南开大学是一所有着深厚的历史积淀的大学，也是一所有着丰厚的文化底蕴的大学，更是一所有着动人故事的大学。 从诞生伊始，南开大学经历了"五四"肇兴、筚路蓝缕、弦诵西南、浴火重生、创新发展等艰辛而辉煌的历程。一百年来，南开大学始终将教育与国家的命运、教育与民族的前途、教育与社会的发展紧密相联。为了实现中华民族的伟大复兴，一代又一代的南开人秉承"允公允能，日新月异"的校训，发扬"爱国、敬业、创新、乐群"的光荣传统，团结努力，不懈奋斗。在一百年的沧桑历程中，南开大学涌现出许许多多杰出的人物、动人的事迹和耐人寻味的故事，这些故事被一代代南开人书写、传承和弘扬，在过去发生，在未来继续，永远不会终结。
Nankai University is a university with deep historical accumulation, is also a university with rich cultural deposits, and even is a university with moving stories. From the beginning of its birth, Nankai University has experienced the rise of "the May 4th Movement", the great hardships in pioneer work, the school teaching to the southwest, the rebirth, the innovative development and other hard and glorious courses. In the past one hundred years, Nankai University has always closely connected education with the fate of the country, the future of the nation, and the development of the society. In order to realize the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation, generations of Nankai people obedience to the school motto, "Dedication to public interests, acquisition of all-round capability, and aspiration for progress with each day", carry forward the glorious tradition of "patriotism, dedication, innovation, sociability", unite and make great efforts, and untiringly struggle. In the course of one hundred years vicissitudes, Nankai University springs up many outstanding people, stirring deeds and interesting stories, these stories are written, inherited and carried forward by generations of Nankai people, they happened in the past, they will continue in the future, and they are never finished.