Dalian University of Technology

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Dalian University of Technology


Established	1949
Type	Public University
President	Prof. Cheng Gengdong
Location	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Campus	Suburban
Website	http://www.dlut.edu.cn/

Dalian University of Technology (大连理工大学) is located in Dalian (大连), Liaoning (辽宁), China directly supervised by the State Ministry of Education.

Dalian University of Technology Library.

Dalian University of Technology (Dalian Institute of Technology before 1987) was founded in 1949. It has grown significantly since then and in the 1960's DUT had developed into one of the key universities in China. At present, Dalian University of Technology has quite a good reputation in both engineering and science programs. The University also offer other programs in business, liberal arts and management,and it is composed of 19 schools currently.

Since 1978, DUT has won almost 1000 various awards for its achievements in scientific and technological researches, 9 of which were National Natural Science Award, 7 National Invention Award, and 20 awards in science and technology.

The campus is large and has comprehensive modern teaching and scientific research equipment. Four state key laboratories and two Ministry of Education supporting laboratiries have been established one after another. The University campus includes a sports ground, visiting lecturer hostel and an international class hotel. The university maintains a mix of old and new China.

With the support of “the 985 Project” and “the 211 Project” funded by State Ministry of Education, Liaoning Province and Dalian City together, DUT is engaged in grasping the historic opportunity of rejuvenating the old northeast industrial base, and carrying out a talent-training strategy in the hope of building DUT into a world-famous and research-oriented university.