At present, there is no Xiangtan University of Technology in the names of universities issued by the Ministry of Education, only Hunan Institute of Science and Technology and Xiangtan University of Technology are in Hunan. It is reported that Hunan Institute of Science and Technology and Xiangtan Institute of Technology are two institutions, not one. Extended data 1, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology (Hunan Institute of Science and Technology), founded in 1907, is located in Yueyang City, Hunan Province. It is an authorized unit for master's degree approved by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, and one of the first batch of application-oriented undergraduate colleges with the integration of production and education in China. It has been listed in the transformation and setting plan of colleges and universities in the 13th Five-Year Plan period of Hunan Provincial People's Government. Its predecessor was Pan Hu Academy.

The school was named Yueyang University on 1985, and officially changed its name to Hunan Institute of Science and Technology in February 2003. In 20 17, the school successfully completed the expert inspection of audit and evaluation, was listed as the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" of Hunan Province, was awarded the doctor's degree of the project construction unit, was awarded the honorary title of "National Civilized Unit" again, and approved the increase of 10 master's degree points at one time.

2. Xiangtan Institute of Technology is located in yuhu district, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, covering seven disciplines: science, engineering, economics, management, law, literature and art. It is the first comprehensive and applied local undergraduate college in Hunan Province approved by the Ministry of Education.