东南大学是中央直管、教育部直属的全国重点大学，是“985工程”和“211工程”重点建设的大学之一，是国务院首批可授予博士、硕士、学士学位和审定教授、副教授任职资格及自批增列博士生导师的高校。学校坐落于历史文化名城南京，占地面积6300多亩，建有四牌楼、九龙湖、丁家桥等校区。

       东南大学是我国最早建立的高等学府之一，素有“学府圣地”和“东南学府第一流”之美誉。东南大学前身是创建于1902年的三江师范学堂。1921年经近代著名教育家郭秉文先生竭力倡导，以南京高等师范学校为基础正式建立东南大学，成为当时国内仅有的两所国立综合性大学之一。郭秉文先生出任首任校长，他周咨博访、广延名师，数十位著名学者、专家荟萃东大,遂有“北大以文史哲著称、东大以科学名世”之美誉。1928年学校改名为国立中央大学，设理、工、医、农、文、法、教育七个学院，学科之全和规模之大为全国高校之冠。1952年全国院系调整，学校文理等科迁出，以原中大工学院为主体，先后并入复旦大学、交通大学、浙江大学、金陵大学等校的有关系、科，在中央大学本部原址建立了南京工学院。1988年5月，学校复更名为东南大学。2000年4月，原南京铁道医学院、南京交通高等专科学校与东南大学合并组建新的东南大学，南京地质学校并入东南大学。

       东南大学不断探索办学、育人之道，积淀了优良深厚的历史传统。从两江优级师范学堂“嚼得菜根，做得大事”的理念，到“民族、民主、科学”的南高精神；从国立东南大学“止於至善”的校训，到国立中央大学“诚、朴、雄、伟”之学风，到南京工学院“严谨、求实、团结、奋进”的校风，百余年来，东南大学为发展科学、振兴中华而自强不息、追求卓越的奋斗精神，激励着每一个东大人去创造辉煌的业绩。

Southeast University is the central straight pipe, the Ministry of Education national key universities directly under the "985 Project" and "211 Project" universities in the construction of one of the first batch of the State Council may be granted doctorate or master's degrees, bachelor's degree and audited professors, associate professors serving additional qualifications and self-approved doctoral tutor of the college. Schools located in the historical and cultural city of Nanjing, covers an area of 6300 mu, there are four arches,Nine lung lake, such as Ding Jia brage campus.

        Southeast University, China's first institutions of higher learning to establish one has been called the "sacred institution" and "South-East first-class institution," the reputation. Is the predecessor of Southeast University in 1902, founded in the Sanjiang Normal School. Modern in 1921 by Mr. Guo Bingwen well-known advocacy of educators to the Nanjing Higher Normal School, based on the formal establishment of the Southeast University, becoming the only two national comprehensive university, one of the National. Mr. Guo Bingwen as the first president, his visit to Bo-week consultation, extensive teacher, the dozens of well-known scholars, experts, meta-East, and then there is "to Literature, History and Philosophy of Peking University said that the East Bank of big science" of good reputation. In 1928 the school changed its name to National Central University, for science, engineering, medicine, agriculture, arts, law, education, seven colleges, the subject and scale of the whole country has the highest college. Adjustment of the national department in 1952, schools such as Division of Arts and Sciences to move out to the original Chinese University Institute of Technology as the main body, one after another into the Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, the University of Nanking and other school related, Branch, at the central site of the University the establishment of the Nanjing Institute of Technology. May 1988, the school changed its name to Southeast University complex. April 2000, the original Nanjing Railway Medical College, Nanjing Transportation College of Southeast University and merged to form the new Southeast University, Nanjing Geological School into the Southeast University.
        Southeast University School of continuous exploration, education dealing profound accumulation of the fine historical tradition. Excellent from the two rivers Normal School "was chewing roots, doing event" concept to "nationalism, democracy, scientific," the spirit of the southern high; from the National Institute of Southeast University, "Good first" the school motto, the National Central University of "honesty Park, Hung, wei "in the style of study, by the Nanjing Institute of Technology," rigorous, realistic, united, progressive, "the school, more than a century, Southeast University for the development of science, self-rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the spirit of the pursuit of excellence, encouraging every East adults to create a brilliant performance.

        After more than a hundred years of entrepreneurship development, and now Southeast University has become a main feature of engineering is why, science, engineering, medicine, literature, law, philosophy, education, economics, management science, such as the coordinated development of multi-disciplinary comprehensive university . Full-time in more than 28,000 students, of which more than 10,000 graduate students, and another non-academic post-graduate education in more than 3600. 2185 full-time teachers, of whom is, an associate professor of more than 1,300 people, more than 500 doctoral tutors, 11 academicians, members of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee 2, the State Council 12 disciplines, "Cheung Kong Scholars Program" Professor , Professor of 28 national winners of 4 people , National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation winner 22 national experts who have made outstanding contributions of young and middle-aged 13, states, "Eleventh Five-Year" Plan 863 experts in the field 2 and the Ministry of Personnel, "Talent Project" 14 state-level candidates, New Century Excellent Talents in Ministry of Education, 74, Jiangsu Province, "333 Project" training target 85.
      At present, the school has a School of Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Environment College of Information Science and Engineering, College of Civil Engineering 34 faculties, with 64 undergraduate and 16 doctoral-level disciplines, 96 2 academic doctoral, 20 post-doctoral research center, 30-disciplinary master's degree level, the Master of 210 points, a 5-disciplinary national key disciplines, 5 national key disciplines in two disciplines, 1 national key (to cultivate) subjects , 6 national key disciplines, Jiangsu Province, to cultivate the building, the 16 provincial-level key disciplines, Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Province, seven-level academic key disciplines, 3 national key laboratories, 2 national engineering research centers, the focus of the Ministry of Education 7 Laboratory, 4 Department of Education Engineering Research Center, 9 Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Province, five Engineering Research Center, and to rely on the formation of a number of key scientific research bases. In recent years, efforts to strengthen disciplines in schools, and achieved fruitful results. Degree at the Ministry of Education and Graduate Education Development Center 2007-2009 academic assessment of the national rankings in college, I have five schools entered the national top five disciplines, including biomedical engineering ranked No. 1 nationwide, transportation project ranks No. 2 spaces, architecture and art school are ranked No. 3, Civil Engineering ranked No. 5; other electronic science and technology, science and technology equipment, information and communication engineering, public health and preventive medicine, electrical engineering, power engineering thermal physics and engineering disciplines into the six national top 10, ranked the number of high-level academic forefront of similar colleges and universities.
       School in the long-term practice, Southeast University adhere to the "education-oriented" education philosophy, teaching increasing investment, deepening reform of education and teaching, and strive to promote quality education, students focus on the innovative spirit and practical ability. A total of 13 professional schools in the country selected professional characteristics of the building, the 27 courses selected national quality courses, five selected national laboratory experimental teaching demonstration centers and the construction of points, won nearly 15 National Teaching Achievement Award twice. Schools built and cultural quality of the education base for university students, demonstration software colleges, training bases in integrated circuits, electrical and electronic teaching basic courses in four state-level bases and 12 state-level training model innovation experimental zone. Wu School of relying on the key subjects in schools, bringing together first-class teachers in schools, access to school-class resources, adopting a classification mentoring, Southeast University, elite education is the "training the SAR." The school has a large number of internal and external practice base, rich and varied extra-curricular activities in science, technology and culture, science and humanities students in literacy and innovation culture well, the students at home and abroad, a number of outstanding competition. 2001 and 2007, the seventh and tenth in the national competition of university students in extra-curricular science and technology works, the school twice to win "Challenge Cup", become the Fudan University, Tsinghua University, the trophy after the two schools. In addition, the library area of more than 61,000 square meters, all types of library materials in possession of more than 3,230,000 copies.
        Southeast University in order to "through science and education" as their own task, from the national economic and social development needs, and actively carry out basic research and application of major strategic high-tech research, both at home and abroad has become a greater social impact of the high-tech research and the importance of radiation base. 2007 reached 646 million yuan for scientific research; 681 patent, authorized 329, of which 380 applications for invention patents, authorized 123; in 2008, reached 807 million yuan for scientific research; 918 patent applications to empower the 477, which 533 applications for invention patents, authorized by 184, are among the forefront of national colleges and universities. Schools to take the lead in the inquest, "973" Project 3, to participate in the inquiry, "973" Project 41. In recent years, schools have had a CDMA mobile communication technology, large-size full-color SM-PDP flat panel display technology and application specific integrated circuit chip with independent intellectual property rights and other high-tech achievements, a series of breakthroughs in key technologies and to obtain a number of patents, domestic and international 3G, 4G, flat panel display technology, integrated circuits and microelectronic technology, an important research base. School services in local economic construction and the results are remarkable in 2008 colleges and universities in Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Science and Technology Work for the service statistics show that Southeast University in science and technology projects and teams, science and technology funding, science and technology base,financial, scientific and technological achievements into acceptance and identification of projects patent, the scientific and technological achievements, such as the award-winning all seven indicators were ranked first. School of National University Science Park, including the Nanjing Yangtze River St. Park, Suzhou, Nanjing Hexi New Town Park and other parks and Jiangning, nurtured Ji Technology Co., Ltd. in Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu East largest integrated engineering Technology Co., Ltd., represented by a number of high-tech enterprises. In 2003 the National University Science Park of the assessment, Southeast University National University Science Park ranked eighth nationwide.
        Southeast University, China's international influence has more universities. Since reform and opening up a more active international exchange activities, has been with the United States, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, Britain, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, more than 30 countries and regions by more than 100 universities and research institutions signed a cooperation and exchange agreement; invited include Chen Ning Yang, Samuel Ting, Ryan,such as Nobel laureates, including a large number of internationally renowned experts and scholars to give lectures in schools, visit. Existing foreign students in 513 schools.
        Summer 2006, the school district moved to the main teaching campus Nine lung lake, Southeast University, which opened a new chapter in the history of the development. Campus Nine lung lake Jiangning Economic and Technological Development Zone is located in the south, the total area of 3752 mu. Campus construction planning Nine lung lakeSoutheast University is based on the historical context, the core of teaching the public to take tours of teaching plus the combination of ethnic groups on campus construction form, the formation of Chinese and Western, green and open city of Forest City and vitality.Nine lung lake campus construction projects include a teaching area, SAR, undergraduate living quarters, a graduate student living areas, teachers and living areas, logistics and sports facilities to defend the area and infrastructure construction, with a total construction area of about 574,000 square meters, with a total investment of about 17 billion.
        Southeast University today will continue the fine tradition of a century, practicing "Good first " motto, according to innovation, struggle advanced by leaps and bounds-bit ideas,integrated innovation, forge ahead in unity, and strive to advance the comprehensive study type, open-ended high-level university well-known building, in pursuit of the middle of this century into a world-class university.