Brief introduction of northeastern university
1928 August 16 After the Huanggutun incident that shocked China and foreign countries for more than two months, General Zhang Xueliang, a patriotic general who just succeeded his father Zhang in charge of the northeast military and political affairs, succeeded as the third president of Northeastern University, and put forward the school-running purpose of learning advanced knowledge, cultivating specialized talents and seeking cultural development to meet the needs of society.
He once donated most of his father's legacy, about 6.5438+0.8 million silver dollars, to expand school buildings, hire scholars with high salaries, buy advanced foreign experimental equipment, and send outstanding students abroad. At that time, the school established relatively complete disciplines such as science, engineering, literature, law and education, and all disciplines developed rapidly.