The School of Law traces its origin to June 1999, having undergone several name changes—from the Department of Business Administration to the Department of Law and Politics, and later to the School of Law and Politics. In June 2016, it was officially established as the School of Law. Guided by the concept of New Liberal Arts, the school adheres to the disciplinary development philosophy of "entering the mainstream, promoting interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing application, and creating distinctive features." It aims to cultivate high-level legal and social work talents with "a solid foundation, quick adaptability, strong capabilities, and high quality." The school has initially developed into an application-oriented research-based law school with a unique advantage in interdisciplinary integration and differentiated development.
Distinctive Features
The school currently has over 977 students,offers two undergraduate programs: Law and Social Work. It confers professional master's degrees in Law (Juris Master), academic master's degrees in Legal Studies, and professional master's degrees in Social Work, while also providing a minor program in Legal education. Starting in 2025, the School will launch the "Belt and Road" Experimental Class for Cultivating Foreign-Related Legal Talents and a "Belt and Road" Micro-Program in Foreign-Related Legal Affairs.
The Law program has developed a composite interdisciplinary advantage in "Law + Technology." It has been designated as a "Key Construction Program for Applied Talent Training at Shandong Province's Characteristic Famous Universities," a "Characteristic Program Construction Site for Undergraduate Education in Shandong Province," a "Shandong Province First-Class Undergraduate Program Construction Site," and a "Training Base for Applied, Interdisciplinary, and Innovative Legal Talent in Shandong Province."
The Social Work program has developed a disciplinary focus on "Social Construction and Urban-Rural Community Governance." It is recognized as a "Shandong Province First-Class Undergraduate Program Construction Site," the "Vice Chair Unit of the National Intelligent Social Work Industry-Education Integration Consortium," and a "Demonstration Internship (Practical Training) Base for Higher Education Institutions in Shandong Province."
Faculty Team
The school currently has 57 faculty and staff members, including 49 full-time teachers. Among them, 27 hold senior professional titles, 34 have doctoral degrees, representing a doctoral degree attainment rate of 70%, and 34 serve as master's research supervisors. Thirteen faculty members have obtained doctoral degrees or conducted visiting research at renowned universities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, and other countries. The faculty includes one Shandong Province Teaching Master, one Shandong Province "March 8th Red-Banner Holder," two recipients of the Shandong Province Top Ten Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Jurists award, two "Qilu Harmony Envoys" of Shandong Province, and one Outstanding Arbitrator of Shandong Province. Additionally, the school has engaged 15 experts and scholars from courts, construction administration departments, research institutions, enterprises, and practical organizations as adjunct (guest) professors, 19 as part-time master's supervisors, and 34 as off-campus collaborative instructors, complementing the strengths of the full-time faculty.
Research and Teaching Platforms
The school serves major national strategies and the practical needs of regional economic and social development by establishing an "833" research platform (comprising 8 research centers, 3 research associations, and 3 think tanks). In recent years, the school has undertaken over 160 research projects, including 7 national-level projects, 7 projects funded by the Ministry of Education, and more than 30 provincial and ministerial-level projects, with cumulative funding exceeding 6.6 million yuan. It has published over 100 high-level papers and more than 40 academic books. One research achievement received instructions from the President of the Supreme People’s Court, and two achievements received affirmative instructions from two Vice Governors of Shandong Province. Among the faculty, 8 individuals hold council positions in national and Shandong Province academic institutions, while 24 serve as members of expert committees or advisory experts for governments at various levels. One faculty member was selected for Shandong Province’s "Hundred Talent Project" for theoretical talents, one was recognized as a "Leading Figure in Legal and Jurisprudential Research in the Province," and three were awarded the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Jurists" at the provincial or municipal level.
Faculty members of the school have presided over 10 provincial-level teaching reform projects (including 2 key projects). They have received 1 second prize for Provincial Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award, 4 school-level awards, 1 first prize and 2 third prizes for Provincial Education Research Achievement Award, and 1 Teaching Achievement Award from the Shandong Education Research Association. Three courses were selected for the Ministry of Education’s National Smart Teaching Platform, and one course was recognized as a "High-Quality Course" on the Zhihuishu (Wisdom Tree) online platform. The school has also obtained approval for 3 provincial high-quality courses, 3 Ministry of Education Collaborative Education Programs, and 2 provincial-level graduate student case libraries. Over three consecutive years, 5 faculty members won first prizes in the Provincial Young Teachers Teaching Competition, 1 teacher received a second prize in the Provincial Teaching Innovation Competition, 1 teacher was awarded a third prize in the Provincial Young Teachers Teaching Competition, and 1 teacher won a second prize in the "Zhihuishu Cup" Blended Teaching Case Innovation Competition. A total of 15 textbooks have been published, with early nationally pioneering works such as "Construction and Bidding Legislation Tutorial," "Real Estate Law," and "Urban and Rural Planning Law." Among these, "Construction Law" was recognized as a Shandong Province First-Class Undergraduate Textbook. One faculty member was honored as a Provincial Teaching Master, and 2 serve as members of the Shandong Province Undergraduate Education Teaching Guidance Committee (Law and Public Security Majors) and the Professional Degree Graduate Education Guidance Committee. Several teachers have been selected as experts for the National Undergraduate Education Teaching Evaluation in Regular Higher Education Institutions. The school’s initiative "Jianda Shuofa" (Shandong Jianzhu University Legal Perspectives), where teachers "explain classroom knowledge and discuss professional hot topics," has been launched on Bilibili.
Social Services and Exchange Cooperation
The school actively promotes the development of internship and practical training bases, as well as practical teaching bases, forming a diversified collaborative education platform and exchange cooperation system involving "universities, government agencies, social organizations, enterprises, and institutions." In collaboration with the Jinan Municipal Justice Bureau, the school has established the "Shandong Jianzhu University Legal Aid Center Workstation." Together with the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, it has co-founded the "Construction Project Dispute Mediation Center," a legal practice institution. The school has also registered a professional social work organization, the "Jinan Jianda Social Work Service Center," with the Jinan Civil Affairs Bureau, and established Shandong’s first street-level professional social work station. In partnership with the Jinan Start-up Area for Old and New Kinetic Energy Conversion, the school has jointly built a social work station and a "Social Work Talent Practical Training Base," which has been recognized as a Provincial-Level Demonstration Base for Internship and Practical Training in Shandong Province. Strategic cooperation agreements have been signed with numerous organizations, including Gold Property, China Overseas Property, Luxing Real Estate, China Railway Tenth Bureau Group, Zhongcheng Qintai (Jinan) Law Firm, Shandong Ruiyang Law Firm, and Jinan Sunac Real Estate. The school has also engaged in in-depth smart health care collaboration with Jinding Zhida Group. To date, over 50 stable high-quality internship and practical training bases have been established. Through the development of these collaborative education platforms, the quality of applied talent cultivation has been effectively enhanced.
The school is promoting exchange and cooperation with overseas universities and has reached preliminary cooperation intentions with prestigious institutions such as the University of California Davis, Vermont Law School in the United States, Yeungnam University in South Korea, and the University of Salamanca in Spain, to conduct joint cultivation programs.
Campus Culture
The school organizes students to participate in various academic competitions and refines the educational mechanism of "competitions + practice." For two consecutive years, students from the school have won third prizes in the national "Learning and Speaking about the Constitution" speech competition. They have also achieved outstanding results in the National Social Work Microfilm Competition, the National Construction Law Document Competition for Construction-Related Universities, and the National College Student Environmental Resources Moot Court Competition. On multiple occasions, students have won gold medals or first prizes in the Shandong Province "Internet+" College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the "Challenge Cup" Shandong Province College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition. Social practice teams have repeatedly been honored with titles such as Central Committee of the Communist Youth League bidding projects and provincial-level key teams. After graduation, students are widely employed in party and government agencies, enterprises, institutions, and industry associations. The employment rate of graduates has remained above 90% over the years.
