Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU; Chinese: 杭州电子科技大学; pinyin: Hángzhōu diànzǐ kējì dàxué; lit.
[2] Zhejiang Electrical College Hangzhou Dianzi University, initially known as Aviation Industry Finance School, was established in March 1956, and it was affiliated with the Second Ministry of Machine Building.
It became under the "provincial and ministerial co-administration, province-based" management system and, it was listed as a key construction teaching research university in Zhejiang Province.
Approved by the Ministry of Education, the school was entitled to jointly grant doctoral degrees.
In 2007, the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (the predecessor of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense) and Zhejiang Provincial Government signed an agreement for the first time to co-build Hangzhou Dianzi University.
In March 2011, Zhejiang Provincial Government signed an agreement with the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense to continue building Hangzhou Dianzi University during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period.
In 2016, the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Zhejiang Provincial People's Government continued to co-build Hangzhou Dianzi University during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period.
In 2013, HDU started to cooperate with The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and organized its own ACCA-based-course program.