The level of the president of Central South University is not only the official department level, but also the vice-ministerial level leading cadre from June 5438 to February 2003. Why? The reason is that from June 5438 to February 2003, Central South University was recognized as a vice-ministerial university. Since then, the administrative level of the president of Central South University is equivalent to that of the president of Tsinghua Peking University, and everyone is a deputy ministerial-level leading cadre.