Central South University

Central South University
中南大学
Central South University seal
Motto
Type	Public
Established	29 April 2000
President	Zhang Yaoxue
Vice-president	Huang Jianbo(Executive) Chen Chunyang Tian Yongquan Hu Yuehua Zhou Kechao Tian Hongqi Zhang Zhuohua Zhu Xuehong
Academic staff	14,921
Students	53,584
Undergraduates	33,259
Postgraduates	19,228
Location	Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China 28°10′23″N 112°55′30″E / 28.173°N 112.925°E / 28.173; 112.925Coordinates: 28°10′23″N 112°55′30″E / 28.173°N 112.925°E / 28.173; 112.925
Campus	Urban, 381 ha
Website	http://www.csu.edu.cn/

Central South University (CSU) is a national university of China located in Changsha, Hunan province, central south of People's Republic of China. CSU was established in April 2000 on the basis of the amalgamation of the three former individual universities.

History

It was established in April 2000 through the amalgation of three former universities: Central South University of technology, Hunan Medical University and Changsha Railway University.^[1]

Academics

CSU is a comprehensive research university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. CSU is among the first tier universities in China and also a member of the Project 211 and the Project 985 with strength in science engineering and medical science. According to the newest data in Chinese University Ranking, CSU ranks 16th out of 2000 universities in China.

It has over 20,000 students.

CSU offers 83 bachelor's degrees, 282 master's drgees and 142 doctorate degrees from these 31 colleges and institutes and a graduate school:

Literature and Journalism
Foreign Languages
Architecture and Art
Business School
Law School
Marxism
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics and Electronics
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Energy Science and Engineering
Material Science and Engineering
Powder Metallurgy Research Institute
Traffic and Transportation Engineering
Civil Engineering
Metallurgy and Environment
Geoscience and Environmental Engineering
Info-physics and Geomatics Engineering
Resources and Safety Engineering
Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
Information Science and Engineering
Xiang-ya School of Medicine
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Xiang Ya Nursing School
Public Health
Basic Medical Sciences
Stomatology
School of Life Sciences
Research Department of Physical Education
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aier School of Ophthalmology

The three national key laboratories:

State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy of China
State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of China
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing of China

The six campus：

Main campus，lays dormitory and teaching building for junior undergraduates and postgraduates of most engineering schools of which office building locate there too.There is also two national key laboratories
South campus，lays dormitory for all freshman,and postgraduates of all humanities schools of which office building locates there too
New campus,teaching building for all freshman and all humanities,social,scientific postgraduates，are locate here.The library and office building of scientific and social schools also locates here
Old Hsiangya，lays dormitory and teaching building for medical postgraduates，with Xiangya Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of China
Railway campus，lays dormitory and teaching building for junior undergraduates and postgraduates of civil engineering，traffic engineering，software engineering，and architecture.their school office building also locates here，with a library of civil and transportation
New Hsiangya，lays dormitory and teaching building for medical undergraduates，with Third Xiangya Hospital and medical library

Faculties and Students

More than 33,000 full-time undergraduates and 12,000 graduate students attend Central South University. Of the total number attending CSU, approximately 1,000 are foreign students from around the world. The faculty-student ratio is about 1:8.

Achievements

CSU ranks 15th among 751 universities in "Academic Achievements Ranking". In 2004, Prof. Huang Bo-Yun was awarded the 1st prize of the National Awards for Technical Invention for his significant contribution to research project "Preparation Technology of High-performance Carbon-Carbon Composite Braking Materials in Aviation" and filled the 6-year long vacancy for this prize.^[2]

Xiangya Medical School

Railway Campus

Peace Plaza

Notable alumni

Wang Chuanfu, Founder and CEO of BYD
Liang Wengen, Founder and Chairman of Sany Group
Zhiwu Chen, Professor of Finance at Yale School of Management and an influential public intellectual in China

Facilities

CSU covers an area of 3,810,000 square meters and has the total floor space of 2,330,000 square meters. The library of CSU have a collection of more than 4,390,000 volumes. library, academic centers, teaching and research buildings, stadiums, standard student dormitories, activity centers, swimming pool, hospital, bank, post office, dining halls are located in the campus.

References

↑ "Study In China". www.csc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
↑ "National S&T Awards Winners Revealed". CISTC. 2004.

External links

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Universities and colleges in Hunan

Military university	National University of Defense Technology

National	Central South University Hunan University Changsha Aeronautical Vacational and Technical College

Changsha	Hunan University Central South University Hunan Agricultural University Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha University of Science and Technology Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hunan Normal University Changsha University Hunan First Normal University Changsha Medical University Hunan College of Finance and Economics Hunan International Economics University Hunan University of Commerce Hunan Police Academy Hunan Women's University Changsha Normal University Changsha Social Work College

Zhuzhou	Hunan University of Technology

Xiangtan	Xiangtan University Hunan University of Science and Technology Hunan Institute of Engineering

Hengyang	University of South China Hengyang Normal University Hunan Institute of Technology

Shaoyang	Shaoyang University

Yueyang	Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

Changde	Hunan University of Arts and Science

Yiyang	Hunan City University

Chenzhou	Xiangnan University

Yongzhou	Hunan University of Science and Engineering

Huaihua	Huaihua University

Loudi	Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology

Xiangxi	Jishou University

See also: List of universities in China

Project 985

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing (8)	Peking University Tsinghua University Renmin University of China Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing Institute of Technology China Agricultural University Minzu University of China

Shanghai (4)	Fudan University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Tongji University East China Normal University

Zhejiang (1)	Zhejiang University

Jiangsu (2)	Nanjing University Southeast University

Anhui (1)	University of Science and Technology of China

Shaanxi (3)	Xi'an Jiaotong University Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwest A&F University

Heilongjiang (1)	Harbin Institute of Technology

Jilin (1)	Jilin University

Liaoning (2)	Dalian University of Technology Northeastern University

Tianjin (2)	Nankai University Tianjin University

Shandong (2)	Shandong University Ocean University of China

Gansu (1)	Lanzhou University

Hubei (2)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University

Hunan (3)	Central South University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Fujian (1)	Xiamen University

Chongqing (1)	Chongqing University

Sichuan (2)	Sichuan University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Guangdong (2)	Sun Yat-sen University South China University of Technology

Project 211

Project 211

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing

Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University

Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University

Chongqing	Chongqing University

Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China

Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University

Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University

Guizhou	Guizhou University

Gansu	Lanzhou University

Hainan	Hainan University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University

Henan	Zhengzhou University

Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University

Jiangxi	Nanchang University

Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University

Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University

Qinghai	Qinghai University

Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University

Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China

Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology

Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Yunnan	Yunnan University

Zhejiang	Zhejiang University

Guangxi	Guangxi University

Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University

Ningxia	Ningxia University

Tibet	Tibet University

Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University

See also: Project 985

WHO/MOE-Recognized English Medium Medical Schools (China)

Bolan Medical College Quetta
Beihua University
Capital University of Medical Sciences
Central South University
China Medical University (PRC)
China Three Gorges University
Chongqing Medical University
Dali University
Dalian Medical University
Fudan University
Fujian Medical University
Guangxi Medical University
Guangzhou Medical University
Harbin Medical University
Hebei Medical University
Hebei United University
Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jiamusi University
Jiangsu University
Jilin University
Kunming Medical University
Lanzhou University
Liaoning Medical University
Nanchang University
Nanjing Medical University
Nantong University
Ningbo University
Ningxia Medical University
Qingdao University
Shandong University
Shantou University
Shihezi University
Sichuan University (incl. West China University of Medical Sciences)
Soochow University
Southeast University
Southern Medical University
Sun Yat-Sen University
Taishan Medical University
Tianjin Medical University
Tongji University
Weifang Medical University
Wenzhou Medical College
Wuhan University
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xiamen University
Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities
Xinjiang Medical University
Xuzhou Medical College
Yangzhou University
Zhejiang University
Zhengzhou University

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