Hunan University of Science & Technology

Hunan University of Science & Technology (HNUST), which evolves from Northern Hunan Construction College founded in 1949, is a distinctive research university that has been accredited by the Ministry of Education. 　　The picturesque campus covers an area of 3,107 mu (207.2 hectares) with floor space amounting to 974,300 m². Boasting a library collection of 4,948,200 items, 2,354,400 of which are books, HNUST also hosts these establishments to guarantee quality education: 8 key social science research bases under provincial administration including Strategic Sunrise Industry Research Center, 14 national/provincial key laboratories/engineering technology centers among which are the Laboratory of Geographic Spatial Information Technology, Machinery & Equipment Maintenance Center and Coalmine Safety Technology Center, 3 demonstrations bases of university-corporation partnership for integrated learning and research; 79 teaching laboratories/centers, among which one is a state-level demonstration center for laboratory teaching, 5 are demonstration centers at provincial level, 13 fundamental laboratories and 11 advanced ones are supported by state funds, and so are 15 practice centers for students’ innovative research; 5 province-level demonstration centers for practical teaching, 1 off-campus practice base sponsored by “Excellency Project” of the Ministry of Education, 2 province-level demonstration bases of university-enterprise cooperation in talent training, 1 university students’ innovation training center, and 156 contracted practice bases, among which 18 are recognized as Distinguished Base for Teaching Practice in Hunan Province.