Central South University
 Central South University (CSU) located in Changsha a historic and cultural city in Hunan province central south of the People's Republic of China. CSU was established in April 2000 on the basis of the amalgamation of the three former individual universities namely Central South University of Technology (founded in 1952) Hunan Medical University (founded in 1914 as Hsiang-ya Medical College; currently named Xiangya School of Medicine) and Changsha Railway University (founded in 1953).