Yantai University

About

Yantai University, established in 1984, is a comprehensive provincial university located in the coastal city of Yantai, Shandong Province. It is particularly recognized for its strong programs in Law, Chemistry, Marine Science, and Civil Engineering. For international students, the university offers a welcoming environment through its International Education College, providing Chinese language programs, various degree programs, and dedicated support services. While the primary language of instruction is Chinese, an increasing number of English-taught programs are available, especially at the postgraduate level. A distinctive characteristic is its unique founding with initial support and guidance from prestigious institutions like Peking University and Tsinghua University, which helped shape its early academic development.

Background

Yantai University (Chinese: 烟台大学) is a key public university in Yantai, Shandong, China, and is the first batch of universities under the Shandong Province Famous University Project. It was founded in 1984 with the assistance of two C9 league members (Peking University and Tsinghua University). As of June 2022, Yantai University (Laishan District campus) covered an area of 2,100 mu (about 140 hectares), with a total floor area of 1,019,800 square meters and teaching and research instruments and equipment valued at 602 million yuan. The Yantai University (Development Zone) Science and Education Park is located in the Bajiaowan Central Innovation District of Yantai, and the project covers a total area of over 1,000 mu. The university has 23 schools, 75 research institutes, and offers 58 undergraduate majors for enrollment; it is authorized to confer master's degrees in 23 first-level disciplines and in 14 categories of professional master's degrees; it has 1,726 full-time teaching staff and a total of over 30,000 full-time undergraduate students, graduate students, and international students.

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