighth place: biological science major, Shandong Bioinformatics Engineering Technology Research Center, founded on 200 1. Ninth place: International Economy and Trade, Shandong Industrial Economic Research Base, established in 1990.