School of Civil Engineering With concrete resolve we strive to uphold the vast cosmos With craftsmanship and cloud intelligence we build the nine realms Learn broadly, temper the will; earth is rich and wood flourishes
PART.01 School Overview The School of Civil Engineering of Qingdao University of Technology originated from the advanced engineering program established at Qingdao Lixian Middle School in 1931, and the Civil Engineering major is one of the earliest majors offered by the university. The School has always upheld the motto "Learn broadly, temper the will; earth is rich and wood flourishes," centering on student development, oriented toward major national needs and local economic construction, and committed to cultivating application- and research-oriented civil engineering talents with patriotism, practical ability, innovative spirit, and a global perspective. Civil Engineering is a "Taishan Scholar" advantageous and distinctive discipline and a construction discipline of Shandong Province's "First-Class Discipline" and "Peak Discipline." The School currently has a first-level doctoral degree authorization point in Civil Engineering and a postdoctoral research mobile station, 1 professional doctoral degree authorization point, 5 first-level master's degree authorization points, and 3 professional master's degree authorization points. In the fifth round of discipline evaluation by the Ministry of Education, it was rated B+, ranking first among Shandong provincial universities; in the 2024 ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) ranking of civil engineering disciplines, it ranked 17th, entering the top 12%. PART.02 Faculty The School of Civil Engineering currently has 225 faculty and staff, including 168 full-time teachers. The School has 3 foreign academicians, 10 person-times of national-level leading talents, 6 person-times of national-level "Four Youth" talents, and 32 person-times of provincial-level talents such as Taishan Scholars. l 1 foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering l 3 foreign academicians of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences l 2 National Distinguished Young Scholars l 6 national-level "Four Youth" talents l 3 national "Ten Thousand Talents" leading talents l 1 national-level specially appointed expert l 2 Yangtze River Scholar Chair Professors l 1 national-level teaching master l 6 Shandong provincial teaching masters l 32 provincial-level talents such as Taishan Scholars l 2 Huang Danian-style teaching teams of Shandong universities l 3 outstanding grassroots teaching organizations of Shandong Province PART.03 Program Development The School offers 5 undergraduate majors: Civil Engineering (a national first-class undergraduate major construction point, with 4 specialization directions: Building Engineering, Road and Bridge Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Water Conservancy Engineering), Materials Science and Engineering (a national first-class undergraduate major construction point, with 2 specialization directions: Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering and Polymer Materials and Engineering), Transportation Engineering (a Shandong provincial first-class undergraduate major construction point), Intelligent Construction (an emerging engineering major), and Urban Underground Space Engineering (an emerging engineering major), as well as 1 Sino-foreign cooperative education program in Civil Engineering. To date, it has received 1 second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, 1 special prize of the Shandong Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, and 16 other provincial awards; 7 national first-class undergraduate courses and 7 provincial first-class undergraduate courses; 9 provincial first-class textbooks and 2 national planned textbooks. 1. Civil Engineering Major National first-class undergraduate major construction point National distinctive major Major of the Ministry of Education's Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program Core major of the Shandong provincial education service-oriented new-old growth driver conversion major-industry matching project Key construction major of Shandong provincial distinctive prestigious universities Major certified by national engineering education First-level doctoral degree authorization point and postdoctoral research mobile station in Civil Engineering Integrated bachelor's-master's-doctoral talent training system This major is oriented toward future national urban and rural construction needs, cultivating application- and innovation-oriented talents who have patriotism, uphold love for the country, the Party, and socialism, take root among the people and dedicate themselves to the country, develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and labor-wise in an all-round way, and can adapt to future social development needs; who have noble professional ethics and a sense of social responsibility, solid basic theories and professional knowledge, a certain international perspective, self-learning ability, engineering practice ability, innovative employment ability, and teamwork ability; and who can engage in design, construction, management, technology development, teaching, and scientific research in the fields of building engineering, road and bridge engineering, geotechnical and underground engineering, and water conservancy engineering within the civil engineering field. 2. Materials Science and Engineering Major National first-class undergraduate major construction point Pilot major of the Ministry of Education's Excellent Engineer Training Program Shandong provincial first-class major construction point Shandong provincial distinctive major Key construction major of the Shandong provincial prestigious universities project First-level doctoral degree authorization point in Civil Engineering Integrated bachelor's-master's-doctoral talent training system This major focuses on major national construction strategies and, centering on the characteristics of the new era such as green and low-carbon development, marine features, and digital-intelligent iteration, adheres to research as the guide and teaching as the center, attaches great importance to the foundational position of undergraduate education, and establishes and improves the teaching quality monitoring process, so that the quality of education, teaching, and talent training keeps improving. After years of development, it has formed two specialization directions—Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials and Polymer Materials and Engineering—featuring marine environmental building materials, and has become one of the important bases in Shandong Province and the coastal region for cultivating senior talents, conducting scientific research, and developing new technologies in the field of materials science and engineering. 3. Transportation Engineering Major Shandong provincial first-class undergraduate major construction point Major certified by national engineering education Authorization points for academic master's degree in Transportation Engineering and professional master's degree in Transportation This major upholds the philosophy of "fostering virtue through education, developing all five aspects of education, and achieving all-round development," deeply integrates digital, information, and intelligent technologies, and intersects with disciplines such as computer science, control engineering, and electronic communication to form a composite talent training model of "transportation + intelligence." Relying on the national development strategies of "Building a Transportation Powerhouse" and "Digital Transportation," the major focuses on frontier fields such as road traffic intelligence, vehicle-road cooperation, and big data analysis, and is committed to cultivating application- and innovation-oriented talents capable of engaging in transportation system planning and design, intelligent traffic control, traffic safety and emergency response, and road engineering construction and management in road traffic-related fields. 4. Intelligent Construction Major Emerging engineering major One of the second batch of Intelligent Construction majors established by the Ministry of Education Relying on the first-level doctoral degree authorization point and postdoctoral research mobile station in Civil Engineering The Intelligent Construction major is an emerging engineering major oriented toward national strategic needs and the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry. Based on the Civil Engineering major, it deeply integrates information technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and BIM, as well as mechanical automation technology, aiming to promote the digital and intelligent upgrading of the construction industry across the entire life cycle—from intelligent design (such as AI-generated schemes and BIM clash detection) to intelligent construction (such as robotic bricklaying and drone surveying) to intelligent operation and maintenance (such as fault prediction and energy optimization). It makes building houses smarter, more efficient, and safer. Simply put, it lets computers help us design optimal schemes, lets robots do dangerous work, and uses sensors to monitor building health at all times, ultimately realizing an industrialized construction method that builds houses "like building cars." 5. Urban Underground Space Engineering Major Emerging engineering major Core major of the Shandong provincial education service-oriented old growth driver conversion major-industry matching project Relying on the Civil Engineering peak discipline and the distinctive discipline direction of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering Focusing on national strategic needs, the major has built a full-chain training system of "planning-design-construction-operation and maintenance," and has formed distinctive directions such as shield/TBM intelligent construction, intelligent operation and maintenance of underground engineering, disaster big data early warning, green and low-carbon underground space development, and digital twin and BIM technology. Relying on high-level teaching and research platforms and faculty teams, the major is committed to cultivating application- and research-oriented talents with innovative ability and interdisciplinary vision to serve the "Building a Transportation Powerhouse" strategy and the "dual carbon" goals. Graduates can engage in scientific research, design, and management in fields such as smart city construction, major infrastructure, and urban renewal. 6. Civil Engineering (Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education) Approved by the Ministry of Education (Approval No.: MOE37US2A20161807N) This program is a cooperative education program between Qingdao University of Technology and the University of Kansas in the United States, approved by the Ministry of Education in 2017. Relying on the high-quality educational resources of both universities, it adopts multiple training models such as "4+0," "3+1," and "3+1+1." Outstanding teachers from both China and the United States—including academicians, specially appointed overseas experts under the national "111 Plan," national-level engineering talents, provincial teaching masters, and Taishan Scholars—participate in teaching, cultivating high-quality application- and innovation-oriented civil engineering talents who are well versed in local codes and practice while possessing a global perspective, innovative thinking, and strong engineering practice ability, enabling them to effectively meet the digital-intelligent transformation of industry and cross-border engineering challenges and become a core force driving technological innovation and cross-cultural collaboration. PART.04 Discipline Platforms The School has 1 national-level experimental teaching demonstration center, 1 engineering center of the Ministry of Education, 1 innovation and talent introduction base (national "111 Plan"), 1 international cooperation laboratory of the Ministry of Education, 1 provincial key laboratory, 1 provincial university laboratory, and 1 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching demonstration center. In recent years, as lead institution it has undertakenNational Distinguished Young Scholars, Excellent Young Scholars, National Key Special Projectsand other 119 projects, and has led the completion of key technology research and application work for major construction projects such as the Three Gorges Project, Olympic projects, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Jiaozhou Bay Subsea Tunnel, the Qingdao Bay Bridge, the Qingdao Metro, and Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport. In the past five years, it has led and won 4 first prizes of Shandong Province and 38 science and technology progress awards at the provincial and ministerial level or above; and more than 400 academic papers have been indexed and included by SCI, EI, and ISTP. PART.05 Talent Training The School of Civil Engineering is amongthe first batch of pilot schools/departments nationwide for the comprehensive reform of "Three-All Education" (all-staff, all-process, all-round education)and has passed acceptance. The quality of talent training in this major has been recognized by society. In recent years, students have won more than 100 national-level awards in competitions such as the "Challenge Cup," "Internet+," and the National College Student BIM Application Skills Competition. The talent training work has been reported many times by China Education Daily, Qilu Evening News, Bandao Network, Bandao Metropolis Daily, Qingdao Morning Post, and other media, achieving good social influence and gaining unanimous recognition from parents and society. PART.06 International Exchange and Cooperation In recent years, the School of Civil Engineering has actively carried out international talent training and continuously strengthened international academic exchange and cooperation. In 2017, it was approved for a Sino-foreign cooperative education program reviewed and recognized by the Ministry of Education,the Sino-foreign cooperative education program in Civil Engineering in cooperation with the University of Kansas, USAand has signed mutual credit recognition agreements with many overseas universities such as the University of Bradford (UK), the University of Surrey (UK), and the Belarusian National Technical University. Through various student exchange activities such as the Sino-German CEEMS Student Conference, summer camps, and the Sino-British Cultural Association program, it provides a platform for students to expand their international perspective. PART.07 Further Study and Employment Through "postgraduate entrance exam escort" initiatives, the postgraduate entrance exam participation rate has remained above 35% in the past three years. Each year, students admitted to postgraduate programs at 985 and 211 universities account for about 70% of the total number of those pursuing further study. It has built an "industry-education integration" platform and cooperates with nearly 100 enterprises to build an "industry-education integration platform," achieving high-quality employment for students. Based in Shandong and oriented toward the whole country, the School of Civil Engineering has cultivated batch after batch of professional talents for the country, who are widely welcomed by many Fortune Global 500 enterprises such as China State Construction Engineering Group, China Railway Group, and China Metallurgical Group, and it continuously supplies professional talents to major design institutes, major real estate companies, major construction enterprises, research institutes, and government agencies. The number of graduates employed by large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, government agencies, and public institutions has increased year by year. It enjoys a high reputation in society. The employment rate of undergraduates has remained above 98% over the years, and the average annual income of employed students ranks among the top of engineering majors.












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