Central South University of Forestry and Technology explained

Central South University of Forestry and Technology
Native Name:Chinese: 中南林业科技大学
Motto:Chinese: 树木树人、求是求新
Motto Lang:Chinese
President:Liao Xiaoping (Chinese: 廖小平)
Academic Staff:1,581 (Fall 2019)[1]
Students:30,000 (Fall 2019)
Undergrad:26,000 (Fall 2019)
Postgrad:4,000 (Fall 2019)
Country:China
Campus:2,230 mu

Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT;) is a university located in Changsha, Hunan, China.[2] [3] [4] [5] The university covers a total area of 2,230 mu, with more than 101.3 square meters of floor space.[6]

As of fall 2013, the university has 3 campuses, a combined student body of 41,000 students, 2,510 faculty members.

The university consists of 22 colleges, with 69 specialties for undergraduates, 97 specialties for master's degree candidates and 44 specialties for doctoral candidates. At present, the university has 7 research institutions and research centres, including 4 national engineering research centres, 3 key national disciplines, and 1 national key laboratory.

History

Central South University of Forestry and Technology was founded in 1958. It was initially called "Hunan Academy of Forestry".

In November 2001, Hunan School of Forestry and Hunan Forestry Industrial School merged with Hunan Academy of Forestry.

In December 2005, it was the constitution renamed "Central South University of Forestry and Technology".

Academics

Rankings

The Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed the university 9th in Hunan Province and 204th in China.[7]

Central South University of Forestry and Technology was ranked # 1429 globally, 448th in Asia and 166th in China in the 2022 Best Global Universities by the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[8] The university was ranked 1570th in the world and 242nd in China by the Center for World University Rankings 2023.[9] The university ranked # 1064 in the world out of nearly 30,000 universities worldwide by the University Rankings by Academic Performance 2023-2024.[10] The 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked the university at # 1211 in the world based on their publications for the period 2018–2021.[11]

Subjects Ranking by Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesRank 2023[12]
Food Science & Technology201-300
Agricultural Sciences201-300
Electrical & Electronic Engineering301-400
Earth Sciences401-500
Ecology401-500
Chemical Engineering401-500

Library collections

Central South University of Forestry and Technology's total collection amounts to more than 2.7734 million items.

Culture

People

Notable alumni

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.csuft.edu.cn/xxkk/xxjj/201803/t20180326_73844.html . zh:学校简介 . Central South University of Forestry and Technology . September 2019 . zh.
  2. Web site: http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2013/11/14/5892s4322550.htm . zh:中南林科大50名家庭困难少数民族大学生获银行资助(高清组图) . CRL . zh .
  3. Web site: http://www.hn.xinhuanet.com/2014-03/07/c_119662456.htm . zh:中南林科大启动雷锋超市 比普通超市便宜两成 . Xinhuanet . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145440/http://www.hn.xinhuanet.com/2014-03/07/c_119662456.htm# . 2014-04-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2014/4/291379.shtm . zh:中南林科大助湘西留守儿童圆好书梦 . zh .
  5. Web site: Introduction to CSUFT . Central South University of Forestry and Technology . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151026234811/http://english.csuft.edu.cn/xxkk/xxjj/index.htm . 2015-10-26 .
  6. Web site: http://www.csuft.edu.cn/xxkk/xxjj/index.htm . zh:中南林业科技大学 . Central South University of Forestry and Technology . zh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016030725/http://www.csuft.edu.cn/xxkk/xxjj/index.htm . 2015-10-16 .
  7. Web site: ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities . 2023-12-20 . www.shanghairanking.com.
  8. Web site: 2021-10-26 . US News Best Global Universities Rankings: Central South University of Forestry and Technology . 2021-10-26 . U.S. News & World Report.
  9. Web site: World University Rankings 2023 Global 2000 List CWUR . 2023-07-05 . cwur.org . en.
  10. Web site: URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance . 2023-12-20 . urapcenter.org.
  11. Web site: Studies (CWTS) . Centre for Science and Technology . CWTS Leiden Ranking . 2023-07-05 . CWTS Leiden Ranking . en.
  12. Web site: ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities . 2023-12-20 . www.shanghairanking.com.