Lanzhou University of Technology

Lanzhou University of Technology was established in 1919 as an Technical School. In 1958 the school was renamed Lanzhou Polytechnic Institute; and in that same year, after a merger with Gansu Communication College, the Institute was renamed Gansu University of Technology. In 1965, the University expanded it specialty curriculum when three specialties from Northeast Heavy-Machine Building Institute and one specialty from Beijing Machine-Building Institute became a part of the University. The above specialties were a part of First Machine-Building Industry Ministry of China prior to transfer. Subsequent to the reorganization of the State Council of China in 1998, the University’s administration is under the control of both the central and local government, with the local government having the major responsibility for operation. The University was renamed Lanzhou University of Technology in May of 2003, following approval by the Education Ministry of China. Lanzhou University of Technology is a comprehensive and well-recognized scientific and technological institution of higher learning. The University has great strength in engineering, a strong foundation in the science fields and excellent programs in liberal arts. The University is comprised of fifteen of fifteen (15) colleges and departments, forty-two (42) Undergraduate and Specialty programs, twenty-three (23) Masters Degree programs, two (2) Doctorate Degree programs, one (1) National Key lab, five (5) Provincial Engineering Investigation Centers, and thirteen (13) University Enterprise Engineering Investigation Centers. The University’s administrative and academic staff exceeds 1,900 persons, including 400 professors and associate professors. The University has a total of 22,000 registered students, of which 14,000 are full-time specialty and undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students.