Central South University, located in Changsha, Hunan Province, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). Directly under the Ministry of Education, it ranks among the national "double-class", "985 Project" and "21project" and is selected as the national "20 165438+".
Excellent doctoral education and training program, excellent legal talent education and training program, national innovative talent training demonstration base, national college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training program, national high-level university public graduate program, new engineering research and practice project, China municipal government scholarship receiving institution for international students in China, degree authorization independent audit unit, independent cross-university,
Medical "Double First-class" Construction Alliance, National Intellectual Property Demonstration University, Top-notch Student Training Program 2.0 Base for Basic Subjects, China-Central Asia University Alliance, China-Russia Jiaotong University Alliance and High-level Public Health College are the first five universities in China to carry out eight-year medical education (joint study of bachelor's and doctoral degrees).
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 Hunan Higher Industrial School, which was founded in 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 2023, the school covers an area of 3170,200 square meters with a building area of 2,295,200 square meters.
There are 30 secondary colleges offering 103 undergraduate majors; Full-time students are 6 178 1 person, including 34,906 undergraduates, 24,373 graduate students, 2,362 international students and 40 preparatory students.