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; 112.870634Coordinates: 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

The university gate

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 currently organized into 22 schools and departments.

History[]

In 1958, under the proposal of the Supreme leader of China Mao Zedong, Xiangtan University was founded in Xiangtan County of Hunan Province, where Mao was born and grew up.^{[citation needed]}. The University ceased to run by the order of the provincial authority in 1959, but then recovered its function in 1974.

Rankings[]

In 2017, Times Higher Education ranked the university top 1000 in the world.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website