Universities

Yantai University (YTU) was established in 1984 with support from Peking University and Tsinghua University and is a key provincial comprehensive university. The campus covers more than 220 hectares on the coast of the Yellow Sea. There are 22 schools with 55 undergraduate and 54 graduate programs. Faculty number 1,158, including 611 full and associate professors; 317 hold doctoral degrees (27.5%) and 545 hold master’s degrees (47.1%); 74.6% of teachers hold a master’s degree or above. Notable appointments mentioned include 1 CAE academician, national outstanding teachers and New Century talent awardees, 12 experts with State Council special allowance, and other provincial honors. Over 300 nationally and internationally known scholars and 13 part-time academicians teach across disciplines. The library covers 43,800 square meters with about 1.7 million books, 0.8 million electronic books, 11,000 video tapes, and 10,000 Chinese and foreign dictionaries, plus 34 databases and campus internet access