Three universities and one university. Xiangtan University: Xiangtan University is located in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province. It is a university jointly established by the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, and jointly established by the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It is a high-level university and characteristic discipline construction university supported by the Ministry of Education and Hunan Province, and a first-class university in Hunan Province. Hunan University of Science and Technology: Hunan University of Science and Technology is located in Xiangtan City. It was jointly established by the Hunan Provincial People's Government, the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the former state administration of work safety, and supported by the National "Basic Capacity Building Project for Colleges and Universities in the Midwest". It was selected as "National First-class University" and "Hunan 20 1 1 Plan" in Hunan Province, "Excellent University" in undergraduate teaching evaluation by the Ministry of Education, and "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" by the Ministry of Education. The first batch of national innovative and entrepreneurial models have recommended excellent undergraduate courses. Hunan Institute of Technology: Hunan Institute of Technology, located in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, is an undergraduate institution organized by the Hunan Provincial People's Government. It is the construction unit awarded the provincial master's degree in Hunan Province, Hunan Province 20 1.