Southeast University was founded in 1902 Sanjiang Normal School. 192 1 On the basis of Nanjing Normal University, the National Southeast University was established, with engineering courses under it. Later, engineering experienced the historical periods such as the Engineering College of National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, the Engineering College of National Central University and the Engineering College of National Nanjing University.
1952 National faculty adjustment, with the former Institute of Technology of Nanjing University as the main body, merged into relevant departments of Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Jinling University, and established Nanjing Institute of Technology in the original site of 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.
As of March, 20 19, the school has 33 departments, 77 undergraduate majors, 33 first-level discipline authorization points for doctoral degrees, 49 first-level discipline authorization points for master's degrees, 5 national first-level key disciplines (covering two disciplines of 15), 5 national second-level key disciplines and 1 national key disciplines. There are 12 approved disciplines, 1 key sequence disciplines in Jiangsu province, 17 key disciplines in the 13th Five-Year Plan in Jiangsu province, and 30 post-doctoral research stations.