Central South University

Central South University
	中南大学
	Central South University seal
Motto	150px
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 ; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Campus	Urban, 381 ha
Website	http://www.csu.edu.cn/

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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 of 2000 through the amalgation fo 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 bachelors 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
School
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]

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Xiangya Medical School

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Railway Campus

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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

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External links

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v t e 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

v t e 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

v t e 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

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