Xiangtan University was founded in 1958, and its name was inscribed by President Mao Zedong. The school is located in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province. It is a comprehensive key university and a national "double-class" university.
Xiangtan University 1978 began to recruit graduate students, and 198 1 was authorized by the national master's degree. It is the first school in China to be authorized by a master's degree. At present, our school has 19 master's degree categories, 32 first-class master's programs and 194 master's programs in two disciplines.