SDTBU (originally named China Coal Economics College), affiliated to former Ministry of Coal Industry, was established in 1985. In September 1998, due to the management system reform, it began to be jointly supported by Central Government and Shandong Provincial Government, mainly managed by the latter. In February 2003, it was officially renamed to Shandong Technology and Business University. Facing the sea and surrounded by the mountains, SDTBU is located in Yantai, one of the most charming cities in China. The beautiful scenery on campus has gained SDTBU the high honor of the Provincial Garden-like University and Civilized Campus. SDTBU is also the approved Famous University Characterized by Applied Talents Education in Shandong Province, Demonstration University of Entrepreneurship Education in Shandong Province, the First Test University for the Second Class Transcripts System in Shandong province approved by the Central Youth League and the National Demonstration Base of Entrepreneurship Education in Shandong Province. SDTBU covers an area of 900,900 m², including a constr uction area of over 626,000 m². The University library holds 2662,400 volumes. Well-known for Economics, Management and Informatics, it has grown into a multidisciplinary university of finance and economy with a balanced development of Economics, Management, Science, Engineering, Literature and Law. SDTBU has 17 schools, 9 research institutes, 36 research centers, with over 22000 full-time students, including undergraduates and graduates. The university has an overall staff of 1391, including 931 faculty members, 125 of whom are professors and 490 are with Ph.D. SDTBU holds the earliest undergraduate Sino-foreign cooperative educational institution in Shandong Province approved by Ministry of Education—International Business College. SDTBU has established friendly relationships with more than 60 universities in more than 30 countries such as USA, UK, and South Korea. SDTBU strengthens its communication and exchanges with domestic high-level universities such as Peking University and universities in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, conducting cooperation in student education, teacher exchange and academic exchange.
山东工商学院前身中国煤炭经济学院，始建于1985年，隶属于原煤炭工业部，1998年9月，划转山东省管理。2003年2月更名为山东工商学院，现已发展成为一所以经济、管理、信息学科见长，经管理工文法多学科协调发展的省属财经类大学。
学校坐落在美丽的海滨城市——烟台，依山临海，风景秀丽，占地90.9万平方米，建筑面积62.6万平方米。学校是博士学位授予培育建设单位、山东省应用型本科高校立项建设单位、山东省应用型人才培养特色名校立项建设单位、省级创业教育示范校。
现有17个二级院（部），全日制在校本科生、研究生、留学生22000余人。教职工1391人，其中教授125人，博士490人。
学校设有教育部批准的山东省最早的本科中外合作办学机构——山东工商学院国际商学院，与美国莫瑞州立大学合作办学，实施双学位教育。学校是国家留学基金委“高等学校青年骨干教师出国研修项目”合作院校，具有外国留学生招生资格和港澳台地区招收本科生资格。学校先后与美国、英国、德国、韩国、泰国等20多个国家的60多所高校建立了合作关系，与国内高水平大学、科研院所在学生培养、教师互派、学术交流等方面开展合作。
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