中南林业科技大学 | |
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| Motto | 树木树人、求是求新 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1958; 67 years ago (1958) |
| President | Liao Xiaoping (廖小平) |
Academic staff | 1,581 (Fall 2019)[1] |
| Students | 30,000 (Fall 2019)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 26,000 (Fall 2019)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 4,000 (Fall 2019)[1] |
| Location | ,, China |
| Campus | 2,230 mu |
| Website | english |
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TheCentral South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT) is a provincial public university located inChangsha,Hunan, China.[2][3][4][5] It is affiliated with the Hunan Provincial People's Government, and co-sponsored by the provincial government and theNational Forestry and Grassland Administration. The university covers a total area of 2,230 mu, with more than 101.3 square meters of floor space.[5][6]
As of fall 2013, the university has 3 campuses, a combined student body of 41,000 students, 2,510 faculty members.[5][6]
The university consists of 22 colleges, with 69 specialties for undergraduates, 97 specialties for master's degree candidates and 44 specialties for doctoral candidates. At present, the university has 7 research institutions and research centres, including 4 national engineering research centres, 3 key national disciplines, and 1 national key laboratory.[5][6]
Central South University of Forestry and Technology was founded in 1958. It was initially called "Hunan Academy of Forestry".[5]
In November 2001, Hunan School of Forestry and Hunan Forestry Industrial School merged with Hunan Academy of Forestry.
In December 2005, it was the constitution renamed "Central South University of Forestry and Technology".
TheBest Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the "Shanghai Ranking", placed the university 9th in Hunan Province and 204th in China.[7]
Central South University of Forestry and Technology was ranked # 1429 globally, 448th in Asia and 166th in China in the 2022 Best Global Universities bytheU.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.[8] The university was ranked 1570th in the world and 242nd in China by theCenter for World University Rankings 2023.[9] The university ranked # 1064 in the world out of nearly 30,000 universities worldwide by theUniversity Rankings by Academic Performance 2023-2024.[10] The 2023CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked the university at # 1211 in the world based on their publications for the period 2018–2021.[11]
| Subjects Ranking byAcademic Ranking of World Universities | Rank 2023[12] |
|---|---|
| Food Science & Technology | 201-300 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 201-300 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 301-400 |
| Earth Sciences | 401-500 |
| Ecology | 401-500 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 |
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