HunanUniversity,situatedatthefootofthepicturesqueYueluHillandonthewestbankoftheripplingXiangRiverinthehistoricallyandculturallyrenownedCityofChangsha,capitalcityofHunanProvince,ishonoredasanAncientMillenarianAcademy,FamousCentennialUniversity.ItisoneofthekeyuniversitiesaffiliatedwiththeMinistryofEducationandisnowincludedinthestate'sProject211andProject985forpriorityinvestmentandconstruction.ProfessorLiuKeliandProfessorZhaoYueyuarerespectivelythePartysecretaryoftheCPCHunanUniversityCommitteeandthepresidentoftheuniversity.HunanUniversity,datingbacktoYueluAcademy'sfoundationin976A.D.,isoneofthefourfamousAcademiesoftheSongDynasty.TheuniversityhasmaintaineditscultureandeducationeventhroughthemanychangesduringtheSong,Yuan,MingandQingdynasties.ItwasreconstructedintoHunanHigherSchoolin1903,renamedHunanUniversityin1926,andsubordinatedtotheRepublicofChina'sMinistryofEducationasoneofseveralstateuniversitiesin1937.AfterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,theCentralPeople'sGovernmentappointedLiDa,awell-knownphilosopherandeducator,thefirstpresidentofHunanUniversityafterliberation.ChairmanMaoZedonginscribedthenameoftheUniversity.In1953,inthereadjustmentoftheinstitutionsofhighereducationofChina,HunanUniversitywasnamedtheCentral-SouthInstituteofCivilEngineering,thenHunanPolytechnicCollege,andwasfinally,renamedHunanUniversityin1959.Since1963,theUniversityhasbeenaffiliatedwiththeMinistryofMechanicalIndustry.In1978,itwasapprovedasakeyuniversityofChina,andbecamedirectlyaffiliatedwiththeMinistryofEducationin1998.In2000,HunanUniversityandHunanInstituteofFinanceandEconomicsmergedtocreateanewHunanUniversity.Carryingongoodeducationaltraditionduringthelonghistoryofpersonnelcultivation,HunanUniversityhasfocusedonthepithoftheadmonitionofSeekingTruthfromFacts;DaringtobePioneersandthestyleofBeProfound,Intelligent,DiligentandDedicatedtothePursuitofKnowledge,andtakenshapeofdistinctiveteachingfeaturingsolidfoundation,activethinking,strongadaptability,andgoodcomprehensivequality.SincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,theuniversityhasproducedmorethan160,000seniorprofessionals,ofwhomlargenumbersofthegraduateshavegrownintoacademicexpertise,entrepreneursandmanagersingovernmentaldepartments,and13alumnihavebeenelectedasmembersoftheChineseAcademyofScienceortheChineseAcademyofEngineering.TheUniversitynowhastheGraduateSchooland23collegesanddepartments.Professionaldisciplinesinvolve11subjectcategories,suchasphilosophy,economics,law,education,literature,history,science,engineering,management,andmedicine,offering25first-orderdisciplinesauthorizedtoconferPh.D.degrees,41first-orderdisciplinesauthorizedtoconferMaster'sdegree,20academicdegreeauthorizations,2keyfirst-orderdisciplinesatthenationalleveland14keysecond-orderdisciplinesatthenationallevel,and17post-doctoralprograms.Ithasastaffofover4,700withafacultyofnearly1900,ofwhich,nearly1,200areprofessorsandassociateprofessors,4aremembersoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesandChineseAcademyofEngineering,6areinvited-membersofbothChineseAcademiesofSciencesandEngineering,20aremembersofthestate'sThousandsTalentsProgram,21areCheongkongChairProfessors,13gainthefinancialsupportfromtheNationalOutstandingYouthFund,5aremembersoftheAcademicDegreeCommissionundertheStateCouncil,20aremembersofthestate'sOutstandingTalentsProjectofthe21stcentury,71areNewCenturyExcellentTalentsinsupportprogramsoftheMinistryofEducation,19arechairprofessorsoftheLotusScholarshipProgramofHunanProvince,185areCouncilExpertsforSpecialAllowance,4arewinnersoftheNationalDistinguishedTeacherPrizes,and7innovativeteamsaresupportedbyProgramforCheongkongScholarsandInnovativeResearchTeaminUniversity.Thestudentbodytotalsnearly30,000,ofwhichover20,400,areundergraduatesand11,000aregraduates.TheUniversityhasestablishedthenationalbasic-courseteachingbasesinengineering(chemistry),thenationalundergraduates'cultural-qualityeducationbase,7national-levelteachingteams,6bilingualmodelcourses,6innovationexperimentfieldsfortalentcultivation,and3nationalmodelexperimentalteachingcenters.Inrecentyears,theUniversityhashadalotofachievements,suchasoneSpecialAward,3FirstPrizes,11SecondandThirdPrizesintheNationalTeachingAchievement,andgained25nationalExcellentCourses.Inthepastfiveyears,studentsfromHunanUniversityhavewonnearly900awardsforthecontestsaboveprovinciallevel,includingfirstprizeoftheNationalExtracurricularAcademicScienceandTechnologyWorkCompetition,championoftheCCTVCupEnglishSpeakingContest,firstprizeoftheMathematicalContestinModeling(MCM),andperseveranceawardoftheFormulaSAE.HunanUniversityhasbeenequippedwith2statekeylaboratories,1nationalengineeringtechnologyresearchcenter,5keylaboratoriesoftheMinistryofEducation,5provincialorministerial-levelengineeringtechnologycenters,12keylaboratoriesofHunanProvince,and13provincial-levelsocialscienceresearchbasesofHunanProvince.Inthepastdecade,ithasundertakenaround9,000scientificresearchprojectsatvariouslevels,gained1second-classawardofthenationalnaturalscience,1nationalfirst-classawardoftheScienceandTechnologyAdvancement,16natio