Lanzhou Institute of Technology traces its origins to the Industrial Cooperative Movement that emerged during the Anti-Japanese War. Its predecessor was the Peili Vocational School, founded in 1942 by New Zealand international friend Louis Aili, and it became the first school in China to implement his educational philosophy of "hand and brain working together, creating and analyzing." In 1958, it was renamed Gansu Province Mechanical Manufacturing School. In 1962, it merged with five other vocational schools in coal, electricity, light industry, heavy industry, and postal services to form Gansu Industrial School. In 1974, it was renamed Lanzhou Industrial School. In 1989, it became Lanzhou Industrial Higher Vocational School. In 2012, it was approved by the Ministry of Education and the Gansu Provincial Government to become Lanzhou Institute of Technology. Over the past 82 years, the university has developed into a leading institution in engineering, with a focus on applied education to serve local industries.
The university currently operates two campuses: the Lanzhou Qilihe campus and the Lanzhou New District campus, covering a total area of 1,784.18 acres with a building area of 824,800 square meters. The Lanzhou New District campus was completed and opened in September 2024. The university holds 1,068,302 volumes of books, 1.1717 million electronic books, and teaching equipment valued at 183.98 million yuan.
The university actively implements a strategy of strengthening the institution through talent development, with notable progress in faculty construction. It currently has 917 staff members, including 721 full-time faculty members. Among these, 318 have senior titles, and 587 hold master’s degrees or higher. The proportion of high-title and highly-educated faculty members is 44.11% and 81.41%, respectively. There are 279 "dual-skilled" teachers, representing 38.7% of the faculty. Outstanding faculty members include national-level teaching masters, national teaching teams, national-level entrepreneurial mentors, and provincial leaders in education.
The university has achieved remarkable educational results with a focus on internal development. It has 14,884 full-time students and offers 38 undergraduate programs across five major disciplines: engineering, economics, management, literature, and the arts. The university is home to three provincial-level key disciplines, one national-level first-class program, 11 provincial-level first-class programs, and several provincial-level innovation and entrepreneurship pilot programs. It has received national-level awards for teaching achievements, including a second-place prize for teaching accomplishments and 30 provincial-level teaching awards.
The university places great emphasis on skills training and actively promotes innovation and entrepreneurship education. Students have earned 760 national-level awards and 1,837 provincial-level awards in various academic and skill competitions, including the National College Student Mathematical Modeling Competition, the National College Student Electronics Design Contest, and the "Challenge Cup" National College Student Competition.
In terms of research, the university is highly committed to scientific innovation and has undertaken 16 National Natural Science Foundation projects and 3 National Social Science Fund projects, in addition to over 110 provincial and ministerial research projects. It has established 16 provincial-level research platforms, including collaborative innovation centers, engineering research centers, and international science and technology cooperation bases. The university has been awarded over 170 research prizes, including patents and software copyrights.
The university has actively developed international cooperation, building strong partnerships with universities in Germany, Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Thailand, and Malaysia. It encourages student exchanges, faculty training abroad, and broad participation in international academic and cultural exchanges. The university also supports the "Belt and Road" initiative and has joined international university alliances to deepen cooperation with universities worldwide.
Furthering its inter-institutional collaboration, the university has leveraged national policies to build partnerships with top universities. In December 2022, it was included in the Ministry of Education’s plan for supporting higher education institutions in the western regions. Since then, the university has collaborated with Hefei University of Technology to improve faculty development, academic exchanges, and resource sharing. In 2023, the university signed support agreements with China University of Mining and Technology and Wuhan University of Technology.
The university strengthens its leadership under the Party and has achieved notable success in Party building, ideological work, and spiritual civilization. It has received several honors, including being recognized as a "National Advanced Vocational Education Unit," "National Civilized Unit," and "Gansu Province Red Gene Inheritance Demonstration School." It has also been recognized for its efforts in cultivating high-quality, application-oriented talent and has earned several prestigious titles, including provincial-level "Double Leader" teacher action teams.
Looking to the future, the university will continue to be guided by Xi Jinping’s New Era Socialist Thought, and will adhere to the educational principles of the Communist Party. It will focus on cultivating talented professionals with solid foundational knowledge, strong practical abilities, and a focus on innovation and application. The university’s long-term goal is to become a distinctive, high-quality, application-oriented university with significant regional influence in western China. It aims to provide strong talent support and intellectual services for regional economic and social development, contributing to the national goal of building a powerful education system.
(Note: Data is updated as of November 10, 2024.)
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