[1] The university is administered by the provincial government and State Administration of Work Safety.
In 1978, the State Council of the PRC awarded LNTU, with 87 other higher education establishments, the status of 'key university'.
In 1999, LNTU gained authority to establish a research mobile station to award engineering master's degree.
Disciplines either taught or researched at LNTU include engineering, science, liberal arts, management, economics and law.
LNTU has established intercollegiate relations with more than ten universities and research institutes overseas, notably in Germany and the United States.