The School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science (abbreviated as OEIS) of Dalian University of Technology was officially established in January 2017. It is a new school formed through the optimization and integration of selected departments, disciplines, and faculty from the former School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, the School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, and the School of Mechanical Engineering, as part of the university's strategic goal of achieving "Double First-Class Initiative" status. The school offers two national first-class undergraduate education demonstration programs: "Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering" and "Measurement & Control Technology and Instrument." It comprises two research institutes: Photonic Technology and Optoelectronic Sensing Technology. The school is committed to cultivating high-level talents with innovative capabilities, practical skills, and international perspectives for optoelectronic engineering and instrumentation science.

The Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering program traces its origins back to 1949, when the Department of Applied Physics was established at Dalian Institute of Technology. Its first department head was Academician Wang Daheng, a member of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, known as the "Father of Chinese Optics." Its predecessor was the Optics Group of the Department of Applied Physics, founded in October 1951, led by physicist Zheng Jianxuan. The discipline was authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees in July 1986, making it one of the earliest schools within the university to hold such authority. In 1981, Associate Professor Lin Junxiu, who had returned from Germany, established the Laser and Modern Optics Laboratory, whose research achievements reached internationally leading levels at that time. In 1996, the discipline was designated as a key area of focus in Liaoning Province. In 2000, it was approved as a Postdoctoral Research Station , and the undergraduate program "Optical Information Science and Technology" was established in the same year. In 2008, it was once again rated as a key discipline in Liaoning Province. In 2017, the Optical Engineering discipline was incorporated into the School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrument Science.

The Measurement & Control Technology and Instrument program originated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, established in 1949 when the university was founded. This department was one of the earliest eight departments established at the university. The undergraduate program "Measurement & Control Technology and Instrument" was added in 2000. Its subordinate secondary discipline, "Precision Instrument and Machinery," was authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees in 2003. The Instrument Science and Technology discipline received first-level doctoral authorization in 2005, and a postdoctoral research mobile station was approved in 2007. In the same year, it was rated as a first-level key discipline in Liaoning Province, ranking eighth nationally. In September 2015, it was rated as an excellent undergraduate program in Liaoning Province. In 2019, the discipline ranked 9th in the world in the "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects."

OEIS currently hosts the Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Technology and the Dalian Key Laboratory of New Functional Materials and Optoelectronic Devices. It is also the supporting construction unit for the Satellite Miniaturization and Advanced Payload Technology Sub-center of the Ministry of Education's Joint Research Center for Satellite Navigation. In recent years, the school has undertaken national research projects including the National High-Tech Research and Development Program, National Key R&D Program, Ministry of Science and Technology International Cooperation Program, and key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as collaborative R&D projects with large enterprises such as China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Railway Group, CNPC, Sinopec, Ansteel, and Baosteel.

OEIS currently has 55 faculty and staff members on duty, including 45 full-time teachers. Among them are 13 professors, 16 associate professors, 1 senior experimentalist, and 15 at intermediate or lower levels. The faculty includes 1 national high-level talent, 2 national high-level young talents, 2 chief scientists for key projects in the National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone, 1 person at the "Thousand-Level" of Liaoning Province's "Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talent Project," 1 innovative talent in higher education institutions, 1 leading talent in scientific and technological innovation under the Liaoning Talents Program, 3 young top-notch talents under the Liaoning Talents Program, 3 Dalian leading talents, and 8 high-end talents.

The school adheres to an open development philosophy, actively promoting the internationalization of faculty, education, and atmosphere. It focuses on building an international exchange and cooperation model centered on "school as the main body, faculties as the main force, and students at the center," and strives to develop partnerships with internationally renowned universities and research institutions. The school is the supporting unit for the China Scholarship Council's "Integrated Optoelectronic Technology" International Joint Innovation Talent Training Program. It has established joint master's and doctoral training mechanisms with Ghent University (Belgium), University of Ottawa (Canada), and Cardiff University (UK). It conducts "3+2" undergraduate joint training programs in cooperation with Ghent University (Belgium) and Durham University (UK), and a "3+1+1" joint training program with the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Singapore. It maintains long-term cooperation with renowned professors from the University of California and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA), and conducts in-depth exchange and cooperation with internationally renowned universities and research institutes such as Utsunomiya University, the University of Electro-Communications, and Tokyo University of Science (Japan), as well as Sungkyunkwan University and Yonsei University (South Korea).

Currently, the school adheres to Party building as the guiding principle, discipline construction as the "dragon head," team building as the key, and talent cultivation as the fundamental foundation to steadily advance the school's development. Working together with all faculty and students, the school strives to build itself into an internationally renowned talent training base and scientific research and technology radiation base in the fields of optoelectronic engineering and instrument science. We welcome students from all over the country to apply for admission, and we also look forward to the joining of professional talents and research experts.