Central South University was formed in April 2000 by the merger of Hunan Medical University, Changsha Railway Institute and Central South University of Technology. The former Central South University of Technology was formerly known as Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, founded in 1952, and the former Changsha Railway Institute was formerly known as Central South Institute of Architecture and Engineering, founded in 1953. The main disciplines of the two universities can be traced back to the course of Mining and Road in Hunan Higher Institute of Technology founded by 1903. Hunan Medical University, formerly known as Xiangya Medical College, was founded in 19 14 and is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in western medicine in China.
As of May 2020, the school covers an area of 5,886 mu with a building area of 2.76 million square meters. 30 secondary colleges with undergraduate majors106; There are more than 58,000 full-time students, including 34,000 undergraduates, 22,000 graduate students and 0/0.6 million international students.
School teaching construction
By the end of June, 2020, 5438+0, the school had 19 national specialty, 36 national comprehensive reform specialty, 1 national press and publication reform and development project library specialty, 57 national excellent courses, 6 national bilingual teaching demonstration courses, 8 national excellent video open courses and 18 national excellent resource courses.
There are 3 national virtual simulation experimental teaching centers, 8 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 8 national engineering practice education centers 18, and 30 national off-campus practice education bases for college students. Twenty-six undergraduate majors have been recognized as national first-class undergraduate specialty construction sites.
By the end of June 2020, 5438+0, there were 5 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers, 5 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching centers 1, 24 key majors in Hunan Province, and 26 undergraduate majors 1 1. Twenty-six undergraduate majors were recognized as provincial first-class undergraduate specialty construction sites, and 44 courses were recognized as provincial-level boutique online open courses.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Central South University