Founded in 1956, Dalian Jiaotong University is the only higher education institution in Northeast China with a focus on rail transit. It is known in the industry as "the cradle of engineers for China 's rail transit equipment manufacturing industry."
The university has two campuses, namely the Shahekou Campus and the Lushunkou Campus, covering a total area of 821,000 square meters and a total building area of 546,000 square meters. The total value of teaching and research equipment is 464 million yuan. The total volume of paper literature resources in the library is 1.3487 million volumes, the total volume of electronic books is 1.5454 million volumes, and there are 26,227 kinds of electronic periodicals in Chinese and foreign languages.
The university is a recipient of Chinese government scholarships for international students. It has established intercollegiate partnerships with over 100 institutions and educational research organizations in 30 countries and regions. One Sino-foreign cooperative education institution and three Sino-foreign cooperative education programs have been established.
