School of Economics and Management (SEM) of Dalian University of Technology

School of Economics and Management (SEM) of Dalian University of Technology originated from the National Center for Industrial Science and Technology Management Development (at Dalian) (referred to as the National Center at Dalian) and Department of Management Engineering of Dalian Institute of Technology (the predecessor of Dalian University of Technology) founded in 1980. In 1984, Dalian University of Technology and University at Buffalo, the State University of New York took the lead in introducing MBA degree education in China, setting a precedent for MBA education in China. In 1985, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology established School of Management, one of the earliest management schools in China. Up to now, School of Management has been renamed as School of Economics and Management, with 3 academic departments, 2 national engineering research centers (laboratories), 19 provincial and ministerial engineering research centers (laboratories), and the largest domestic management case-sharing platform - China Management Case-sharing Center. School of Economics and Management of Dalian University of Technology covers three first-level disciplines, namely Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration and Applied Economics. Its talent cultivation and academic research have formed distinct characteristics. Teaching and research achievements are consistently ranked among the top of similar higher education institutions in China. SEM has a high-quality teaching staff led by the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Recipient of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and the Leading Talent of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the National High-level Talents Special Support Program. As the pioneer of the management case teaching method in China, SEM takes the lead in the adoption and promotion of the management case teaching method in domestic universities.