Xiangtan University

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Xiangtan University
湘潭大学

Motto	博学笃行盛德日新^[1]
Motto in English	Knowledge, Action and Virtue^[2]
Type	Public
Established	1958
President	Li Bochao (李伯超)
Academic staff	1,488 (2019)^[3]
Students	37,057 (2019)^[3]
Postgraduates	6,770 (2019)^[3]
Location	Xiangtan , Hunan , China 27°53′17″N 112°52′14″E / 27.887929°N 112.870634°E / 27.887929; 112.870634
Campus	1,703,651m²
Website	en.xtu.edu.cn

Xiangtan University (XTU; simplified Chinese: 湘潭大学; traditional Chinese: 湘潭大學; pinyin: Xiāngtán Dàxué) is a university located in Xiangtan, Hunan, China. It was founded in 1958 and is organized into 22 schools and departments.

History

In 1958, under the proposal of Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong."I want to run a university in my hometown". Xiangtan University was founded in the Xiangtan County Yangjiaqiao Xiangjiang Coal Mine site.^[4] The preparatory committee of Xiangtan University, composed of Wang Sanming, Zhang Shulong and Ma Zhiliang, is responsible for daily work by Ma Shaohu and Liu Rixin.

Rankings

University rankings
Global – Overall
THE World^[5]	801-1000 (2018)

In 2017, Times Higher Education ranked the university top 1000 in the world.^[5]

References

^ "湘潭大学校训 (Chinese)". Retrieved July 13, 2014.
^ "University Profile". Retrieved June 20, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c 学校简介. Xiangtan University (in Chinese). 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Xiangtan university".
^ ^a ^b World University Rankings 2017-2018

External links

Official website

v t e Universities and colleges in Hunan
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National	Central South Hunan
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Zhuzhou	Hunan Technology
Xiangtan	Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering
Hengyang	South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology
Shaoyang	Shaoyang
Yueyang	Hunan Science and Technology
Changde	Hunan Arts and Science
Yiyang	Hunan City
Chenzhou	Xiangnan
Yongzhou	Hunan Science and Engineering
Huaihua	Huaihua
Loudi	Hunan Humanities, Science and Technology
Xiangxi	Jishou
See also: List of universities in China