Central South University
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| Central South University | |
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| 中南大学 | |
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| Established: | 1952 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Huang Baiyun |
| Faculty: | 3,472 |
| Undergraduates: | 33,000 |
| Postgraduates: | 15,700 |
| Location: |  Changsha, People's Republic of China |
| Campus: | Urban, 381 ha |
| Website: | www.csu.edu.cn |
Central South University (CSU; simplified Chinese: 中南大学; traditional Chinese: 中南大學) is located in Changsha, a famous historic and cultural city in Hunan, central south of China. CSU was established in April, 2000 on the basis of the amalgamation of the three former individual universities, namely Central South University of Technology (founded in 1952), Hunan Medical University (founded in 1914) and Changsha Railway University (founded in 1953).
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[edit] Introduction
Being one of China’s top-20 universities, it's a key comprehensive research university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. CSU is among the first universities of key constructions of the Project 211 and the Project 985. The fields of study at CSU cover 10 branches of learning, namely engineering, science, medicine, management, literature, law, economics, philosophy, education, and history. CSU has 29 colleges and institutes, and offers 75 undergraduate programs, 242 master's programs and 102 doctoral programs. It has 22 postdoctoral exchange centers, 17 national key disciplines, 4 national key laboratories, 7 national or ministry-level key training or research centers and 5 national talent training bases and research bases.
[edit] Staffs and Teachers
CSU counts among its rich array of academic staff and a great number of famous scholars who are influential both at home and abroad. Among its faculty members, there are 3 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 12 academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 574 doctoral supervisors, more than 898 full professors and more than 1985 associate professors. CSU has trained nearly 180,000 professionals for our nation.
[edit] Achievements
CSU has an outstanding scientific research faculty. Since 2000, CSU has undertaken more than 150 national key projects. The average number of research projects remains around 1000 every year. The utilizable research funds amounted to 700 million by 2005. More than 1000 achievements have won prizes at national or ministerial level since 1978.
[edit] Facilities
CSU covers an area of 3,810,000 square meters and has a total floor space of 2,330,000 square meters. It also uses advanced teaching and research apparatus and equipment with a total value of about 1 billion RMB. The library of CSU have a collection of more than 4,390,000 volumes. Information digitalization and automatic management are applied in the library, academic centers, teaching and research buildings, stadiums, high-level student dormitories, activity centers, swimming pools, hospitals, banks, post offices, dinning halls and so on provide good conditions for the staff and students. Computer networks and internet cable system provide access to the CSU campuses and the world. The university has three top affiliated hospitals which enjoy good reputation.
[edit] Overseas Agreements and Students
The international communication of the university is active and extensive. It has agreements on bilateral exchanges and cooperation with more than 100 universities, and has established academic and research ties with over 300 institutes in about 30 countries and regions. Now we have more than 408 overseas students from more than 30 countries and regions studying at the university.
[edit] With Beautiful Location
The main campus is located at the foot of the beautiful Yuelu Mountain and along the Xiang River, with picturesque and quiet environment. It is an ideal place for higher learning and scientific research.
