They are two different universities, which are different in the nature of running a school, the setting of disciplines, the faculty and the scale of running a school.

1. According to China Education Network, the nature of the school: Shandong University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, ranking among the national "double-class", "985 Project" and "21/project"; Shandong Normal University is a university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Shandong Province, and it is a provincial key university in Shandong Province.

2. Discipline setting: Shandong University has a complete range of disciplines, covering literature, science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, law, teaching, art and other fields; Shandong Normal University, on the other hand, focuses on normal majors, covering arts, science, engineering, management, law, teaching and arts.

3. Faculty: Shandong University has a number of high-level teachers, including academicians of China Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering, distinguished professor of Changjiang Scholar Award Scheme and winner of National Outstanding Youth Fund. Shandong Normal University also has an excellent team of teachers, including a group of prestigious experts and scholars.

4. Scale of running a school: Shandong University is a comprehensive university with a large scale and many campuses and colleges; Shandong Normal University is a relatively small university specializing in normal education.