Dalian Polytechnic University

Founded in 1958, Dalian Polytechnic University is located in the beautiful, romantic and fashionable city- Dalian, and it is the only multidisciplinary university in the northeast area of China where six important disciplines have been developing in a harmonious way, including engineer, literature, management, science, economics and art; Engineer is its key discipline, light industry, food, textile and art are all its features. DPU has 18 schools (departments), including 5 key subjects in Liaoning Province.

DPU is a project-oriented construction unit for doctor’s degree conferring. It has 3 first-class subjects in the project oriented construction of doctor’s degree conferring ,15 subjects in that of master’s degree conferring, belonging to the four principle categories of technology, science, art and management. DPU has 40 undergraduate program, of which 15 programs are the characteristic ones of Liaoning Province. Fashion Design & Engineer and Art Design are assessed as the A﹢programs, and the two programs have been ranked in the first 5 % among the same programs in China.

Besides, Fashion Design & Engineer and Art Design are also a part of the joint-project between Dalian Polytechnic University and University of Southampton, one of the best 100 universities in the world. At present, about 20,000 undergraduates students are studying in DPU, the same is true for 1445 graduates. Around 400 overseas students are recruited each year. Conforming to the internationalization of higher education, DPU has been opening its education to the world. Up till now DPU has established a cooperative relationship with more than 30 universities and enterprises in the USA, UK, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, etc.

The school of International Education is in charge of recruiting, teaching and managing foreign students in Dalian Polytechnic University. About 1800 students from France, Italy, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Russia, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Ghana etc. have studied in DPU since 2006. After years of development and construction, the university has built up a wealth of international teaching and management experience with well-recognized reputation. Our teaching staff is known for their outstanding teaching experience and academic excellence.

There are language labs, multi-media classrooms, libraries and other modern teaching facilities in the teaching blocks and our school campus which cater for the different needs of students. Various extra-curricular activities and cultural exchange activities are held every year to enrich the life of foreign students and enhance their ability to use languages in their daily life. All these activities have been tailor-made for foreign students to have better understandings of the history and culture of China through the learning of the Chinese language.