Software Engineering

Central South University, located in Hunan, birthplace of Mao Zedong(the first chairman of the P.R.C), is ranked in the top 20 of all Chinese universities under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education (MOE) in China. It has outstanding scientific outputs and ranks 22nd among 751 universities in "Academic Achievements Ranking". The most popular English-Medium MBBS are available there. Besides, it also offers Law, Mining Engineering and Nursing are also tailored for international students. So, CSU will meet your learning needs in China satisfactorily.

Note: The course only open with a minimum number of 10 students for Master’s degree.

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Master Degree in Engineering in Central South University.

Teaching Team

1.Dr.Ren Shengbing, associate professor of school of software, Central South University, the dean of Embedded System Department, was once a visiting scholar in the Concordia University in Canada from 2002 to 2003. His research interests include software engineering, embedded systems, graphic information processing. He has participated in 4 national government sponsored research projects and published more than 40 papers in various academic journals and conferences. He has been the chief editor of textbooks entitled and . He has won the prize of "Outstanding Achievements in Education" of Hunan province. He has been the main lecturer of the courses including modern software engineering, software metrics and testing.

2.Dr.Liao Zhifang, associate professor of school of software, Central South University, the dean of Software Engineering Department, was once a visiting scholar in The British University in England from Jan,2002 to Jun,2003. Her research interests include data mining, computer networks and virtual reality. She has participated in several national research projects and published more than 20 papers in various academic journals and conferences. She has been the main lecturer of the courses including computer networks, Internet and data mining. She has won Excellent teaching quality award and 2nd Prize of Bilingual teaching competition of Central South University.

3.Dr.Zhao Ming, associate professor of school of software, Central South University, vice dean of school of software , has been a visiting scholar in America Missouri State University from Nov,2013 to Oct.,2014. His research interests include optimization of Wireless networks. He has participated in 14 research projects, and won the second prize of progress of science and technology award from China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association. He has published more than 20 papers in various academic journals and conferences. He has been the main lecturer of the courses including Large scale database and Mobile Computing.

4.Dr. Chen Jianer, professor of Central South University, distinguished professors of “thousand talents plan” and “Yangtze river scholars”. In1990, he became a professor in the college of computer science at Texas A&M University in America and awarded the prize of “outstanding achievements” in 1998. His research interests include computer theory and application technology. He has published more than 70 papers in world-class scientific journals and academic annual conferences, and won the first prize of progress of science and technology award from educational ministry. He has been the main lecturer of the courses including Advanced Computer Algorithms, Computer Optimization and Applications, and Computational Geometry.

Brief Introduction

Central South University (CSU) is a comprehensive and national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education in China. The University is among the first group admitted into both Project 211, a project of building national key universities and colleges for the 21st century, and Project 985, a joint constructive project of building world-class universities co-sponsored by the Chinese central government and local governments. According to the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (WRWU) published by CSIC, CSU has become one of the eight Chinese universities ranking in the world’s top 200.

CSU was established in 2000 on the basis of the merger of three former individual universities, namely Central South University of Technology (founded in 1952), Hunan Medical University (founded in 1914, currently named XiangYa School of Medicine) and Changsha Railway University (founded in 1953). 

Faculties
CSU is now led by President Yaoxue Zhang, the inventor of the first route in China, who is as well as an academician of the Chinese Engineering Academy. CSU covers an area of 3,810,000 square meters and has a total floor space of 2,330,000 square meters. CSU has 33800 full-time college students, 15796 graduate students, and about 1000 overseas students. CSU covers 11 fields of study, including engineering, science, medicine, management, literature, law, economics, philosophy, education, history and agriculture, and offers military science as well. 

Disciplines
CSU has many distinguished disciplines. CSU is famous for the highest institution of nonferrous metal. The XiangYa Hospital of CSU enjoys a leading place in medicine and a world-renowned reputation as “North XieHe, South XiangYa”.  CSU is also one of the birthplaces of high-speed railway transportation, where Nation Engineering Laboratory for Contruction Technology of  High-speed  Railway is located.

International students will be housed at the Foreign Students Dormitory located in the main campus. The dorm is cheap, comfortable, clean and safe. There are single and double rooms available. There is a 24 hour reception desk available at the lobby, with a mini-supermarket and meeting place. The gymnasium and students’ dining halls are nearby. Students who are staying for an entire academic year are eligible for accommodation on campus during semester breaks. 

Accommodation Fee

Single Room: CNY 8,000 per person per year (approximate USD1,400 per person per year )
Double Room: CNY 5,000 per person per year (approximate USD 900 per person per year) 

(note: actual charges refer to the audit of Hunan Price Bureau)

Facilities
TVs, telephones, air-condition, toilet

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