Central South University (CSU) is a national university of China located in Changsha, Hunan province, central south of People's Republic of China. Central South University (CSU) is a comprehensive and national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China. CSU was established on April 29, 2000 by merging three separate universities: Hunan Medical University (HMU), Changsha Railway University (CRU), and Central South University of Technology (CSUT). CSU covers an area of 301 hectares. CSU offers 83 bachelor's degrees, 282 master's degrees and 142 doctorate degrees from these 31 colleges and institutes and a graduate school.