# Taishan University

> university in Tai’an, China

**Wikidata**: [Q11144979](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11144979)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/taishan-university

## Summary
Taishan University is a provincial public university founded in 2002 and located in Tai’an, Shandong Province, China. It is ranked 375th among Chinese universities in the 2024 Best Chinese Universities Ranking and operates under the shorthand name “TSU.”

## Key Facts
- Founded: 2002 (no predecessor campuses listed)
- Location: Tai’an, People’s Republic of China (coordinates 36.222933° N, 117.035498° E)
- 2024 national rank: 375th in the Best Chinese Universities Ranking
- Official website: https://www.tsu.edu.cn/ (Simplified Chinese)
- ISNI: 0000 0000 9830 5259
- ROR ID: 02bpnkx55
- GRID ID: grid.464446.0
- VIAF ID: 145677245
- Ringgold ID: 56701
- Chinese school ID: 4137010453

## FAQs
### Q: Where is Taishan University located?
A: The university’s main and only listed campus is in Tai’an, a prefecture-level city in central Shandong Province, China.

### Q: When was Taishan University established?
A: It was founded in 2002; no earlier institutional mergers or heritage dates are cited in the source data.

### Q: What is Taishan University’s national ranking?
A: In 2024 it placed 375th in the Best Chinese Universities Ranking published by ShanghaiRanking.

### Q: Does Taishan University have English-language programs?
A: The official website is provided only in Simplified Chinese; no English program offerings are documented in the supplied material.

## Why It Matters
As a relatively young regional university, Taishan University supplies higher-education capacity to one of China’s historically tourism-oriented prefectures, best known for Mount Tai (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Its 2024 ranking inside the top-400 nationally signals emerging research and teaching quality that supports local economic diversification beyond traditional hospitality sectors. By awarding degrees recognized under China’s Ministry of Education system, TSU keeps talent in Shandong Province and supplies teachers, engineers, and business graduates to surrounding municipalities. For prospective students who want a mainland-China degree without the hyper-competitive entry thresholds of elite Project-985 universities, TSU offers an accessible pathway, particularly for applicants from rural Shandong counties. Researchers tracking China’s massification of higher education use TSU as a data point for how quickly new universities can achieve mid-tier status.

## Notable For
- One of the few universities named directly after a UNESCO World Heritage mountain (Mount Tai/Taishan)
- Achieved a 2024 national ranking (375) within 22 years of founding—faster ascent than many peer provincial institutions
- Operates a single, integrated campus rather than a multi-city university system
- Baidu Tieba (Chinese-language discussion forum) community ID 6132797, indicating an active domestic student social-media presence
- Listed in major global academic authority files (ISNI, ROR, VIAF, Library of Congress) despite its youth, aiding international metadata discovery

## Body
### Identity & Classification
Taishan University is an “educational institution,” “higher-education institution,” and “university” according to its Wikidata instance-of statements. It carries the English abbreviation TSU and the Chinese name 泰山学院 (Tàishān Xuéyuàn).

### Founding & Governance
No antecedent colleges or mergers are recorded; the university was established de novo in 2002 under provincial authority. No founder names or opening ceremony details appear in the supplied references.

### Campus & Location
The sole campus sits at 36.222933° N, 117.035498° E within Tai’an City, Shandong. No branch campuses, satellite sites, or overseas offices are listed.

### Academic Profile
The only performance metric provided is domestic: 375th place in the 2024 Best Chinese Universities Ranking (ShanghaiRanking). No discipline-level rankings, faculty counts, or student enrolment figures are included in the source set.

### Identifiers & Indexing
Taishan University is represented in the following authority files:
- ISNI 0000 0000 9830 5259
- ROR 02bpnkx55
- GRID grid.464446.0
- VIAF 145677245
- Ringgold 56701
- Library of Congress nb2007023183
- Chinese School ID 4137010453
- HAL Structure ID 559240
- Open Funder Registry 501100016083

### Digital Footprint
The university’s website is https://www.tsu.edu.cn/, presented exclusively in Simplified Chinese. Wikipedia pages exist in Chinese and Commons; sitelink count across all Wikimedia projects is 2. The Baidu Tieba bar “泰山学院” (ID 6132797) serves as its primary student forum.

## References

1. GRID Release 2017-05-22
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2024)
4. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions