Central South University (CSU) is situated in Changsha, a famous historical and cultural city in Hunan, China, and covers an area of 3,170,000 m2, with its campuses distributed on the east and west of Xiangjiang River. Backed by the majestic Yuelu Mountain and facing the grand Xiangjiang River, CSU has pleasing scenery and is ideal for study and research. As a top university directly under the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China, CSU is one of the first universities admitted into “Project 211” (the Chinese government's endeavor aimed at strengthening about 100 institutions of higher education and key disciplinary areas), “Project 985” (the Chinese government's effort to found world-class universities), and “Plan 2011” (the Chinese government's another initiative to improve universities' innovation forces). In September 2017, CSU was enlisted as one of the A-Level "Double First Rate" universities by the State Council. CSU was established in April 2000 by merging the former Hunan Medical University (HMU), the former Changsha Railway University (CRU) and the former Central South University of Technology (CSUT). The predecessor of CSUT was Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy founded in 1952 and that of CRU was Central South College of Civil Engineering and Architecture founded in 1953; their main disciplines originate in Mining & Metallurgy and Civil Engineering, two disciplines of Hunan Industrial College established in 1903. The predecessor of HMU was Xiangya Medical College founded in 1914 as one of China's earliest colleges offering western medicine courses.

中南大学坐落在中国历史文化名城──湖南省长沙市，占地面积317万平方米，跨湘江两岸，依巍巍岳麓，临滔滔湘水，环境幽雅，景色宜人，是求知治学的理想园地。

中南大学是教育部直属全国重点大学、国家“211工程”首批重点建设高校、国家“985工程”部省重点共建高水平大学和国家“2011计划”首批牵头高校，2017年9月入选世界一流大学A类建设高校。

中南大学由原湖南医科大学、长沙铁道学院与中南工业大学于2000年4月合并组建而成。原中南工业大学的前身为创建于1952年的中南矿冶学院，原长沙铁道学院的前身为创建于1953年的中南土木建筑学院，两校的主体学科最早溯源于1903年创办的湖南高等实业学堂的矿科和路科。原湖南医科大学的前身为1914年创建的湘雅医学专门学校，是我国创办最早的西医高等学校之一。

中南大学简介
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