Dalian University of Foreign Languages (DUFL) is located in the glamorous coastal city of Dalian. It aimed at educating professionals such as foreign affairs officials, and Japanese translators and interpreters. It is currently under the jurisdiction of the Education Department of Liaoning Province. Through half a century of growth, while upholding the motto of Intellectualis et Eclectic, DUFL has become a fully-fledged multidisciplinary university of international studies, also offering programs in other areas like art, economics, management, engineering, law and pedagogy in addition to instruction in a wide range of languages. 

As one of the largest international centers of instruction in Northeast China, DUFL attaches great importance to international exchanges and pursues these in a variety of ways. It has entered into partnerships with over 180 tertiary institutions and twenty civil society structures from about thirty countries.

DUFL has an official pre-departure training center for students going abroad for further studies. There is also a national testing center, directly supervised by the Ministry of Education, and administering over twenty language tests. Our university is a cradle for foreign language talents and a bridge leading to the world.