Ludong university (formerly Yantai Teachers College) is affiliated to Shandong Provincial People's Government and located in Yantai City, Shandong Province. It is a provincial key construction university with science and technology as the main body and multi-disciplinary coordinated development. 20 12 became the first batch of national special-needs doctoral talents training project units and a famous school with characteristics of applied talents training in Shandong province. Wang Meng, the former Minister of Culture and a famous writer, commented on ludong university's "outstanding talents and school spirit".

Founded in 1930, the school has gone through the historical stages of Shandong Provincial Second Rural Normal School, Jiaodong Public School, Laiyang Normal School, Laiyang Normal College, Yantai Teachers' College, Yantai Teachers' Training School and Yantai Normal College. 200 1, Shandong Communications School, which was directly under the former Shandong Provincial Communications Department and founded in 1978, merged. In 2006, the school was renamed ludong university. In 2007, the undergraduate teaching level of the school was rated as "excellent" by the Ministry of Education.

By the end of 2065438+March 2005, the school campus covers an area of 2734 mu with a building area of 940,000 square meters. The total value of fixed assets is 65.438+0.48 billion yuan, and the total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment is 240 million yuan. There are 22 colleges with full-time teachers 140 1 person and more than 30,000 students, including graduate students 1600, 28,000 undergraduates and 800 foreign students.

1928, Shandong Provincial Department of Education began to plan the establishment of rural normal education, advocating "mass education" and "survival education", arguing that in order to let ordinary people learn to survive, survival education should "start from the bottom, start from the primary education of farmers' children and the mass education of farmers, so that children and ordinary adults can have another concept of survival". In order to carry out survival education, it is necessary to establish educational infrastructure, train educational teachers and establish rural normal schools. 1930, it was decided to establish the Second Rural Normal School of Shandong Province (referred to as the Second Rural Normal School), and appointed Dong Jian, who was then an inspector of the Education Department and was born in the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University, with Xia Jichang as the assistant. The school officially enrolled students, and the Shandong Provincial Department of Education appointed Dong as the principal of the school. 1934, the school was renamed as "Shandong Laiyang Simple Rural Normal School" (referred to as Laiyang Township Normal School). 1937, the July 7th Incident broke out and Laiyang Township Division was forced to close down.

1in April, 938, the Jiaodong Special Committee initially drew up a plan to establish Jiaodong Public School in Jiaodong Anti-Japanese Base Area, following the example of Shanbei Public School founded by the Central Committee in Yan 'an. 1In late August, 938, Jiaodong Public School was formally established in Huangxian County, and the school site was in the former site of Huangxian Middle School, and then the normal department was established. 1February, 939, the Japanese army occupied Yexian County, and Huangxian County was in a hurry. Jiaodong public school evacuated from the imperial city and retreated to the mountains. On the way, they were ordered to merge with Jiaodong Anti-Japanese Military and Political Cadre School. Most of the students were transferred to the military and political school, and some younger students were evacuated home.

1940 in may, the political department of beihai district Committee and the third Shandong provincial Committee cancelled the joint school of Huang Peng and the joint school of recruiting historical photos, and resumed Jiaodong public school. In February of 65438+, the Central Jiaodong District Committee decided to restore Jiaodong Public School on the basis of Yexian short-term normal school. Jiaodong College began to hold short-term normal classes in the winter of 1940, and later set up normal departments, normal classes and normal departments. 1945 In the spring, according to the needs of the development of the Anti-Japanese War, teachers from six middle schools and fourteen counties, including Jiaodong Public School, were closed. In the same year165438+1October 26th, Jiaodong administrative office decided to restore Jiaodong public school based on Laiyang Middle School. 1946 In March, Jiaodong College transferred some leading cadres, teachers and students to Yantai City to take over the former Yantai Dongshan Middle School (formerly Zhifu Middle School) and Yantai Normal School. After the merger of the three schools, it was renamed Shandong Jiaodong General School. 1August, 946, Jiaodong Normal School was established on the basis of Jiaodong Normal Department. The school moved to Zhu Lan Village, Donglai County, with a teacher in front and a teacher behind. 1In September, 947, due to the Kuomintang army's key attack on Jiaodong, Jiaodong General School was ordered to leave Yantai City and move to Caopu Village, Rushan County to form a temporary Yantai United Middle School with Yantai No.1 Middle School and No.2 Middle School transferred from Yantai City.

In Guangying Luda 1948 65438+ 10, all students in Jiaodong were forced to evacuate and the school was closed. 1948 10, Jiaodong Normal School resumed classes in Laiyang. The school is located in Xixianyou Palace, Nandasi Street, Laiyang. 1950, due to the change of administrative divisions, Jiaodong administrative region was abolished and Laiyang Special Zone was established. In 65438+February of the same year, Jiaodong Normal School was renamed as "Laiyang Normal School in Shandong Province". 65438-0958 With the approval of Shandong Provincial People's Committee, Laiyang Teachers College was established on the basis of Laiyang Teachers College.

196 1 year, Laiyang Teachers College was moved to Yantai and renamed Yantai Teachers College, led by Yantai Agency. 1962 10, Yantai Teachers College was changed into Yantai Teachers' Training School, with five majors, under the leadership of the Provincial Department of Education. 1May, 963, the name of Yantai Teachers College was restored and returned to the leadership of the First Education Department of the province. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Yantai Teachers College was paralyzed and stopped enrolling students. 197 1, Yantai Normal University resumed enrollment. 1984 65438+ 10 In October, Yantai Teachers College was upgraded to Yantai Teachers College to recruit undergraduates. 200 1 Shandong jiaotong university (Yantai) (founded in 1978) was merged into Yantai normal university. In 2006, with the approval of the Ministry of Education and the Shandong Provincial People's Government, the school was renamed ludong university. 20 12 became the first batch of "Shandong Famous Schools for Training Applied Talents" and the project unit for training and serving the national special needs doctoral talents.