2. Central South University was formed by the merger of Hunan Medical University, Changsha Railway Institute and Central South University of Technology in April 2000. 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.
3. As of June 2020, 5438+ 10, the school covers an area of 5886 mu, with a construction area of 2.76 million square meters; 30 secondary colleges with undergraduate majors106; There are more than 55,000 full-time students, including 34,000 undergraduates, 20,000 graduate students and 0/0.6 million international students.