Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

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Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

Motto: 至善穷理
Established: 2004
Type: Public
Faculty: 717
Students: 22,400
Location: Yueyang, Hunan, China
Campus: Urban
Website: http://www.hnist.cn/

Located besides the Lake Dongting at one of the most famous historic cities - Yueyang, Hunan province, the Hunan Institute of Science and Technology (simplified Chinese: 湖南理工学院; pinyin: Húnán Lǐgōng Xúeyuàn), is the city's largest higher education institute offering a large variety of undergraduate level programs spanning sciences, engineering, arts, economics, management, law and education.

The institute, as of 2005, consists of 18 departments offering 34 undergraduate programs and boasts 102 professors, 315 associate professors, and more than 300 lecturers holding Ph.D and Master's degrees. The total enrollment stands at approximately 17,400 full-time students and 5,000 part-time mature students.