The school, formerly known as Hangzhou Aviation Industry Finance School, was founded in 1956. Belonging to the milITary academy, it is an earlier institution of higher learning in China that mainly focuses on information technology (IT). Later, with the approval of the State Council, Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Technology was established, 1980. In 2004, it was renamed Hangzhou Dianzi University. The school belongs to Fourth Ministry of machinery industry, Ministry of Electronic Industry and Ministry of Information Industry. In 2000, it began to implement the management system of * * * construction and provincial management, and was listed as a key teaching and research university in Zhejiang Province.
On June 25th, 2007, 65438+February 25th, 2007, the school became a university jointly established by Zhejiang Province and the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It is the only university established in Zhejiang and the first information technology university established by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. 20 1 1 Zhejiang province signed an agreement with the bureau of science and technology for national defense, clarifying that Hangzhou Dianzi University will continue to be built during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period. The school has five campuses, namely Xiasha, Wen Yi, Dongyue, Xiasha East and Lin 'an New Campus of Information Engineering College, covering an area of more than 2,500 mu, with more than 28,000 ordinary full-time students and more than 2,200 faculty members.