Hunan University

Hunan University
湖南大学

Former names	Yuelu Academy
Motto	实事求是敢为人先^[1]
Motto in English	Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers^[2]
Type	National university
Established	976
President	Zhao Yueyu (赵跃宇)
Academic staff	4,600
Students	46,000
Location	Changsha, Hunan, China
Website	www-en.hnu.edu.cn

Hunan University (simplified Chinese: 湖南大学; traditional Chinese: 湖南大學; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué), located in Changsha, Hunan province, is one of the oldest and most important national universities in China. Hunan University is a member of both Project 985 and Project 211, both of which are sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China aiming to become a world-class university.

History

The Administration Building of Hunan University

Hunan University traces its history back to the Yuelu Shuyuan Academy founded in 976 AD during the Song Dynasty. Shuyuan were once two main forms of higher learning school in China, and another form was government-sponsored schools including imperial central school Taixue or Guozijian and regional schools. The Yuelu Academy was a venue for Chinese scholars and their students to meet and study deep issues in broad areas of Confucian Studies. In 1903 it was changed to be a modern school with the incorporation of the school which was founded in 1897, initially called Shiwu Xuetang and once in 1902 called Hunan Institute of Higher Learning. The school name Hunan University was proposed in 1912, and in 1926 Hunan University was formed with the merger of three specialized public schools of Hunan. It was renamed Central-South Institute of Civil Engineering in 1953 and then Hunan Polytechnic College. The name Hunan University was again adopted in 1959.

The Chinese calligraph of "Yuelu Academy" was written by Emperor Zhenzong of Song in 1015, and the Chinese calligraph of "Hunan University" was written by Mao Zedong in 1950 as soon as the People's Republic of China was founded.

For more than one thousand years, academic and educational activities have continued uninterrupted here. In the course of its development from Yuelu Academy to Hunan University, this time-honored institution has committed itself to fostering people of great talent for society and has produced large numbers of figures of outstanding scholarship. Among its prominent students are Wang Fuzhi, a celebrated philosopher in Chinese history; Wei Yuan, a reformist who first advocated the idea of learning from the West; Zeng Guofan, the first Chinese to initiate the Modernization Movement (at the time called Yangwu Yundong, movement of emulate of oversea scitech and industry) and to make arrangements for a modern factory in China; Zuo Zongtang, a national hero who arranged to build China’s first navy and took great pains to defend and develop Xinjiang; Guo Songtao, China’s first ambassador to a foreign country; Cai E, a major leader in defending the Republic of China; the first Chinese to set foot on the continent of Antarctica; and Ci Yungui, the chief designer of China's first super computer.

Hunan University is one of the most prestigious public research university in People's Republic of China. Its Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Design and International Trade programs are some of its strongest.

The 2008 Times Higher Education Supplement [THES] World University Rankings ranked Hunan University as follows:^[3]

15th in the People's Republic of China

In December 29, 2011, Hunan University's north campus stadium was used as a venue for the public announcement of death sentences for 15 prisoners, including Liu Ao Xian, accused of attacking local administration of taxation in Changsha.^[4]

Academics and Administration

Hunan University Library

The administration is led by a CPC secretary and a President. The current secretary Jiang Changzhong and the current president is Duan Xuangzhong.

Central Teaching Building, at the south rim of the Central Quad, one of the major liberal arts teaching buildings

Hunan University Stadium

The college is part of the 211 Project and Project 985.

There are more than 1940 full time faculty members.

The student Population is over 30,000.

It currently has the following colleges and departments

Architecture
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chinese Language and Literature
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Design
Economy and Trade
Educational Science
Electrical and Information Engineering
Environmental Science and Engineering
Finance and Statistics
Foreign Languages and International Studies
Journalism and Communication &Film and Television Arts
Law
Marxism Studies
Mathematics and Econometrics
Materials and Engineering
Mechanical Vehicle Engineering
Physical Education
Physics and Microelectronics Science
Yuelu Academy

Notable alumni

Xue Xiangdong, billionaire businessman, chairman of DHC Software^[5]

References

↑ "学校简介". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
↑ "Admonition of Hunan University". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
↑ "The Top 200 World University Rankings". The Times Higher Education Supplement. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
↑ Canyu(In Chinese) retrieved December 30th, 2011
↑ "Xue Xiangdong". Forbes. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hunan University.

Hunan University Official Website (Chinese)
Hunan University (English)
University history

Universities and colleges in Hunan

Military university	National University of Defense Technology

National	Central South University Hunan University Changsha Aeronautical Vacational and Technical College

Changsha	Hunan University Central South University Hunan Agricultural University Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha University of Science and Technology Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hunan Normal University Changsha University Hunan First Normal University Changsha Medical University Hunan College of Finance and Economics Hunan International Economics University Hunan University of Commerce Hunan Police Academy Hunan Women's University Changsha Normal University Changsha Social Work College

Zhuzhou	Hunan University of Technology

Xiangtan	Xiangtan University Hunan University of Science and Technology Hunan Institute of Engineering

Hengyang	University of South China Hengyang Normal University Hunan Institute of Technology

Shaoyang	Shaoyang University

Yueyang	Hunan Institute of Science and Technology

Changde	Hunan University of Arts and Science

Yiyang	Hunan City University

Chenzhou	Xiangnan University

Yongzhou	Hunan University of Science and Engineering

Huaihua	Huaihua University

Loudi	Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology

Xiangxi	Jishou University

See also: List of universities in China

Project 985

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing (8)	Peking University Tsinghua University Renmin University of China Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing Institute of Technology China Agricultural University Minzu University of China

Shanghai (4)	Fudan University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Tongji University East China Normal University

Zhejiang (1)	Zhejiang University

Jiangsu (2)	Nanjing University Southeast University

Anhui (1)	University of Science and Technology of China

Shaanxi (3)	Xi'an Jiaotong University Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwest A&F University

Heilongjiang (1)	Harbin Institute of Technology

Jilin (1)	Jilin University

Liaoning (2)	Dalian University of Technology Northeastern University

Tianjin (2)	Nankai University Tianjin University

Shandong (2)	Shandong University Ocean University of China

Gansu (1)	Lanzhou University

Hubei (2)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University

Hunan (3)	Central South University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Fujian (1)	Xiamen University

Chongqing (1)	Chongqing University

Sichuan (2)	Sichuan University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Guangdong (2)	Sun Yat-sen University South China University of Technology

Project 211

Project 211

Higher education and universities in China

Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beihang University Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing University of Technology Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China University of Geosciences China University of Mining and Technology China University of Political Science and Law Communication University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University Peking Union Medical College Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing

Shanghai	Donghua University East China Normal University East China University of Science and Technology Fudan University Second Military Medical University Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Tongji University

Tianjin	Nankai University Tianjin Medical University Tianjin University

Chongqing	Chongqing University

Anhui	Anhui University Hefei University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China

Fujian	Xiamen University Fuzhou University

Guangdong	Jinan University South China Normal University South China University of Technology Sun Yat-sen University

Guizhou	Guizhou University

Gansu	Lanzhou University

Hainan	Hainan University

Hebei	Hebei University of Technology

Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University Harbin Institute of Technology Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University

Henan	Zhengzhou University

Hubei	China University of Geosciences Wuhan University Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan University of Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Huazhong Normal University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Hunan	Central South University Hunan Normal University Hunan University National University of Defense Technology

Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University Hohai University Jiangnan University Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University Nanjing University of Science and Technology Soochow University Southeast University

Jiangxi	Nanchang University

Jilin	Jilin University Northeast Normal University Yanbian University

Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University Dalian University of Technology Liaoning University Northeastern University

Qinghai	Qinghai University

Shaanxi	Chang'an University Fourth Military Medical University Northwest A&F University Northwest University Northwestern Polytechnical University Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an Jiaotong University Xidian University

Shandong	China University of Petroleum (Huadong) Shandong University Ocean University of China

Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology

Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University Sichuan University Southwest Jiaotong University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Yunnan	Yunnan University

Zhejiang	Zhejiang University

Guangxi	Guangxi University

Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University

Ningxia	Ningxia University

Tibet	Tibet University

Xinjiang	Shihezi University Xinjiang University

See also: Project 985

Hunan topics

Changsha (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Yangtze River Xiang River Zi River Yuanjiang River Lishui River Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains Nanling Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Lake Dongting

Education	Hunan University Hunan University of Arts and Science Hunan Normal University Hunan Agricultural University

Culture	Han people Xiang dialect Nü shu writing system Super Girl contest

Cuisine	Stinky tofu Dong'an chicken

Visitor attractions	Shaoshan Village Wulingyuan Avatar Hallelujah Mountain Mount Heng Zhangjiajie Fenghuang County

Category Commons

Associations of independent college admissions of Chinese universities

“The Peking Union”

Current	Peking Beihang BNU Xiamen Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen Wuhan HUST Lanzhou Shandong Sichuan

Former	Fudan Nankai

“The Tsinghua Union”

Current	Tsinghua SJTU Nanjing Zhejiang USTC XJTU

Former	Renmin

“The Excellence Union”

Chinese: 中华人民共和国高校联考自主招生联盟

Coordinates: 28°10′49″N 112°57′10″E / 28.18028°N 112.95278°E / 28.18028; 112.95278

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