Wuhan University is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, a key construction university under the National 985 Project and 2 1 1 Project, and the first batch of double-class construction universities. The history of Wuhan University can be traced back to 1893. Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, founded the School of Self-improvement at the invitation of the Qing government. After inheritance and evolution, it was named National Wuhan University in 1928, which was the first batch of national universities in modern China.