Qilu Normal University

In September 1948, the Shandong College of Education (Chinese: 山东教育学院) was established. In January 1949, the institution underwent a name change to Shandong Education Administration Cadre institution.In September 1950, the institution's name was altered to Shandong Secondary Institution Teachers' Training Course. In 1953, the institution's name was altered to Shandong Secondary Institution Teachers' Training School.The institution was divided into two divisions in 1956: the Shandong Province Accelerated Teacher Training College and the Shandong Province Education Cadre Institution.The institution was renamed Shandong Teachers' Training College in 1957. Shandong Province Teachers' Training College was the name of the institution. In 1957, the school was renamed Shandong Province Teachers' Training College. In February 1958, the school and Shandong Province Education Cadre School were merged to form Shandong Province Education Cadre School. In 1960, the school was renamed Shandong Institute of Education. At the beginning of 1966, the school was renamed Shandong Province Teachers' Training School. In June 1978, the school was renamed Shandong Province Normal College.^[2] The institution was renamed Qilu Normal College and underwent renovations in April 2010.^[3]

In Beijing on March 21, 2024, the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Qilu Normal University executed an agreement to establish the "China Sky Eye Joint Research Centre" (Chinese: 中国天眼联合研究中心).^[4]