Shandong University is a national key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, with a long history, complete disciplines, strong academic strength and distinctive school-running characteristics. It is one of the high-level universities under the national "2 1 1 project" and "985 project" and was selected as "1/plan". Shandong University, formerly known as Shandong University Hall, was founded in 190 1. It is the earliest government university hall in China after Shi Jing University Hall. The school covers a total area of more than 8000 mu (including about 3000 mu in Qingdao campus), forming a school-running pattern of eight campuses in one school and three places (Jinan, Qingdao and Weihai).