Shandong Economic University (Chinese: 山东经济学院; pinyin: Shāndōng Jīngjì Xuéyuàn) is based in Jinan, China. It is a full-time comprehensive institution of higher education which was founded upon approval by Shandong Provincial Government in 1952 and originally known as Shandong Institute of Finance and Economics. Shandong Economic University has an enrolment of 17,000 students, including undergraduates, 3-year associate degree students and postgraduates. Economics and Management are the mainstay of the disciplines. Literature, Law, Science and Engineering are also taught. The university consists of 16 schools covering 40 undergraduate programs, holds the rights to award the master’s degree of first-grade discipline in Applied Economics, Business Administration and Management Science and Engineering, as well as 22 postgraduate programs of secondary disciplines. Shandong Economic University is qualified to award a MBA and master’s degrees for applicants with an educational background that is equivalent to college graduates and to have the specially invited professor posts, Tai Shan Scholar.