XTU has a total of 1,645 full-time teachers. 76% of these teachers hold professional titles or a doctor’s degree, and 25% of them used to study abroad. There are a large number of preeminent teachers and research teams at XTU, including 5memebersof the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1 representative of the Recruitment Program of Global Experts, 4 candidates of the Ten Thousand Talents Plan, 6 scholars of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program, 4 scholars supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, 4 participants of the Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Project, 4 National Model Teachers, 5 National Outstanding Teachers, 3 National Preeminent Teachers, 1 Feng Kang Prize winner, 2 Young Elites in Publicizing Ideology and Culture, 1 National Outstanding Science and Technology Expert, 1 National Pioneering Expert of Intellectual Property, 1 National Pioneering Expert of Patent Information, and 1 teaching group honored as National Huang Danian-style Faculty Team.

In recent years, XTU has obtained remarkable achievements in applying for national projects. The amount of funds received from the National Social Science Foundation of China ranked about 26 among all universities in China. According to statistics from Renmin University of China, the Amount of Cited and Reprinted Articles and Composite Index of Social Science Papers of XTU ranked top 3% nationwide. There are 7 think tanks of XTU selected in the China Think Tank Index (CTTI). XTU has achieved more than 120 awards including the National Natural Science Award, National Scientific and Technological Advancement Award, Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements Award for higher educational institutions awarded by the Ministry of Education, Hunan Science and Technology Award, and Hunan Social Science Achievements Award. XTU provides exceptional research bases and facilities, including exclusive workplaces for academicians, Innovative Research Institutes and so on. In the past five years, XTU has signed more than 1600 cooperative agreements on research and its application in industries, and applied for 2,351 patents.

XTU has a total of 33,433 enrolled full-time students, including 8,886 graduate students and doctoral students. It offers a Base for Top Students in Basic Disciplines Training Program 2.0 of the Ministry of Education, National Training Base for Outstanding Legal Elites, National Pilot Zone for Innovative Teaching Methods, 3 National Teaching Experiment and Demonstration Centers, and National Cultural and Moral Education Base for College Students. XTU is the implementation institution for National Innovative Experimental Program for College Students, one of the first Model Universities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform, National Model University for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Experiences, National Model University for Graduate Employment. Sinceits founding, XTU has had nearly 310,000 alumni, and many of them have contributed a lot for national construction and social progress.

XTU enjoys an increasing global reputation. It has cooperated with more than 70 universities and research institutions from more than 20 countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and so on, and launched more than 30 international cooperative training programs. XTU was selected in the China-Africa Universities 20+20 Cooperation Plan initiated by the Ministry of Education, and the University Alliance of Belt and Road. It jointly established Confucius institutes with Leon University in Spain and Makerere University in Uganda respectively.

 Mountains rise high, and rivers run deep. Under the guidance of the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, XTU will implement the spirit of general secretary Xi’s important instructions, promote the XTU spirit of keeping in mind the entrustment, making pioneering effort, and pursuing excellence. As a university located in the hometown of Chairman Mao Zedong, XTU will be a socialist university with Chinese characteristics, accelerate the Double First-Class construction, and make greater contribution in realizing the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.