The school's predecessor was Taigu Geological School, which was founded in 1956. 1958 moved to Taiyuan and changed its name to Taiyuan Institute of Geology (undergraduate); 1959 moved to Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, and was renamed Fuzhou Institute of Geology.

1978 was named Fuzhou Institute of Geology; 1982 was renamed East China Institute of Geology; In 2002, it was renamed Donghua Institute of Technology. In 2002 and 2003, Jiangxi National Defense Science and Technology Industry School and Fuzhou Teachers College merged successively. Renamed Donghua Institute of Technology.

School-running philosophy:

The school has always adhered to the school-running policy of "facing all students, surviving by quality and developing by innovation", adhering to the school-running philosophy of "civilian-run, scientific management, low entry and high development" and taking the road of "small class, strict management and high quality".

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Donghua Institute of Technology.