South China University, formerly known as Central South University of Technology, was founded in 1958, relying on the mining and metallurgy project of Central South University. At that time, it belonged to the Second Machinery Department, which was in charge of weapons, tanks, aviation industry and so on. The first minister was the founding general Song Renqiong. From these conditions, we can know that Central South Institute of Technology has a national defense gene since its birth.
Later, Hengyang Medical College merged with the Sixth Institute of Nuclear Industry, but the main field of teaching and research was still nuclear science and technology. It is for this reason that the University of South China has always been a university jointly established by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Defense Science and Technology Bureau.
Xiangtan University was founded after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). Although the propaganda was founded in 1958, it actually stopped at 1959. 1974 resumed construction and was positioned as a comprehensive university combining arts, science and engineering.
Xiangtan, the hometown of Chairman Mao, is located in the hinterland of Hunan Province, where talents are scarce. The reconstruction of Xiangtan University has its political significance and more practical significance. At that time, it was supported by people from all walks of life in China, and because of this, it was included in the ranks of national key universities from 65438 to 0978. Xiangtan University is strong in mathematics, law, Marxism-Leninism, nuclear physics and so on, which is why it can establish a project together with the National Defense Science and Technology Bureau.