Dalian University of Technology was founded in April 1949, when it was the Engineering College of Dalian University. 1in July, 950, the establishment of Dalian University was abolished, and the Institute of Technology of Dalian University was independent from Dalian Institute of Technology; 1960 10 was identified as a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education; Graduate school was established in April1986; 1988 changed its name to Dalian University of Technology in March.

As of March 2022, the school has three campuses, namely Lingshui, Development Zone and Panjin, with a total area of 357 1.300 square meters and a construction area of about 1.885 million square meters. There are 20 independent departments in Lingshui main campus, 3 independent colleges in Development Zone campus, 3 independent colleges in Panjin campus and 3 professional colleges (innovative and international).

Dalian University of Technology Cooperative School:

By March 2022, the school had established long-term and stable inter-school cooperative relations with 274 famous overseas universities and 23 scientific research institutions in 4/kloc-0 countries and regions. At present, the school has three Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools (Ritsumeikan University in Japan, Leicester University in England and Belarusian National University) and 1 Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run schools (University of California, Irvine, USA).

The school has more than 150 overseas exchange programs, including national public schools, joint training, exchange learning, short-term mutual visits and so on. In recent years, more than 2,000 students have been sent to foreign ministries for short-term exchanges every year. More than 700 long-term and short-term overseas experts and scholars are hired every year.