Northeastern University (China)

Located in Shenyang, the economic capital of Northeastern China, Northeastern University (NEU) is a national key university directly affiliated with the Ministry of Education, P. R. China. The campus occupies an area of 2,605,986 square meters and an architectural area of 1,566,700 square meters. NEU was founded in April 1923 with a long history of patriotism. The renowned patriot, General Peter. H. L. Chang, served as the president of NEU from August 1928 to January 1937. After the ?September 18th Incident?, NEU was moved to Beijing, Kaifeng, Xi?an and Santai County in Sichuan Province.

During this period, the teachers and students proactively participated in the patriotic anti-Japanese movements and became the main power and pioneers in the December 9th Students Movement. In March 1949, Shenyang Institute of Engineering was restructured and turned into the School of Engineering and the School of Science of NEU. In August 1950, Northeastern Institute of Engineering was established based on the combination of Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Fushun Mining College and Anshan Engineering College. In 1960, it was rated as one of the 64 key national universities. NEU was one of the first universities which could confer bachelors degrees, masters degrees and Ph.D. degrees accredited by the State Council. On March 8, 1993, Northeastern Institute of Engineering was reNAMEd Northeastern University.

Foundation year:1923
Short name:NEU
Type:Public
Students:33350
Faculty:1820
Faculty/Students Ratio:18:1
Region:Asia
Location:Shenyang