Hunan University

Hunan University
湖南大学
Motto实事求是 敢为人先
Motto in English
Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers
TypePublic university
Establishedas a university in 1926 (1926)
AffiliationBRICS Universities League
PresidentDuan Xianzhong (段献忠)
Academic staff
4,000 (Autumn 2019)
Students36,000 (Autumn 2019)
Undergraduates20,000 (Autumn 2019)
Postgraduates15,000 (Autumn 2019)
Location, ,
China
Websitewww-en.hnu.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese湖南大学
Traditional Chinese湖南大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHúnán Dàxué

Hunan University (HNU; 湖南大学) is a national public university in Yuelu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is also a member in the BRICS Universities League.