Northeastern University (China)

"東北大學" redirects here. For the university in Japan, see Tohoku University.

Northeastern University
东北大学

Motto	自强不息，知行合一^[1]
Motto in English	Self-discipline, seeking and acting for truth.
Type	Public
Established	1923
President	Zhao Ji (赵继)
Academic staff	2322
Undergraduates	23080
Postgraduates	7646
Location	Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
Colors	NEU blue
Website	english.neu.edu.cn

Northeastern University (NEU; simplified Chinese: 东北大学; traditional Chinese: 東北大學; pinyin: Dōngběi Dàxué) is a public university in the city of Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. With an annual enrollment of over 20,000 students, it is one of China's high-level universities designated for the state key construction of the 211 Project and 985 Project.

History

The university was founded on April 26, 1923 in the capital city of Liaoning province, Shenyang (previously known as Mukden), which was also the historic political and economic center of Northeast China. Northeastern University attracted top scholars and teachers from throughout the region, and it quickly developed into a comprehensive university, with six schools in science, engineering, humanities, law, agriculture, and education. In July 1928, the university was taken over by Marshall Chang Hsüeh-liang (張學良, Zhang Xueliang), the military warlord who controlled all of Northeast China at the time. Marshall Chang assumed the title of president and became the university's most important financial and political patron in its early history.

Less than a decade after it was founded, the university was forced to evacuate following the Mukden Incident on 18 September 1931. After the incident, the Japanese invaded and annexed all of Northeast China, including Shenyang, and reorganized the region into the puppet state of Manchukuo. Like many other national universities in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Northeastern University was repeatedly displaced and re-established in several cities. The university was relocated to Beijing, Xi'an, and the city of Santai in Sichuan Province, before the war ended in August 1945. The university returned to its original campus in Shenyang in February 1946.

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949, Northeast China became the beneficiary of substantial Soviet investment. The region became heavily industrialized and one of the most prosperous regions in China. Northeast University was renamed Northeast University of Technology in August 1950, and it became primarily an engineering school.

By the 1990s, economic reforms had caused most of the nation's economic investment to shift to the Pacific Coast cities. While most of China became increasingly prosperous, factories throughout Northeast China closed and the region fell into an extended economic recession. On 8 March 1993, Northeast University reverted to its original name.

Today, Northeastern University is part of the 211 Project and Project 985, nationwide efforts to expand and modernize the nation's university system. The university is also part of the national government's initiative to replace the region's heavy manufacturing industry with a modern high-tech manufacturing economy.

Academics

Northeastern University consists of the School of Liberal Arts and Law, the School of Business Administration, the School of Sciences, the School of Resources and Civil Engineering, the School of Materials Science and Metallurgy, the School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Information Science and Engineering, Sino-Dutch School of Biomedical and Information Engineering, and the Department of Foreign Languages. It has 46 undergraduate programs, 53 master's degree programs, and 23 doctoral degree programs, as well as an adult education program.

Campus

The campus has 1.98 million square meters and 730,000 square meters of floor space.

Notable people

Faculty
Zhang Xueliang, Lin Huiyin, Liang Sicheng

Graduate
Liu Jiren, Shan Tianfang, Bo Yang, Guo Xiaochuan, Liu Changchun

References

↑ "校标校名校训校风校歌". Retrieved July 3, 2014.

External links

Northeastern University of China (Official website)

Universities and colleges in Liaoning

National	Dalian University of Technology Northeastern University Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering China Criminal Police College Dalian Maritime University Dalian Nationalities University

Provincial	Anshan University of Science and Technology Bohai University China Medical University (PRC) Dalian University of Foreign Languages Dalian Ocean University Dalian Jiaotong University Dalian Medical University Dalian University Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Liaoning Normal University Liaoning University of Petroleum and Chemical Technology Liaoning Technical University Liaoning University Liaoning University of Technology Shenyang Agricultural University Shenyang Institute of Chemical Technology Shenyang Jianzhu University Shenyang Ligong University Shenyang Medical College Shenyang Normal University Shenyang Pharmaceutical University Shenyang University Shenyang University of Technology University of Science and Technology Liaoning

See also: List of universities in China

Project 985

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing (8)	Peking University Tsinghua University Renmin University of China Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing Institute of Technology China Agricultural University Minzu University of China

Shanghai (4)	Fudan University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Tongji University East China Normal University

Zhejiang (1)	Zhejiang University

Jiangsu (2)	Nanjing University Southeast University

Anhui (1)	University of Science and Technology of China

Shaanxi (3)	Xi'an Jiaotong University Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwest A&F University

Heilongjiang (1)	Harbin Institute of Technology

Jilin (1)	Jilin University

Liaoning (2)	Dalian University of Technology Northeastern University

Tianjin (2)	Nankai University Tianjin University

Shandong (2)	Shandong University Ocean University of China

Gansu (1)	Lanzhou University

Hubei (2)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University

Hunan (3)	Central South University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Fujian (1)	Xiamen University

Chongqing (1)	Chongqing University

Sichuan (2)	Sichuan University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Guangdong (2)	Sun Yat-sen University South China University of Technology

Project 211

Project 211

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing

Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University

Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University

Chongqing	Chongqing University

Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China

Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University

Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University

Guizhou	Guizhou University

Gansu	Lanzhou University

Hainan	Hainan University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University

Henan	Zhengzhou University

Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University

Jiangxi	Nanchang University

Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University

Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University

Qinghai	Qinghai University

Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University

Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China

Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology

Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Yunnan	Yunnan University

Zhejiang	Zhejiang University

Guangxi	Guangxi University

Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University

Ningxia	Ningxia University

Tibet	Tibet University

Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University

See also: Project 985

Liaoning topics

Shenyang (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Changbai Mountains Qianshan Mountains Liao River Liaodong Peninsula

Education	Liaoning University Liaoning Normal University Northeastern University Dalian University

Culture	Cuisine Manchu People

Visitor attractions	Mukden Palace Early Qing Tombs Wunu Mountain City Anshan Jade Buddha Bijia Mountain Dalian

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