Founded in 1973, Shandong University of Art & Design (SUAD) is located in the historical and cultural city, Jinan, the capital city of Shandong province. Now it has 4 campuses(two campuses in Jinan, one Innovation and Entrepreneurship College in Zibo and one Industry and Education Integration Base in Qingdao), 7678 students and 770 staff. As the only one specialized in design among the independent state-owned art and design universities, it has formed a multi-level education pattern, including graduate, undergraduate, vocational, continuing, community art and senior high school education. SUAD now has 4 discipline categories: Art, Literature, Engineering and Management, 11 first-level disciplines, and develops into a structure that design as the leading, fine arts as the foundation, related disciplines as the support, and traditional arts & crafts as the characteristics. Design is one of the first-class disciplines in Shandong Province. According to Shanghai Ranking, design is at the top 6% in China (2019). Design Art Studies, Art, Drama & Film Studies are the key disciplines during 12th 5-Year Plan, out of which Art Design is among the provincial characteristic specialties, Design Art Studies and Art have been included in Taishan Scholar program. Art theory, Design, and Fine Arts are the Master's degree authorization center of first-level disciplines. Art Design and Art are authorized disciplines for the Master of Fine Arts (MFA). As a design university, SUAD adheres to the motto of serving the society with design. Relying on its professional advantages, SUAD participated in many key national and provincial design programs and projects, such as official poster of the Beijing Olympic Games, the visual image system of the 11th National Games, Shandong Week of the World Expo in Yeosu of Korea. SUAD is committed to an open strategy. It has established extensive educational cooperation and international academic exchange relations with universities (institutions) in more than 40 countries and regions, signed agreements or MoU with above 40 universities, and expanded a series of overseas education cooperation projects on the basis of abundant international resources.