The school covers a total area of 26 1 000 square meters, with a building area of10.23 million square meters. Northeastern University, founded in April 1923, is a university with a glorious patriotic tradition. 1August, 928 to1June, 937, the famous patriotic general, General Zhang Xueliang, was also the principal. "Nine? After the 18th Incident, Northeastern University was forced to move to Peiping, Kaifeng, Xi 'an and Santai in Sichuan successively. During this period, teachers and students actively participated in the patriotic anti-Japanese movement, which was a "one two"? The vanguard and main force of the "Nine-Year" Movement. 1949 In March, Shenyang Institute of Technology was established on the basis of (part of) Engineering College and Science College of Northeastern University. 1August, 950, named Northeast Institute of Technology. 1960 is listed as one of the 64 key universities in China. It is the first batch of universities in the State Council to grant bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees. On March 8th, 1993, Northeast University of Technology was renamed as Northeastern University. 1September, 1998, Northeastern University was transferred from the former Metallurgical College to the University directly under the Ministry of Education. The school is the first batch of national key construction schools of "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", which has realized the key construction of the Ministry of Education, Liaoning Province and Shenyang City.