According to official website of Jinan University, the predecessor of Jinan University was Shandong Institute of Building Materials. 1987, Shandong Institute of Building Materials moved to Qixianzhuang, Jiwei Highway, Jinan City, and established a branch of Shandong Institute of Building Materials in Boshan. 1990 In March, the former Shandong Institute of Building Materials merged with Shandong Institute of Architecture and Engineering to form a new Shandong Institute of Architecture and Engineering. 1June, 1998, with the approval of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, the College became a master's degree awarding unit.