Recently, Shandong Provincial Department of Education and Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission announced the first batch of "Shandong Green University", and Shandong University of Science and Technology was successfully selected.

In recent years, guided by Xi Jinping’s thoughts on ecological conservation, based on the concept of green development and a long-term mechanism of ecological conservation, SDUST has been endeavoring to guide teachers and students to constantly strengthen the awareness of conservation and environmental protection, encourage and support them to actively organize and participate in green-themed activities, and enhance the sense of responsibility of green development.

In the construction of campus infrastructure, energy-efficient, environment-friendly, green and low-carbon products have been actively adopted, and high-tech and cutting-edge processes have been fully used to promote the modernization of green development. Through unremitting efforts, the university has successively been awarded honorary titles such as "National Model Institution of Greening", "National Advanced Institution of Energy Management in Colleges and Universities", "National Advanced Institution of Energy Conservation in Colleges and Universities", "National Advanced Institution of Energy Conservation Management in Colleges and Universities", etc.