ChinaEducation2025 – ongoing

Southeast University

Campus DeepSeek-R1 service

Southeast University's campus AI service exceeded 1,000 concurrent users in its first hour

WorkingCompany's own claim

Problem

University research teams faced shortages of GPU capacity. Researchers waited for computing resources needed for model training and simulation.

Approach

The university deployed the full DeepSeek-R1 model on its campus computing infrastructure. The service launched on February 16, 2025, alongside expanded capacity and upgraded functions.

Results

>1,000concurrent users in the service's first hour, as reported by the universityCompany's own claim[1]

>100 milliontokens requested daily on average, as reported by the universityCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

The service attracted substantial initial demand. Usage volumes did not establish improvements in research productivity.

Sources

东南大学深度应用人工智能重构教育科研生态——当‘黑板’变为涌动的数字界面
China Education Daily, republished by Southeast University23 May 2025News article

Source summaries

[1]China Education Daily, republished by Southeast University23 May 2025

China Education Daily described the university's computing infrastructure and campus DeepSeek-R1 deployment. It reported more than 1,000 concurrent users in the first hour and average daily requests exceeding 100 million tokens.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026