寧波大紅鷹學院是一所經國家教育部批準設立的本科層次民辦普通高等學校，由寧波大紅鷹教育集團投資舉辦。學校前身為創辦于1997年12月的寧波職業教育專修學院。2002年5月，經浙江省人民政府批準，成立寧波大紅鷹職業技術學院。2003年11月，成為全國試辦國家級示范性軟件學院的35所高校之一。2007年6月，順利通過教育部高職高專院校人才培養工作水平優秀評估；同年12月，以優異成績通過全國高等學校設置評議委員會對學院“申本”工作的考評。2008年4月，經教育部批準，正式升格更名為寧波大紅鷹學院。學校本部地處我國東南沿海重要港口城市、長三角南翼經濟中心和國家歷史文化名城——寧波，
杭州灣分校區坐落于世界最長跨海大橋——杭州灣跨海大橋南翼的寧波杭州灣新區內；校區總占地面積1300余畝，校舍建筑面積40余萬平方米。校園布局大氣，環境優雅，教學設施完善，教育功能齊全?，F有教學儀器設備總值6650萬元，館藏各類圖書130余萬冊；建有校內實驗、實訓室150個，與企業共建校外實訓基地134個。目前校內設有信息工程學院、機械與電氣工程學院、經濟與管理學院、外國語學院、藝術與傳媒學院、人文學院、基礎學院、軟件學院、社科部、公共體育部等八院二部共46個本、?？茖I；另設有成人繼續教育學院、自學考試學院、國際教育學院等教學機構。全校教師700余人，專任教師中具有副高級以上職稱人員占31%，碩士以上學位人員占36%；現有全日制在校大學生1萬3千余人。學校以舉辦全日制應用型本科教育為主，立足浙江，服務長三角，輻射全國；側重面向信息技術產業、先進制造業和現代服務業，逐步形成“以工科為主，多學科協調發展”的學科專業建設格局；積極推進質量工程建設，突出人才培養的技術應用和工程實踐特色，不斷深化學生管理“主體化”改革，努力培養適應區域經濟和社會發展需要的“基礎實、能力強、素質高”的高級應用型專門人才。學校將始終堅持“以人為本、德能并重”的辦學理念，堅持“百折不撓、超越自我、不斷追求崇高目標”的大紅鷹教育精神，堅持為區域現代化建設服務的宗旨，以“自信、專注”為校訓，以內涵建設和發展為重點，努力建設成為一所特色鮮明、有改革創新示范價值的國內一流民辦本科應用型大學。Ningbo Dahongying University (NDU) is located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, which is an international port city boasting a 7,000 year cultural heritage. The modern city of Ningbo has an agricultural and industrial economy, which has high private ownership and has been responsible for the development of many well-known Chinese brands and trademarks. The city has a population of over 5 million, is strategically located near Shanghai and has been awarded many prestigious accolades such as the“National Culturally Advanced City”, “National Garden City”, and “Model City for Chinese Living Environment”.Inaugurated in 1997 as the Ningbo Specialized Training College of Vocational Education, it was quickly recognized by the MOE for its excellence, and by 2002 it was upgraded to the Ningbo Dahongying Vocational Technical College. In 2004, the Software College was established in line with the national pilot scheme, to train much needed IT professionals. From 2002, the college evidenced continuous improvement and delivered quality vocational education, and received several awards of excellence in private education. This effort, by the administration and staff, was again rewarded by the MOE and the college was granted general university status in April, 2008.NDU is a comprehensive medium sized Chinese university situated on the outskirts of Western Ningbo with a spacious, quiet, picturesque and hi-tech campus. Many facilities provided by the university are“state of the art” and are used to instill professionalism in the students as well as to skill them with practical and operational abilities. The university has a strong technical emphasis and caters for approximately 10,000 students.The university targets the cultivation of qualified high-level application-oriented professionals.It has a strong link to regional business, and produces graduates that satisfy the needs and demands of industry and overall social development of the region.NDU concentrates on delivering a student centered training model of “One Primary and Three Secondary Aspects”, with capability as the mainline.The primary focus is Application, with secondary underlying attention being given to skills integration, adaptation to the“outside world”, and creativity.
