Dalian University is neither 985 nor 2 1 1. Dalian University is neither a 985 university nor a 2 1 1 university. Dalian University, Da Lian for short, is located in Dalian, Liaoning Province. It is one of the first members of CDIO College Engineering Education Alliance in the excellent teacher training program of the Ministry of Education and the national college students' cultural quality education base. 1983165438+10 In October, Liaoning Provincial People's Government transformed Dalian Branch of Dalian Institute of Technology into "Dalian University". 1986 1 1 The former State Education Commission approved Dalian University, Dalian Normal University and Dalian Health School to jointly run a school, and the school was named "Dalian University". Project 2 1 1 refers to the construction project for 2 1 century 100 universities and a number of key disciplines. The "985 Project" refers to the major decision made by the Chinese Production Party, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council at the turn of the century to build a world-class university.