Hunan University Explained

Hunan University
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Motto:实事求是 敢为人先[1]
Mottoeng:Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers[2]
Established:
(renamed as university)
President:Duan Xianzhong (段献忠)
Country:China
Students:36,000 (Autumn 2019)[3]
Undergrad:20,000 (Autumn 2019)
Postgrad:15,000 (Autumn 2019)
Faculty:4,000 (Autumn 2019)
Website:www-en.hnu.edu.cn
Module:
Child:yes
S:湖南大学
T:湖南大學
P:Húnán Dàxué
Order:st

Hunan University (HNU;) is a public university in Yuelu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction.

History

See also: Yuelu Academy. Hunan University was founded in the year 976, during the Song dynasty, as Yuelu Academy, a Confucian shuyuan. In 1903, during the final years of the Qing dynasty, the school was converted into the Hunan Institute of Higher Education. The name of the institution was then changed to Hunan Normal College, and then Hunan Public Polytechnic School, before finally arriving at the name Hunan University in 1926.[4]

In 1937, it was transformed from a provincial university into a national university, renamed the National Hunan University, and designated by the Ministry of education, becoming the fifteenth national university.[5]

From April 1938 to May 1941, the National Hunan University suffered serious losses and, made it difficult to run the school. During the Battle of Changsha, the National Hunan University was suspended.

In 1949, the name Hunan University was again adopted, and the calligraphy of "Hunan University" was written by Mao Zedong in 1950 as soon as the People's Republic of China was founded.[6] [7]

In 1959, Hunan University was officially restored after the national readjustment of higher education institutions.[8]

In 1963, HNU was subordinated to the First Ministry of Machinery Industry. In 1978, Hunan University's status as one of the 88 National Key Universities in China was reaffirmed.In 1996, Hunan University became one of the universities sponsored by Project 211.[9] In 2000, Hunan University was selected as a member of Project 985.[10]

In November 2010, the National Supercomputing Changsha Center was built on the Hunan University campus under the management and operation of Hunan University.[11] It is the first National Supercomputing Center in Central China and the third of its kind apart from other two national centers situated in Tianjin and Shenzhen.[12]

In 2011, HNU participated in the Excellence League, an alliance of 10 Chinese universities with a strong background in engineering.[13] In 2015, HNU joined the BRICS Universities League, a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries.[14] In 2017, Hunan University was listed in the Double First-Class Construction.[15] [16]

Academics and administration

Hunan University is a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China and a member of Project 211 and Project 985, as well as the Double First Class University Plan.[17] The administration is led by a CPC secretary and a president. The current secretary is Deng Wei, and the president is Duan Xianzhong.

It has the following colleges and departments:[18]

Students and Academics

There are more than 30,000 full-time students, including more than 20,800 undergraduates and more than 14,000 graduate students.[21] Hunan University has started to recruit international students since 1990s and is one of the Project 985 universities in China to launch an international student program taught entirely in English.[22] [23]

Rankings and reputation

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Hunan University is ranked in the top 300 research universities in the world by several global university rankings such as the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking, the Center for World University Rankings, and the CWTS Leiden Ranking.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Hunan University was ranked 286th worldwide in 2023 in terms of aggregate performance (THE+ARWU+QS) as reported by the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities.[29]

General Rankings

Research Rankings

Subject Rankings

Notable alumni

Among its prominent alumni are Wang Fuzhi, a celebrated philosopher in Chinese history; Wei Yuan, a reformist who first advocated to learn from the West; Zeng Guofan, the first Chinese to initiate the Modernization Movement (at the time called Yangwu Yundong, a movement to imitate overseas technology and industry) and to make arrangements for a modern factory in China; Zuo Zongtang, a national hero who arranged to build China's first modern 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; Zhang Fengxuan, the first Chinese to set foot on the continent of Antarctica;[42] and Ci Yungui, the chief designer of China's first super computer.[43]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 学校简介. July 1, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150307204933/http://www.hnu.edu.cn/html/hudagaikuang/xuexiaojianjie/. March 7, 2015.
  2. Web site: Admonition of Hunan University . July 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714110458/http://www-en.hnu.edu.cn/About%20HNU/HNU%20Values/2010-12-02/76.html . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: https://www.hnu.edu.cn/hdgk/xxjj.htm . zh:湖南大学简介 . 2019 . Hunan University . zh . 2020-02-18.
  4. Web site: Yuelu Academy . 2024-03-06 . www-en.hnu.edu.cn.
  5. Web site: 湖南大学改归国立 . 2015-07-07 . 微信湖南大学.
  6. Web site: 历史沿革-湖南大学 (Historical evolution - Hunan University) . 2021-11-09 . www.hnu.edu.cn.
  7. Web site: History-湖南大学英文网 . 2021-11-09 . www-en.hnu.edu.cn.
  8. Web site: History of Hunan University . 2022-04-30 . www-en.hnu.edu.cn.
  9. Web site: Developmental History-Hunan University . 2022-06-05 . mve.hnu.edu.cn.
  10. Web site: Project 211 and 985 - China Education Center . 2021-10-10 . www.chinaeducenter.com.
  11. Web site: National Supercomputing Center in Changsha Settles in Hunan University . 2022-10-11 . www-en.hnu.edu.cn.
  12. Web site: 2010-11-28 . Hunan starts building supercomputing center . 2022-10-11 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  13. Web site: 2011-11-07 . "卓越联盟"津门聚会强强联合培养卓越人才 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126094132/http://www.tju.edu.cn/newscenter/headline/201111/t20111107_115402.htm . 2013-01-26 . 2013-05-26 . 天津大学.
  14. Web site: 2017-08-23 . BRICS Network University . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823151524/http://nu-brics.ru/university/49/ . 2017-08-23 . 2022-10-02 .
  15. News: 21 September 2017 . China to develop 42 world-class universities . People's Daily .
  16. Web site: September 20, 2017 . 教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 (Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines) . zh-Hans.
  17. Web site: 2005-06-29. 全国重点大学名单. live. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220926/http://www.eol.cn/article/20050629/3142081.shtml.
  18. Web site: Schools & Colleges-湖南大学英文网 . 2023-07-15 . www-en.hnu.edu.cn.
  19. Web site: 学院简介-湖南大学半导体学院(集成电路学院) . 2023-07-15 . sic.hnu.edu.cn.
  20. Web site: 生命医学交叉研究院简介-湖南大学生命医学交叉研究院 . 2023-07-15 . smyjy.hnu.edu.cn.
  21. Web site: 学校简介 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150307204933/http://www.hnu.edu.cn/html/hudagaikuang/xuexiaojianjie/ . March 7, 2015 . May 3, 2019 . Hunan University . 1.
  22. Web site: International Students at Hunan University . 2020-11-12 . www.at0086.com.
  23. Web site: Degree Programs Open to Foreign Applicants in 2009-2010 Academic Year-湖南大学英文网 . 2020-06-28 . Hunan University.
  24. Web site: 2020. ARWU World University Rankings 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 Top 1000 universities. 2020-08-15. Shanghai Ranking. 2019-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815195442/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html. dead.
  25. Web site: 2024-06-25 . Best Global Universities Rankings: Hunan University . 2024-06-25 . U.S. News & World Report.
  26. Web site: Studies (CWTS) . Centre for Science and Technology . CWTS Leiden Ranking . 2024-07-03 . CWTS Leiden Ranking . en.
  27. Web site: URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance. 2020-08-18. www.urapcenter.org. 2020-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130150837/https://www.urapcenter.org/Rankings/2019-2020/World_Ranking_2019-2020. dead.
  28. Web site: World University Rankings 2024 Global 2000 List CWUR . 2024-05-30 . cwur.org . en.
  29. Web site: Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities 2023 . 2023-12-08 . research.unsw.edu.au.
  30. Web site: 2006. The Top 200 World University Rankings. 2007-06-25. The Times Higher Education Supplement.
  31. Web site: ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities . 2023-08-15 . www.shanghairanking.com.
  32. Web site: Top 100 institutions Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars Nature Index Supplements. 2020-05-13. Nature Index.
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  34. Web site: FAQ Nature Index . 2024-06-18 . www.nature.com.
  35. Web site: 2024 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions Nature Index . 2024-06-18 . www.nature.com.
  36. 2011.08591 . cs.DL . Loet . Leydesdorff . Caroline S. . Wagner . Are University Rankings Statistically Significant? A Comparison among Chinese Universities and with the USA . 2020-11-17 . Zhang . Lin.
  37. Web site: November 28, 2022 . The Most Highly Cited Researchers and Institutions of 2022 . 2022-12-01 . www.laboratoryequipment.com . en.
  38. Web site: Highly Cited Researchers - Analysis . 2022-12-01 . Clarivate . en.
  39. Web site: 2022-10-25 . US News: Best Global Universities for Engineering 2023 . 2022-10-25 . U.S. News & World Report.
  40. Web site: Field - Engineering By 2022 Ranking . 2022-09-25 . nturanking.csti.tw.
  41. Web site: URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance: 2023 Engineering . 2023-08-01 . URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance.
  42. Web site: 歙县人张逢铿博士仙逝，第一个登上南极中国人！曾4回故土，重培育儿子爱祖国爱家乡情怀！-湖南大学校友总会 . 2020-10-13 . xyzh.hnu.edu.cn.
  43. Web site: 慈云桂：中国巨型计算机之父-科普中国 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923054323/http://www.xinhuanet.com/science/2018-09/22/c_137484278.htm . dead . September 23, 2018 . 2020-10-13 . www.xinhuanet.com.

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