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Dalian University of Technology (DUT) (), colloquially known in Chinese as Dagong (), is a public research university located in
Dalian,
Liaoning, China, with an additional campus in
Panjin
Panjin () is a coastal prefecture-level city in central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay. It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and Jinzhou to the west and north ...
, Liaoning. Established in April 1949, it is the first formal university of a new type founded by the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
on the eve of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, for the construction of China's industrial system.
Formerly called the Dalian Institute of Technology, DUT is renowned as one of the
Big Four Institutes of Technology
The Big Four Institutes of Technology () are four institutes of technology after the national adjustment of colleges in 1950s.
List of 4 institutes
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in China. In 1996, DUT started the implementation of "Project 211" construction, with the joint efforts of the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
, Liaoning Province and Dalian City; In 2001, the university started to implement the "Project 985" Construction, by the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
, Liaoning Province and Dalian City; In September 2017, approved by the State Council, DUT was selected into the “
Double First Class University Plan
The World First Class University and First Class Academic Discipline Construction (), together known as Double First Class (), is a tertiary education development initiative designed by the People's Republic of China central government in 2015 ...
”, as a Class A
Double First Class University.
As of August 2021, 13 members of
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...
and members of
Chinese Academy of Engineering
The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
in full-time faculty, 38 in part-time faculty, 1 foreign member of the
Chinese Academy of Science
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...
, 1 member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'' (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which prom ...
and 10 members of the Discipline Review Group of Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council are affiliated with DUT.
Introduction
Dalian University of Technology is located in
Dalian,
Liaoning, with an additional campus in
Panjin
Panjin () is a coastal prefecture-level city in central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay. It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and Jinzhou to the west and north ...
. Founded in 1949, DUT is one of the top national universities in China, which is a highly focused science and engineering research and education institution. It is the first formal university established for the need of economic and cultural construction of a New China after the
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
. The Chinese calligraphy on the latest logo of the university was written by
Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as pr ...
former
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...
(1989-2002).
Ranking as a first-class university in mainland China, DUT provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in engineering, natural sciences, technology, managerial science, economics and et al. DUT belongs to the "Double First-Rate", "985 project", "211 project" and the "E9 Group" of China. During the last Chinese disciplines assessment in 2017, disciplines including engineering, natural sciences, management, economics, et al. ranks highly among Chinese top universities. DUT's business education institutions are accredited by AACSB, CAMEA and EQUIS, one of eight Universities in China.
History
DUT's predecessor, Dalian University, was founded in 1949. In July 1950, Dalian University was split into Dalian Institute of Technology (, DIT) and Dalian Medical College (now
Dalian Medical University
Dalian Medical University () is a university in Dalian, Liaoning, China under the provincial government. It was founded in 1947.
In October 2007, it moved to the new campus in Lushunkou District, Dalian, which is across Lushun South Road from ...
).
Qu Bochuan
Qu Bochuan (; November 16, 1909 – February 18, 1997), was a scholar and educator in China, and principal founder of the Dalian University of Technology.
Biography
Qu was born in Luzhou, Sichuan, China. In 1928, he went to Nanjing University ...
, the president of DIT, moved the university's main campus to the bay area of suburban Dalian.
In October 1960, DIT became one of the 26 key national universities directly under the State Ministry of Education. Graduate School of DIT was established in April 1986. In March 1988, DIT changed its name into current Dalian University of Technology (DUT).
In 2007, Dalian Institute of Semiconductor Technology (DIST) was jointly set up by
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 seri ...
, Dalian's municipal government, and Dalian University of Technology, and managed by the university. Intel donated an 8-inch chip producing assembly line to DUT, with a total value of US$36 million.
Academics
DUT is the home to three national key laboratories, State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals and the home to three Education Ministry Key Laboratories, Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Key Laboratory of Technology Precision and Non-traditional Machining and Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Technology. It also owns one National-level Technical Transfer Center.
There are currently 14 members of
Chinese Academy of Engineering
The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
or of
Sciences as full-time faculty in DUT, including
Qiu Dahong
Qiu Dahong (; born 6 April 1930) is a Chinese coastal and offshore engineer. He served as chief engineer of the Dalian Fishing Port, the New Dalian Port, the Qinhuangdao Petroleum Port, and many other projects. He is a professor of the Dalian U ...
,
Zhong Wanxie
Zhong Wanxie (; born 24 February 1934), also known as Wan-Xie Zhong, is a Chinese civil engineer and physicist. He is a professor at the Dalian University of Technology who specializes in computational mechanics and engineering mechanics. He p ...
,
Cheng Gengdong
Cheng Gengdong (; born September 1941), also known as Geng-Dong Cheng, is a Chinese civil engineer and physicist who specializes in engineering mechanics and computational mechanics. He is a professor at the Dalian University of Technology and ...
, Wang Liding (), Lin Gao (), Zhao Guofan (), Wang Zhongtuo (), Ou Jinping (), Shen Changyu (), Guo Dongming () and Jian Xigao ().
There are 21 national key disciplines granted by the Ministry of Education of China, including:
* Chemical Engineering
* Mechanics
* Civil Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Mathematics
* Environmental Engineering
* Management
First-Class Discipline with PhD degree programs ranked by the Ministry of Education from 2007 to 2009:
Chemical Engineering 3rd; Management 5th; Mechanics 8th; Mechanical Engineering 10th; Civil Engineering 6th; Hydraulic Engineering 5th; Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 5th.
Since 1978, DUT has won almost 1,000 awards for its achievements in scientific and technological researches, eleven of which were National Natural Science Awards, nine National Invention Awards, and 30 awards in science and technology.
Lingshui Campus (main campus)
The total area of the university is 4,550 acres. The main campus includes sport sites, a hospital, and a hotel. The
Liu Changchun
Liu Changchun (; listed in official Olympic records as "Liu, Cheng-Chun";''The Games of the Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1932: Official Report'', The Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932 Ltd., 1933.http://www.la84founda ...
sports stadium and gym held the international women's volleyball tournament in 2004. In 2010, three new buildings were completed to the west of the campus, including the state-of-the-art
Lingxi Library
The Lingxi Library () is the main library of the Dalian University of Technology (DUT) in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is named after Qian Lingxi, a famous scientist and academician who served as the second president of DUT. Opened in 2009, it ...
, named after the former DUT president and academician,
Qian Lingxi
Qian Lingxi (; 26 July 1916 – 20 April 2009), also known as Tsien Ling-hi, was a Chinese civil engineer and physicist. An authority on engineering structural mechanics and computational mechanics, he served as President of the Dalian Universit ...
.
Panjin Campus
A new campus, the Panjin Campus was established in
Panjin
Panjin () is a coastal prefecture-level city in central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay. It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and Jinzhou to the west and north ...
, Liaoning in 2013.
International academic exchange
DUT has been active in academic exchange and cooperation home and abroad. DUT has signed academic agreements with more than 128 institutions of higher education or scientific research in more than 21 countries and regions.
See also
*
Dalian University of Technology Press
References
External links
DUT official website
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Universities and colleges in Dalian
Educational institutions established in 1949
1949 establishments in China
Vice-ministerial universities in China