Liaoning Technical University was founded in 1949. Its strength is in technology; its other branches, i.e. science, arts, administration, economy, law and agriculture have also shown coordinating developments. LNTU has always aimed at establishing itself as a university which is specialized in mining-related discipline, and co-develops its other disciplines but with emphasis in certain branches and which has considerable international influence in the world both in teaching and research.

LNTU believes in “One is cultivated by ethics and formed by moral character”. At present, there are 20 schools, 103 majors for undergraduates and vocational disciplines. They are Schools of Resources and Environment Engineering, Safety Technology and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Geography and Surveying, Electrical and Control Engineering, and Electronics and Information Engineering.