Founded in 1956, Changsha University of Science & Technology (CUST) is an engineering-centered multidisciplinary university integrating engineering, science, management, economics, liberal arts and law, with strong disciplinary advantages and prominent features in the industries of communications, electric power and water conservancy. The university is jointly established by the Central Government and Hunan Provincial Government, mainly under the administration of Hunan Province. The university is accredited to enroll international students and students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and has established cooperation and exchange programs with scores of universities and scientific institutes from the USA, UK, France, Russia, Canada, South Korea, Japan and Australia. After nearly 60 years of construction and development, CUST’s culture is based on its motto: “Be learned, independent, righteous and innovative”. Its school spirit centers on “solidarity, progress, rigor and pragmatism” as well as “down-to-earth, hardworking, dedicated and aggressive”. Since its establishment, CUST has cultivated nearly 200,000 specialized professionals for the industries of communications, electric power, water conservancy, light, economics and regional social development. CUST maintains ties with 52 universities and scientific research institutions from over 40 countries and regions including the US, Great Britain, France, Canada, Russia, South Korea and Hong Kong. CUST admits international students, of which there are currently about 200, with scholarships from the Chinese government. In the future, CUST will carry forward its tradition of excellent university management, not only by following university-management laws effectively, but also by reforming, innovating, and strengthening its own image and quality. CUST strives to be a world-class university with distinctive teaching and research capacities, but more importantly, produce talented graduates well rounded in morality, scientific knowledge, physique and the arts.