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]
Type	Public
Established	1921; 103 years ago (1921)
President	Huang Ru
Academic staff	2,832[3]
Undergraduates	16,125[3]
Postgraduates	16,749[3]
Location	Nanjing , Jiangsu , China 32°03′28″N 118°47′20″E / 32.05778°N 118.78889°E / 32.05778; 118.78889
Campus	Urban: Historical Sipailou Campus Urban: Medical Dingjiaqiao Campus Suburban: Main Jiulonghu Campus
Colors
Affiliations	Excellence League
Website	www.seu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	东南大学
Traditional Chinese	東南大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngnán 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.