<page_title> Shandong University </page_title> <section_title> Recent history (1980–present) </section_title> <table> <cell> Qingdao University <col_header> Establishment </col_header> </cell> <cell> (Private) <col_header> Established by </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1924 <col_header> Year established </col_header> </cell> </table>
Qingdao University was founded as a private university in 1924.