Hunan First Normal University (), founded in 1903, is a university located in

Yuelu District Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is b ...

Changsha Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...

Hunan Province Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...

, China. Hunan First Normal University covers a total area of 1346 mu, with more than 420,000 square meters of floor space. The university is divided into 10 colleges. As of 2023, the Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the " Shanghai Ranking", placed Hunan First Normal University at 14th in Hunan province and 344th in China.

Leaders

The president (校長) is the highest academic official of Hunan First Normal University. The president is the

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, appointed by the

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(MOE). After the founding of People's Republic of China, the responsibilities were separated into two posts, the president and Communist Party secretary. The president position is currently held by Xiao Xiangyu, who formerly served as the president of

Jishou University Jishou University (; sometimes abbreviated as JSU) is a university located in Jishou, Hunan, China. The university consists of 23 colleges, with 71 specialties for undergraduates, 2 specialties for the second bachelor's degree. At present, the u ...

from August 2011 until December 2013.

Rankings

As of 2023, the Best Chinese Universities Ranking, also known as the " Shanghai Ranking", placed Hunan First Normal University at 14th in Hunan province and 344th in China. Hunan First Normal University ranked # 4278 in the world out of nearly 30,000 universities worldwide by the Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities 2023.

Noted alumni

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...

Cai Hesen Cai Hesen (March 30, 1895 – August 4, 1931) was an early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and a friend and comrade of Mao Zedong. Cai was born in Shanghai but grew up in Shuangfeng County in Hunan Province of China. He hel ...

* He Shuheng *

Xia Xi Xia Xi (; 17 August 1901 – 28 February 1936), also known as Man Bo () and Lao Xia (), was an early leader of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks. Biography Xia was born in Yiyang, Hunan Province. He studied at ...

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