Shandong University (Weihai), founded in 1984, is a multidisciplinary, open and comprehensive university jointly established by Shandong University and Weihai Municipal Government. It is a campus of Shandong University, a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education and a high-level university built by the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project".

Shandong University (Weihai) attracts many well-known scholars and experts to give lectures with its superior natural environment and social conditions, rigorous school spirit, teaching style and study style, colorful campus cultural life and excellent and convenient living facilities, and also creates a broad development space for students to learn and become talents.

Shandong University (Weihai) adheres to the school tenet of "storing talents for the world and prospering the country" and the school motto of "endless learning and lofty aspirations", and integrates "the soul of the mountain" with "the charm of Weihai" to form a school pattern of "one school, three places and eight campuses" together with Jinan and Qingdao campuses. The school enrolls students online all over the country. After graduation, Shandong University will issue a diploma and a degree certificate.