Nanjing Institute of Technology
E678048
Nanjing Institute of Technology was the former name of what is now Southeast University, a major public research university in Nanjing, China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nanjing Institute of Technology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7635850 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nanjing Institute of Technology Context triple: [Southeast University, formerName, Nanjing Institute of Technology]
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A.
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Nanjing University of Science and Technology is a prominent Chinese research university known for its strong programs in engineering, science, and technology.
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B.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a leading Chinese research university specializing in aeronautical, astronautical, and engineering disciplines.
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C.
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing Normal University is a comprehensive public university in Nanjing, China, known for its strong teacher education programs and broad range of disciplines.
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D.
Wuxi University of Technology
Wuxi University of Technology is a higher education institution located in Wuxi, China, offering undergraduate and possibly graduate programs in engineering, technology, and related fields.
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E.
Changzhou University
Changzhou University is a comprehensive higher education institution located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, known for its strengths in engineering, applied sciences, and industry-oriented research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nanjing Institute of Technology Target entity description: Nanjing Institute of Technology was the former name of what is now Southeast University, a major public research university in Nanjing, China.
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A.
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Nanjing University of Science and Technology is a prominent Chinese research university known for its strong programs in engineering, science, and technology.
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B.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a leading Chinese research university specializing in aeronautical, astronautical, and engineering disciplines.
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C.
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing Normal University is a comprehensive public university in Nanjing, China, known for its strong teacher education programs and broad range of disciplines.
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D.
Wuxi University of Technology
Wuxi University of Technology is a higher education institution located in Wuxi, China, offering undergraduate and possibly graduate programs in engineering, technology, and related fields.
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E.
Changzhou University
Changzhou University is a comprehensive higher education institution located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, known for its strengths in engineering, applied sciences, and industry-oriented research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
former name of a university ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NIT (Nanjing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campusSetting | urban ⓘ |
| city | Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| educationSystem | Chinese university system ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
higher education
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| hasFormerNameOf | Southeast University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Southeast University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Southeast University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Jiangsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Southeast University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being predecessor of Southeast University ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese higher education system ⓘ |
| publicInstitution | true ⓘ |
| successor | Southeast University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type |
public university
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research university ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nanjing Institute of Technology Description of subject: Nanjing Institute of Technology was the former name of what is now Southeast University, a major public research university in Nanjing, China.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.