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Xiangtan University, referred to as "Xiangda", is located in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province. It is a comprehensive national key university and a national "double-class" construction university. It is a comprehensive university jointly established by Hunan Provincial People's Government, Ministry of Education, State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Ministry of Education and Hunan Province.

As of March 2022, the school has a graduate school, 23 colleges and teaching departments; 3 national key disciplines; There are 16 authorized points for doctoral degrees in first-class disciplines, 32 authorized points for master's degrees in first-class disciplines, 19 authorized points for master's degrees, and 15 post-doctoral research stations; Full-time teachers1645; There are 33,433 full-time students, including 8,886 doctoral and master students.

By March, 2022, the school had a graduate school and 23 colleges, and cooperated with the University of Leon in Spain and Macraeli University in Uganda to establish the Confucius Institute.

By March 2023, the school disciplines covered 10, including world-class construction disciplines 1 0, 3 national key disciplines, 4 national defense specialty disciplines, 5 domestic first-class construction disciplines in Hunan Province, 0 domestic first-class cultivation disciplines 10, 2 key disciplines with advantages and characteristics in Hunan Province, and key disciplines in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan of Hunan Province.