Xiangtan University, referred to as "Xiangda University" for short, is one of the four national key universities (National Defense Science and Technology University, Central South University, Hunan University and Xiangtan University) in Hunan Province, and was selected into11plan. It is the only university jointly established by the Ministry of Education in Hunan Province and the only national key university without large-scale merger, and its comprehensive strength ranks among the top 80 in China.
Xiangtan University, as an established national key university, has a relatively high real level, just look at several rankings. In the ranking of academic level of teachers in China University in 20 15, Xiangtan University ranked 73rd in China, and four universities in Hunan, namely Huda University, Central South University, Xiangda University (73) and Hunan Normal University (96), entered the top 100 in China. In the 20 15 ranking of the best universities in China, Zhongnan, Huda and Xiangda are among the top three universities in Hunan.
Hunan University has also developed rapidly in recent years, introducing thousands of academicians and full-time staff. The ESI of chemistry, materials science and engineering ranks first in the world 1%, and the number of disciplines in Hunan is second only to Central South University and Hunan University. In the 20 15 list of ESI highly cited papers of China University, Hunan University has reached the 5th1in China, and Hunan University, Central South University and Xiangtan University are the top three in Hunan. The school has bought new land and the campus is expanding.