Michigan Technological University (MTU) - a public non-profit institution of higher education (Houghton, Michigan, USA). Michigan Technological University began its history as the Michigan Mining School in Houghton in 1885, founded by the state of Michigan to edengineers for demolition engineers to work in local copper mines. Initially, the school had a team of four teachers, who educated 23 students.

The campus is located on the Upper Peninsula overlooking the Kevino waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.

Historic Highway 41 runs around the southern edge of the campus, separating hostels and recreation areas from academic facilities. The campus is decorated with the symbol of the university - a three-meter Husky statue, which stands on a 19-ton boulder about 1.8 billion years old.