Liaoning Shi Hua University was founded in 1950 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, which was the first petroleum school in China. In 1953, Liaoning Shi Hua University moved to the city of Fushun, Liaoning Province. In March, 2002, under the ratification of the Ministry of Education, the name of the university was changed from Fushun Petroleum Institute into Liaoning University of Petroleum & Chemical Technology. It is a state-owned, non-profit making institution of higher education and the first of its kind across China. For the past 52 years since its foundation, LIAONING SHIHUA UNIVERSITY has fostered turned out more than 40,000 students for China¡ petrochemical industry.
Liaoning Shi Hua University covers an area of over 2000 mu, with the building area of 355.000 square meters. The asset totals 0.32 billion yuan, with the teaching and researching instruments worth 70 million RMB. At present, Liaoning Shi Hua University has 23.000 students of different levels.