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. As a complex of 19 schools, a college for adult education and an independent college, HNUST offers 88 undergraduate programs in eleven genres of disciplines – philosophy, economics, law, education, history, science, engineering, agriculture, management, literature and arts – 188 graduate programs, and 24 doctoral programs. These programs are made available by a teaching faculty of 1,586 out of over 2,300 employees, 259 of whom are full professors and 563 are doctorate holders. Among the outstanding faculty members are 9 national candidates for The New Century Talents Project and National Distinguished Teacher, 32 recipients of special government allowances of the State Council, 6 candidates for New Century Talent Supporting Project of Education Ministry of China, and 46 candidates of The New Century Talents Project of Hunan Province. As of now, HNUST enjoys a nationwide enrollment of over 35,000 full-time students, along with a burgeoning community of international students. Habitually participating in a variety of extracurricular activities, some of these students distinguish themselves in winning the German Red Dot Design Award, “Challenge Cup” and a constellation of contests. Over the past six decades, the university has produced approximately 200,000 qualified graduates, most of whom are warmly welcomed and many highly acclaimed by their employers. The university takes pride in being one of the leading universities in Hunan, ranking high in terms of students’ employment rate and that of enrollment for graduate programs.