Southeast University is a university with a long history and deep foundation. Founded in 1902 Sanjiang Normal School, the school has experienced important development periods such as Liangjiang Normal School, Nanjing Higher Normal School, National Southeast University and National Central University. During the period of 1952, the departments of colleges and universities in China were adjusted and the departments of arts and sciences moved out. The former National Central University School of Engineering was merged into Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Jinling University, and Nanjing Institute of Technology was established in the original site of the National Central University. In May 1988, the school was renamed Southeast University. In April 2000, the former Southeast University, Nanjing Railway Medical College and Nanjing Jiaotong University merged, and Nanjing Geological School merged to form a new Southeast University. In the course of 120 years, Southeast University has always been concerned with the world and the motherland, striving for self-improvement and Excellence for scientific progress and national rejuvenation, gradually forming an excellent school spirit of "rigorous and realistic, United and forge ahead" and a school philosophy of "science is world-famous and talents serve the country", and casting a school motto of "stop at perfection".

Southeast University has a high-level faculty. There are 3,300 full-time teachers in the school, including 3,008 teachers with doctoral degrees and 243 teachers with full and deputy senior titles1person. Doctoral supervisor 1525, master supervisor 2803. Academician of the two academies 16, academician of the European Academy of Sciences 3, member of the Eighth Discipline Evaluation Group of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee 13. There are about 500 outstanding talents with noble morality, high teaching level, strong scientific and technological innovation ability and great global academic influence. Southeast University is deepening the strategy of strengthening the university with talents, implementing the "No.1 Project" of talent work and accelerating the construction of first-class teachers.