Civilization is the call of the times for talents, and it is also the characteristic that our school should pursue. The future world is full of fierce competition. What is the strongest competitiveness? Civilization is the strongest competitiveness. Only by relying on the comprehensive quality of civilization and integrating a high degree of scientific and civilized spirit into everyone's blood can the Chinese nation move forward forever like the endless Yellow River! Dalian University can achieve leap-forward development!

Self-improvement is the soul of the Chinese nation from humiliation to self-improvement, and it is also the spiritual pillar for Dalian University to make great progress. Passive waiting and complaining will never be strong. The more difficult it is, the harder it is to work, and the more people who come later will strive for self-improvement. This is the mental state advocated by Dalian University at present and forever.

Seeking truth is the way of thinking advocated by great revolutionary teachers in past dynasties. The road ahead of us is still long, and the task of building an excellent university is still arduous. Only by persistently studying, advocating science and pursuing truth, and combining the spirit of emancipating the mind and persisting in reform with the scientific attitude of rigorous scholarship and seeking truth and being pragmatic, can we make progress and develop our cause.

Innovation is the key to historical progress. The times are advancing rapidly and things are constantly changing. Relying only on the experience of predecessors, copying the achievements of others, lacking the ability to study problems, lacking transcendence consciousness and subjectivity, can only crawl behind others forever. Our Dalian University should have its own personality, characteristics, language and actions.

I. Interpretation

The school logo * * * consists of three parts:

The main part of the center is composed of three Chinese pinyin letters, G, S and Y, to commemorate the history of Dalian University, which was formed by the merger of Engineering College (G), Teachers College (S) and Medical College (Y). The composition type is like an open book holding up three connected rings. The unfolding book implies that the university is a temple of knowledge, located under the Third Ring Road, and marks the university's people-oriented and science-oriented school-running thought. At the same time, the variant of Y is like a pair of hands and an eagle flying high, which means that the university takes the integration of the three universities as a brand-new starting point, and the three universities are closely connected, and through the efforts of all teachers and students, it will move towards a better tomorrow.

The second part consists of Dalian University in Chinese and English.

The overall shape of the school emblem is round, which is not only a beautiful and harmonious accident, but also marks that the three colleges of Dalian University have completed the transformation from loose association to substantive association, and truly realized the integrity of the school in the strict sense of running a school.

The overall color of the school emblem is blue, with the color of the sea as the background, symbolizing that Dalian University is based in Dalian.

The third part consists of the wave pattern and date below the middle letter. The waves represent the coastal city of Dalian, which embodies the school-running characteristics of our school based in Dalian, rooted in Dalian, serving Dalian, and cultivating applied talents who can be human, learn and do things for Dalian; The Arabic numeral "1987. 10.6" on the wave is the time when the three universities merged, that is, when Dalian University was founded. Dalian University: My Love

Lyrics: Zhao Yaping is composed by Du Ming

Approaching the vast sea and heading for the lofty mountains,

Take root in the countryside, bid farewell to the past and move towards the future;

Experience the mind of the sea and learn the spirit of the mountains.

Feel the massiness of the earth, the new green blooms and the heroic spirit of the garden.

Ah, Dalian University, my life has been integrated with you.

Ah, Dalian University, you are the love of my heart.

Today, you make my face glow,

Tomorrow, I will add luster to you.