Central South University

Central South University (Central South University), located in Changsha City, Hunan Province, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. ", selected as the leading university of the national "2011 Plan", "111 Plan", "Strong Foundation Plan", Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program, Excellent Doctor Education and Training Program, Excellent Legal Talent Education and Training Program, National Innovative Talent Training Demonstration Base, National Level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students, National Construction High-Level University Postgraduate Project, New Engineering Research and Practice Project, Chinese Government Scholarship Accepting Institutions for Foreign Students in China, Degree Authorization Independent Review Unit, Independently Marked Universities, Medical "Double First-Class" Construction Alliance , National Intellectual Property Model Universities, Top-notch Student Training Program 2.0 Base in Basic Disciplines, China-Central Asian National University Alliance, China-Russia Jiaotong University Alliance, high-level public health college construction universities, is the first batch of pilot eight-year medical education in the country ( One of the five universities in the Bo Liandu). Central South University was established in April 2000 through the merger of former Hunan Medical University, Changsha Railway College and Central South University of Technology. The predecessor of the original Central South University of Technology was the Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy founded in 1952, and the predecessor of the original Changsha Railway Institute was the Central South Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture founded in 1953. . The predecessor of the former Hunan Medical University was Xiangya Medical College founded in 1914, which is one of the earliest Western medical institutions of higher learning in China. As of May 2023, the school covers an area of 3.1702 million square meters, with a building area of 2.2952 million square meters; it has 30 secondary colleges and 103 undergraduate majors; there are 61,781 full-time students, including 34,906 undergraduates 24,373 graduate students, 2,362 international students, and 140 preparatory students.