Will Weifang Medical College renamed the Second Medical University of Shandong Province?Shandong Provincial Department of Education Reply

In response to the "Weifang Medical Academy of the Weifang Medical College of Shandong Province, whether the news of the second Medical University of Shandong Province is true", the Shandong Provincial Department of Education has given a reply recently.

On May 20, some netizens left a message on the people's network leader's message board to inquire: "Is the news that Weifang Medical College will be renamed the second medical University of Shandong Province? The news (promoted around 5-6 years), I hope that there will be an official positive reply, and the reply of Weifang City is slightly blurred. I urge you to make a positive answer to this question. "

In this regard, on June 18, the Shandong Provincial Department of Education replied that the college renamed university was an important part of college settings. The school must meet the "university" setting standards and perform strict administrative approval procedures through rigorous and scientific expert demonstration and review. Our province is actively promoting the renamed university of the Weifang Medical College. In accordance with procedures, the renamed universities of the Weifang Medical College have been included in the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" draft planning of the High School of Shandong Province and reported to the Ministry of Education for review. During the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" period, our province will actively promote the renamed university in accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Education to set up standards in accordance with the "university". The relevant information such as the school renamed time and the school name shall be subject to the approved documents of the Ministry of Education.

Weifang Medical College, located in Weifang City, is a full -time general college in Shandong Province. The history of the school traced back to the Le Dao Hospital Medical School and Weixian Presbyterian Hospital of Weixian American President Hospital established in the late 19th century. Renamed Weifang Medical College.

In recent years, Weifang City and other parties have been promoting Weifang Medical College to be upgraded to medical universities. According to the Weifang Education Bureau, in 2017, the renamed university of Weifang Medical College was included in the "Thirteenth Five -Year Plan" plan for colleges and universities of the Ministry of Education. In November 2019, the Weifang Municipal Government signed an agreement with the Shandong Provincial Department of Education and the Shandong Provincial Health and Health Commission to jointly build the Weifang Medical College to accelerate the development of the college as the top priority, further increase the intensity of resource integration, strengthen the guarantee of factors, fully support support Weifang Medical College created a high -level medical university.

Source: Surging News

Edit: Liu Dan

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