Director-level cadres According to China People's Network, Xiangtan University is a provincial-level university in Hunan Province, and its Party Secretary and President are provincial-level cadres. Xiangtan University, referred to as Xiangda for short, is located in the western suburb of Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. It is a national comprehensive key university founded by Hunan Provincial People's Government, Ministry of Education and National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.