Liaoning Technical University was founded on the eve of the founding of New China and was designated by the State Council as one of the 88 national key universities in 1978. In 1981, it was approved as one of the first batch of master's degree awarding universities；in 1993, it was approved as a doctor's degree awarding university and a university which could enroll foreign students, in 1996, it was renamed and upgraded to Liaoning Technical University from Fuxin Institute of Mining , in 1999, it was approved to set up a postdoctoral research station, and in 2012, the People's Government of Liaoning Province signed an agreement with the former State Administration of Work Safety to jointly build the school, in 2013, it was approved as a key construction university for the national "Central and Western University Basic Capacity Construction Project", and in 2019, it was selected as one of the 10 domestic first-class universities under key construction in Liaoning Province.
Liaoning Technical University currently has Zhonghua Road Campus in Fuxin , Yulong Campus, and Longwan Campus in Huludao, covering an area of 4,240 acres. There are over 40,000 registered students, including over 31,000 full-time doctoral, master's, undergraduate, and international students. It focuses on strengthening the construction of "Double First Class" and has formed a disciplinary and professional structure system that focuses on engineering and coordinates the development of multiple disciplines such as engineering, management, science, economics, and agriculture. We currently have 4 postdoctoral research mobile stations, 8 doctoral degree awarding authorizations in first level disciplines, 20 master's degree awarding authorizations in first level disciplines, and 10 master's professional degree awarding authorizations; having 1 national key (cultivated) discipline, 3 first-class disciplines in Liaoning Province, and 7 key disciplines in Liaoning Province; 3 provincial-level modern industry colleges; 32 majors were selected into the "Double Ten Thousand Plan" of the Ministry of Education for the construction of first-class undergraduate majors, and 14 majors passed the Professional certification of international engineering education; Approved 9 national first-class undergraduate courses and 178 provincial-level first-class undergraduate courses; We have 1 national level experimental teaching demonstration center, 6 national level engineering practical education centers, 15 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, and 14 provincial university student off campus practical education bases; We have established one key laboratory of the Ministry of Education, one national and local joint engineering research center, one national safety production technology basic research center, and one provincial and ministerial collaborative innovation center; There are four national level science and technology innovation and service platforms, including the National University Science and Technology Park, two major science and technology platforms for higher education institutions in Liaoning Province, 20 provincial-level key laboratories, 5 provincial-level professional technology innovation centers, 3 provincial-level engineering research centers, 1 provincial-level social science base, and 2 provincial-level intelligence database platforms. There are currently over 1500 full-time teachers, including over 900 teachers with senior professional titles; We have 1 national level teaching team, 11 teaching teams from Liaoning Province, 2 provincial Huang Danian style teaching teams, 42 teams (teachers) selected for the "Xingliao Talent Plan", 1 Changjiang Scholar, 53 recipients of special government subsidies from the State Council, 9 climbing scholars from Liaoning Province, and 19 Liaoning distinguished professors; Three teachers have been selected as national level candidates for the New Century Ten Million Talents Project, three teachers have been rated as national excellent teachers, two have been selected for the "Youth Talent Promotion Project" of the China Association for Science and Technology, one teacher has been selected as the first batch of academic leaders in Liaoning Province, 30 teachers have been rated as provincial teaching masters, and more than 160 teachers have been selected for the Liaoning Province Ten Million Talents Project.
The university has always insisted on taking undergraduate education as the foundation of the university, building first-class undergraduate education and first-class majors, and striving to cultivate first-class application and innovative talents with firm ideals and beliefs, international vision and "Sunstone Spirit". In 2010, it was rated as one of the top 50 universities with typical experience in graduate employment by the Ministry of Education in China. In 2016, it was rated as one of the first batch of 99 demonstration universities in deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform by the Ministry of Education. In 2017, it was rated as one of the top 50 universities with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship by the Ministry of Education. It was also twice recognized as an advanced collective in graduate employment work by the Ministry of Education in China. Since its establishment, the school has trained over 180,000 outstanding graduates for the country. The school has distinct educational characteristics and is known as the "Huangpu Military Academy" in the coal industry.
Facing the future, the school will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's thoughts of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, comprehensively implement the party's education policy, adhere to the direction of socialist school running, implement the fundamental task of establishing the people, and lead to the promotion of "double first -class" construction. Realize high -quality development into a strategic theme, use the strategic needs of the national energy industry and the mission of comprehensive rejuvenation and comprehensive revitalization of Liaoning, and strive to work hard to build a high -level research and applied university with distinctive characteristics.
学校创建于新中国成立前夕，1978年被国务院确定为全国88所国家重点大学之一。1981年被批准为首批硕士学位授予单位，1993年被批准为博士学位授予单位、有条件接收留学生单位，1996年由阜新矿业学院更名并升格为辽宁工程技术大学，1999年被批准设立博士后科研流动站，2012年辽宁省人民政府与原国家安全生产监督管理总局签署协议共建学校，2013年获批为国家“中西部高校基础能力建设工程”重点建设高校，2019年入选辽宁省重点建设的10所国内一流大学之列。
学校现建有阜新校区中华路校园、玉龙校园和葫芦岛校区龙湾校园，占地4240亩。在册学生4万余人，其中全日制在校博士生、硕士生、本科生、留学生3.1万余人。学校着力加强“双一流”建设，形成了以工为主，工、管、理、经、农等多学科协调发展的学科专业结构体系。现拥有5个博士后科研流动站、8个一级学科博士学位授权点、20个一级学科硕士学位授权点、10个硕士专业学位授权点；拥有1个国家重点（培育）学科、3个辽宁省一流学科、7个辽宁省重点学科；3个省级现代产业学院；32个专业获批国家“双万计划”一流本科专业建设点，14个专业通过国际工程教育专业认证；获批9门国家级一流本科课程，179门省级一流本科课程；拥有1个国家级实验教学示范中心、6个国家级工程实践教育中心、15个省级实验教学示范中心。
建有6个国家级大学生实践基地，14个省级大学生实践基地；建有1个教育部重点实验室、1个国家地方联合工程研究中心、1个国家安全生产技术基础研究中心、7个省部级协同创新中心；建有国家大学科技园、国家级科技企业孵化器、国家技术转移示范机构；建有2个辽宁省高等学校重大科技平台、20个省级重点实验室、5个省级专业技术创新中心、4个省级工程研究中心、1个省级社科基地。学校现有教职工1985人，其中专任教师1596人、高级职称801人、博硕士1455人；长江学者青年学者1人、国家特殊支持计划领军人才1人、国务院政府特殊津贴获得者58人、辽宁省攀登学者8人、辽宁特聘教授18人；有3名教师被确定为新世纪百千万人才工程国家级人选，3名教师被评为全国优秀教师，5名教师入选中国科协“青年人才托举工程”，1名教师入选第一批辽宁省学术头雁，42名教师入选“兴辽英才”计划，124名教师入选辽宁省百千万人才工程；国家级教学名师1人，省部级教学名师37人，拥有1个国家级教学团队、11个辽宁省教学团队、2个省级黄大年式教学团队。学校坚持把立德树人作为根本任务，推进“德智体美劳”五育并举向“五育融合”转变，以一流专业建设为引领，以专业认证为抓手，以产教融合、校企合作为路径，积极推进教育教学改革，培养理想信念坚定，具有“太阳石精神”、家国情怀和国际视野的应用创新型人才。2010年被教育部评为全国首批毕业生就业典型经验高校50强，2016年被教育部评为全国首批99所深化创新创业教育改革示范高校，2017年被教育部评为全国创新创业典型经验高校50强，两次被教育部评为全国毕业生就业工作先进集体。建校以来，为国家培养了18万余名优秀毕业生。学校办学特色鲜明，素有煤炭行业“黄埔军校”的美誉。
