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Lanzhou Institute of Technology, abbreviated as LZIT, (Simplified Chinese: 兰州工业学院), is a full-time undergraduate public provincial higher education school in the People's Republic of China, located in Qilihe District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province.

Lanzhou Institute of Technology (LZIT) is a full-time engineering institute under the direct jurisdiction of Gansu Province. Initially known as the Peili Polytechnic School founded in 1942, the institute was transformed into Gansu Mechanical Manufacturing Secondary School in 1958. In 1962, it was merged with five other technical secondary schools (the original Coal Technical Secondary School, Power Technical Secondary School, Light Industry Technical Secondary School, Heavy Industry Technical Secondary School, and Telecommunication Technical Secondary School) to form a new school, Gansu Technical School, which was later renamed Lanzhou Technical School in 1974. In 1989, the school was transformed and renamed Lanzhou Polytechnic College. In 2012, the National Ministry of Education approved the upgrading of Lanzhou Polytechnic College to a degree-awarding institution – Lanzhou Institute of Technology.