Southeast University

Southeast University
东南大学
Former name
Sanjiang or Liangjiang Normal College (1902–1914)

Nanking Higher Normal School (1915–1923)
National Southeastern University (1921–1927)
National Central University (1928–1949)
National Nanking University (1949–1952)

Nanjing Institute of Technology (1952–1988)
Motto止于至善[1]
Motto in English
Strive for Perfection[2]
TypePublic
Established1921; 103 years ago (1921)
PresidentHuang Ru
Academic staff
2,832[3]
Undergraduates16,125[3]
Postgraduates16,749[3]
Location, ,
32°03′28″N 118°47′20″E / 32.05778°N 118.78889°E / 32.05778; 118.78889
CampusUrban: Historical Sipailou Campus

Urban: Medical Dingjiaqiao Campus

Suburban: Main Jiulonghu Campus
Colors 
AffiliationsExcellence League
Websitewww.seu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese东南大学
Traditional Chinese東南大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngnán Dàxué

Southeast University (SEU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

Its precursor, Sanjiang Teachers College, was established in 1902 as a modern university on the campus of an academy which dates back to 258. In 1921, the school changed its name to National Southeast University and became the second national university in China, and in 1928 was renamed to National Central University, the nation's flagship university.[4] After the Nationalist government lost Nanjing to the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese Civil War, the university was renamed as National Nanking University in August 1949. It was renamed Southeast University in May 1988.

  1. ^ "对校训"止于至善"的说明 (Chinese)". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Glance at SEU". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "SEU Overview". Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ 炸弹下壮大的中央大学 王运来 Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine