Southeast University
Southeast University (SEU; Chinese: 东南大学; pinyin: Dōngnán Dàxué) 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.
Former name | Sanjiang or Liangjiang Normal College (1902–1914) Nanking Higher Normal School (1915–1923) | ||||||
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| Motto | 止于至善 | ||||||
Motto in English | Strive for Perfection | ||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||
| Established | 1921 | ||||||
| President | Huang Ru | ||||||
Academic staff | 2,832 | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 16,125 | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 16,749 | ||||||
| Location | , , 32°03′28″N 118°47′20″E | ||||||
| Campus | Urban: Historical Sipailou Campus
Urban: Medical Dingjiaqiao Campus Suburban: Main Jiulonghu Campus | ||||||
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| Affiliations | Excellence League | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 东南大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東南大學 | ||||||
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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. 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.