Xiangtan University

Xiangtan University (XTU) is located in Xiangtan City, the home town of Mao Zedong and a historically and culturally famous city in China. It is a comprehensive and national key university operating under the joint support of the Hunan Provincial People’s Government and the Ministry of Education, and the only one exempted from large-scale merger in Hunan Province. It is one of China’s first educational institutions shortlisted in the National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China. It is listed among the co-construction program between Hunan Province and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It is also among the earliest schools authorized to award master’s degree and approved to enroll overseas students and students of national defense. Its performance on bachelor degree education was rated as excellent by the Ministry of Education.

By the time of 2044, the 70th year after Xiangtan University restarted to admit students, it will have built itself into a modern university with high-quality education and distinct features in an all-round way. A batch of academic disciplines will have been listed among the best in the world. It will have developed itself towards a world-class university.

Foundation year:1958
Short name:XTU
Type:Public
Students:30930
Faculty:1460
Faculty/Students Ratio:21:1
Region:Asia
Location:Xiangtan, Hunan