Qingdao Agricultural University

Qingdao Agricultural University (QAU; simplified Chinese: 青岛农业大学; traditional Chinese: 青島農業大學; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Nóngyè Dàxué) is a public university based in Qingdao and Laiyang district of Yantai, Shandong province, China. Founded in 1951 and formerly known as Laiyang Agricultural College, the school was awarded university status in 1999. Most of the majors offered are in the agricultural and engineering sciences. A new campus in Pingdu will be operated in September 2019.^{[needs update]}