Central South University Explained

Central South University (CSU;) is a public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. Funded and overseen by China's Ministry of Education, it is a member of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction initiatives.^[4]

History

CSU was established by approval of the State Council on 29 April 2000 by merging three separate universities: Hunan Medical University (HMU), Changsha Railway University (CRU) and Central South University of Technology (CSUT).^{[5] [6]}

• HMU, formerly under the administration of the Ministry of Health, dates back to 1914 when Xiangya Medical College was founded through the joint efforts of Hunan Yuqun Society and the Yale-China Association.^{[7] [8]} Founded by Dr. Edward Hicks Hume and Yan Fuqing.^[9] Hunan Yukun Society was named "Xiangya" after the abbreviation of Hunan "Xiang", and the Yale pronunciation of "ya".^[10]
• CRU, one of the universities under the administration of the Ministry of Railways, initially restructured in 1953 as Central South College of Civil Engineering and Architecture. It was established in 1960 based on its predecessor's teaching and research divisions.^[11]
• CSUT, one of universities under the administration of the Ministry of Education, was originally named Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1952 when a nationwide restructuring of institutes of higher education began.^[12] It incorporated departments of mining and metallurgy from six universities including Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangxi University, Hunan University, Nanchang University and Beijing Institute of Technology.^[13]

Academics

Central South University (CSU) is a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China and a member of the Double First Class University Plan, former nationally prestigious Project 211 and Project 985.^[14] CSU covers an area of 392.4 hectares with campuses located across the Xiang River at the base of the Yuelu Hill close to its neighbor Hunan University.^[15]

CSU offers 83 bachelor's degrees, 282 master's degrees and 142 doctorate degrees from 31 colleges and institutes and a graduate school:

• Literature and Journalism^[16]
• Foreign Languages^[17]
• Architecture and Art^[18]
• Business School^[19]
• Law School^[20]
• Marxism^[21]
• Public Administration^[22]
• Mathematics and Statistics^[23]
• Physics and Electronics^[24]
• Chemistry and Chemical Engineering^[25]
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineering^[26]
• Energy Science and Engineering^[27]
• Material Science and Engineering^[28]
• Powder Metallurgy Research Institute^[29]
• Traffic and Transportation Engineering^[30]
• Civil Engineering^[31]
• Metallurgy and Environment^[32]
• Geoscience and Environmental Engineering^[33]
• Info-physics and Geomatics Engineering
• Resources and Safety Engineering^[34]
• Minerals Processing and Bioengineering^[35]
• Information Science and Engineering
• Xiang-ya School of Medicine^[36]
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Public Health
• Basic Medical Sciences
• Stomatology
• School of Life Sciences
• Research Department of Physical Education
• School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Aier School of Ophthalmology

Facilities

CSU has six campuses:

• Main campus: dormitories and academic buildings for junior undergraduates and postgraduates of most engineering schools, two state key laboratories, as well as office buildings.^[37]
• South campus: dormitories for all freshman and postgraduates of all humanities schools, as well as office buildings.
• New campus: academic buildings for all freshman and all humanities and science postgraduates, as well as office and library buildings.
• Xiangya School of Medicine (New campus): dormitories and academic buildings for medical postgraduates, with Xiangya Hospital and the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of China.^[38]
• Xiangya School of Medicine (Old campus): dormitories and academic buildings for medical undergraduates, with Third Xiangya Hospital and medical library.
• Railway campus: dormitories and academic buildings for junior undergraduates and postgraduates of civil engineering, traffic engineering, software engineering, and architecture, as well as office and library buildings.^[39]

Notable alumni

Academics

• Tang Feifan, medical microbiologist, best known for culturing the Chlamydia trachomatis agent in the yolk sacs of eggs, one of the earliest academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[40]
• Zhang Xiaoqian, gastroenterologist, is considered the founder of gastroenterology in China. He served as President of Hsiang-Ya Medical College and Vice President of Peking Union Medical College, and was a founding member of both Academia Sinica and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Huang Boyun, powder metallurgist, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, former President of the Central South University.
• Jin Zhanpeng, materials scientist, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Wang Dianzuo, mineral engineering scientist, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Engineering, former President of Central South University of Technology (now merged into the Central South university).
• Chen Zhiwu, professor of Finance at Yale School of Management and an influential public intellectual in China.

Politics and Public Service

• Guo Shengkun, member of Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, Central Secretariat secretary, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party.^[41]
• Lu Zhangong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, former Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and Henan provinces.
• Zhao Lijian, Deputy Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson of the People's Republic of China.

Business and entrepreneurship

• Li Zexiang, Founder and CEO of DJI.^{[42] [43]}
• Wang Chuanfu, Founder and CEO of BYD.^[44]
• Liang Wengen, Founder and Chairman of Sany Group.^{[45] [46]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-09-14 . 李建成同志任中南大学校长 . . 2022-09-14.
2. Web site: http://www.csu.edu.cn/xxgk/xxld.htm . Central South University . zh:现任领导 . zh . 2020-08-17.
3. News: http://www.csu.edu.cn/xxgk.htm . zh:学校概况 . Central South University . 13 January 2020 . 18 February 2020 . zh . 13 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913145532/http://www.csu.edu.cn/xxgk.htm . dead .
4. News: 新一轮"双一流"-湖南简况 . 5 May 2024 . www.hunan.gov.cn.
5. Web site: Overview-Central South University . 2022-09-25 . en.csu.edu.cn.
6. News: 关于中南工业大学、湖南医科大学、长沙铁道学院合并组建中南大学的决定 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站 . 5 May 2024 . www.moe.gov.cn.
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10. Book: 湘学研究（2019年第2辑．总第14辑） . . v. 2; v. 14 . 2020 . 978-7-5201-6313-2 . zh . 2024-05-05 . 69.
11. Book: Yang, Y. . Advances in Frontier Research on Engineering Structures . Springer Nature Singapore . Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering . 2023 . 978-981-19-8657-4 . 2024-05-05 . 419.
12. Book: Scientific Bulletin . The Office . NAVSO P . 1983 . 2024-05-05 . 3-PA48.
13. Book: 湖南省地方志编委会 . 湖南改革开放图志 . 五洲传播出版社 . 2003 . 978-7-5085-0361-5 . zh . 2024-05-05 . 140-IA22.
14. Book: Gaofeng, Y. . Krishna . V.V. . Zhang . X. . Jiang . Y. . Chinese Universities in the National Innovation System: Academic Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem . Taylor & Francis . 2021 . 978-1-000-42462-1 . 2024-05-05 . 82.
15. Book: 大学史记 . 济南出版社 . 学府往事系列 . 2010 . 978-7-5488-0000-2 . zh . 2024-05-05 . 23.
16. Web site: 中南大学人文学院 . 2023-12-10 . clj.csu.edu.cn.
17. Web site: Central South University School of foreign languages . 2023-12-10 . sfl.csu.edu.cn.
18. Web site: 建筑与艺术学院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . art.csu.edu.cn.
19. Web site: English-中南大学商学院 . 2023-12-10 . bs.csu.edu.cn.
20. Web site: 中南大学法学院 . 2023-12-10 . law.csu.edu.cn.
21. Web site: 中南大学马克思主义学院 . 2023-12-10 . ps.csu.edu.cn.
22. Web site: 学院简介-公共管理学院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . csuspa.csu.edu.cn.
23. Web site: 中南大学数学与统计学院 . 2023-12-10 . math.csu.edu.cn.
24. Web site: English -物理学院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . wl.csu.edu.cn.
25. Web site: English-化学化工学院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . ccce.csu.edu.cn.
26. Web site: 中南大学机电学院英文站 . 2023-12-10 . cmee.csu.edu.cn.
27. Web site: English-能源科学与工程学院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . energy.csu.edu.cn.
28. Web site: 材料科学与工程学院（英文） . 2023-12-10 . mse.csu.edu.cn.
29. Web site: 中南大学粉末冶金研究院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . pmri.csu.edu.cn.
30. Web site: English-交通运输工程学院门户网站 . 2023-12-10 . stte.csu.edu.cn.
31. Web site: English-土木工程学院 . 2023-12-10 . civil.csu.edu.cn.
32. Web site: English-中南大学冶金与环境学院 . 2023-12-10 . smse.csu.edu.cn.
33. Web site: 地球科学与信息物理学院 . 2023-12-10 . gip.csu.edu.cn.
34. Web site: Central South University . 2023-12-10 . en.csu.edu.cn.
35. Web site: 资源加工与生物工程学院(english) . 2023-12-10 . mpb.csu.edu.cn.
36. Web site: Home-中南大学湘雅医学院 . 2023-12-10 . xysm.csu.edu.cn.
37. Book: 湖湘文化辞典（六） . BEIJING BOOK CO. INC. . 2011 . 978-7-999008-95-8 . zh . 2024-05-05 . 510.
38. Web site: 【2024年】中南大学湘雅医学院学校食堂环境与寝室宿舍介绍_优优招生网 . 2023-12-10 . m.9505.org.
39. News: 学院简介-中南大学铁道学院 . 5 May 2024 . csru.csu.edu.cn.
40. News: 【中南人的抗战】汤飞凡：一个令日本侵略者牙根发痒的名字-中南大学新闻网门户网站 . 5 May 2024 . news.csu.edu.cn.
41. News: 校友郭声琨任公安部长-中南大学教育发展与校友事务办公室 . 5 May 2024 . jyxybgs.csu.edu.cn.
42. News: 李泽湘率团访问母校-中南大学新闻网门户网站 . 5 May 2024 . news.csu.edu.cn.
43. News: 香港科技大学教授李泽湘回母校中南大学演讲—新闻—科学网 . 5 May 2024 . news.sciencenet.cn.
44. News: 中国首富王传福长沙4年笑与泪 毕业于中南大学-中南大学新闻网门户网站 . 6 May 2024 . news.csu.edu.cn.
45. Web site: 校友、三一集团董事长梁稳根回母校-中南大学新闻网门户网站 . 中南大学新闻网门户网站 . zh . 2024-05-06.
46. Web site: 京华周刊 . paper.people.com.cn . 2011-10-01 . zh . 2024-05-06.