On April 29, 2000, Central South University was formed by the merger of Central South University of Technology, Hunan Medical University and Changsha Railway Institute in the reform of national institutions of higher learning.
It can be traced back to Hunan Higher Institute of Technology and Xiangya Medical College founded by 1903 and 19 14 respectively. Central South University of Technology, formerly known as Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1952), enjoys a world-famous mining discipline and is known as "Mining and Metallurgy Huangpu" in China.
Changsha Railway Institute, formerly known as Central South Institute of Architecture and Engineering (1953), enjoys the reputation of "Troika" in domestic civil engineering. Hunan Medical University, formerly known as Xiangya Medical College (19 14), is the earliest institution of higher learning of western medicine in China, enjoying the reputation of "Xiangya in the south and Concord in the north".
2. Development process
Central South University adheres to the century-old school-running accumulation, conforms to the general trend of China's higher education system reform, carries forward the university spirit with "integration of knowledge and practice" as the core, adheres to the school spirit of "kindness, truth-seeking, aestheticism and tolerance", adheres to its own school-running characteristics, serves the major needs of the country and society, unites and forge ahead, reforms and innovates, pursues Excellence, and continuously improves its comprehensive strength and overall level.
From 1960 to 10, it entered the ranks of national key universities, and it was the only national key university in Hunan Province at that time.
/kloc-0 entered the national "2 1 1 project" in September, 1996, and became one of the first 27 "2 1 1 universities".
1999 was selected as the first batch of national college students' cultural quality education bases.
In June 2000, the Graduate School of Central South University was approved by the Ministry of Education and formally established in May 2004.
In February, 20001year, it entered the ranks of national "985 Project" key provincial universities.
From June 5438 to February 2003, it became the only vice-ministerial university directly under the central government and the Ministry of Education in Hunan Province.
2065438+In May 2009, with the approval of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, Central South University was added as an independent auditing unit for degree authorization.
3. Academic factions
After 100 years of development, the school has the most complete system chain of non-ferrous metallurgy disciplines in the world; Has a world-renowned Xiangya Medical Group; It has a research base for China's high-speed railway, plateau railway and heavy-haul transportation.
This school is progressing steadily towards the goal of becoming a world-class university. Central South University has world-class schools in the fields of metal materials, mineral processing, probability theory and medicine.
Extended data:
As of 20 18 and 12, Central South University has a graduate school, Xiangya Medical College, 3/kloc-0 secondary colleges and 107 undergraduate majors. There are five affiliated hospitals directly under Xiangya Hospital, Xiangya Second Hospital, Xiangya Third Hospital, Xiangya Stomatological Hospital and Xiangya Fifth Hospital, enjoying the reputation of "Southern Xiangya".
And three non-directly affiliated hospitals, including Hunan Cancer Hospital, Haikou People's Hospital and Zhuzhou Central Hospital, and 24 clinical teaching bases.
As of June 20 19 and 1 year, Central South University has four world-class disciplines, six national key disciplines are first-class disciplines, 33 two disciplines national key disciplines (including first-class disciplines), 1 national key disciplines (training) and 6 1 national key clinical specialties; There are 35 first-class disciplines authorized by doctoral degrees, 46 first-class disciplines authorized by master's degrees and 32 post-doctoral research stations.
By 20 19, 1, materials science, engineering, clinical medicine, chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology, biology and biochemistry, neuroscience and behavior, mathematics, computer science, molecular biology and genetics, social science and immunology.
The ESI (Index of Essential Science) of psychiatry and psychology, earth science, environmental science and ecology, agricultural science, etc. 1% ranks first in the world, among which the material science ranks first in the world 1‰, and the ESI of Central South University ranks 10 as a "double-class" construction university.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-central south university