Statement
In the context of global efforts to advance sustainable development and address pressing challenges such as pollution and climate change, CSU recognises the significant responsibilities borne by higher education institutions. Guided by the Implementation Plan for the Construction of a National Education System for Green and Low-Carbon Development and the Action Plan for Carbon Neutralisation and Scientific and Technological Innovation in Colleges and Universities, and informed by the university’s operational realities, CSU hereby issues this Statement on Sustainable Development.
As a world-class university, CSU is guided by the foundational principle “Create Knowledge and Serve Society.” In pursuing this mission, the university advances its academic strengths and maintains a sustained commitment to integrating sustainability throughout its teaching, research programs, and campus life.
Sustainability Research
At CSU, sustainability research builds on the university’s recognised strengths in nonferrous metallurgy, medicine, and rail transportation. The university continues to advance green and low-carbon technologies and has presented influential “CSU solutions” for the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the ecological restoration of mining and metallurgical regions. Its research ecosystem is anchored by national platforms, including the National Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Nonferrous Metallurgy, the National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Recycling of Nonferrous Metal Resources, and the Two-oriented Society and Ecological Civilization Collaborative Innovation Center, alongside emerging institutes such as the Institute for New Energy and Energy Storage. Through convening major academic events, such as the Annual Conference of the Chinese Society for Sustainable Development (CSSD) and the China Symposium on Sustainable Ironmaking and Steelmaking Technology (CSST), CSU strengthens international collaboration and reinforces the leadership role of Chinese research universities in advancing sustainable development.
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Development and Application of Key Technologies for Intelligent Det...December 01, 2025 -
Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Carbon Emi...December 01, 2025 -
High-Efficiency Metallurgical Conversion, Precision Process Control...December 01, 2025 -
High-Efficiency Pure Green-Hydrogen Reduction TechnologyDecember 01, 2025 -
Design, Development, and Application of High-Performance Flotation ...December 01, 2025 -
CSU Research Center for Typical Waste Treatment and Ecological Buil...December 01, 2025 -
“Non-ferrous Metallurgy Automation” Engineering Research Center, ...December 01, 2025 -
China International Conference of Young Scholars in Mineral Process...November 29, 2025 -
Advanced Multidimensional Precision-Control Technologies for High-E...November 29, 2025 -
10th International Symposium on Lead and Zinc ProcessingNovember 29, 2025 -
Theory and Methods of Rock Fracture under Coupled Static and Dynami...November 28, 2025 -
State Key Laboratory of Mineral ProcessingNovember 28, 2025 -
Low Carbon and Hydrogen Metallurgy Research Center, CSU (Vale-CSU J...November 28, 2025
Sustainability Courses
Resources and EnvironmentSelected Topics in Environmental Science and Engineering; Contaminated Site Remediation; Pollution Control Engineering for the “Three Wastes”; Environmental Protection Science and Engineering in Mineral Processing; Environmental Pollution Control Chemistry; Pollution Ecology; Resource Recycling Engineering; Clean Utilisation of Complex Mineral Resources; Resource Utilisation of Solid Wastes; Fundamentals of Resources and Environmental Science; Mineral Processing and Environmental Engineering-
New Energy and Energy Storage EngineeringClean Energy Materials; Renewable Energy Utilisation Technologies; Carbon Neutrality and Integrated Energy Utilisation; Applications of Renewable Energy and Artificial Intelligence Technologies; Control Technologies for the Integration of Renewable Energy and Smart Grids
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Civil Engineering&Design StudiesBuilding Carbon Emissions; Air Pollution and Control; Low-Carbon Energy Technologies and Building Applications; Low-Carbon Urban Design: Theories and Methods
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Metallurgical EngineeringSelected Topics in Environmental Science and Engineering; Environmental Engineering in Nonferrous Metallurgy
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Mining EngineeringMine Water Hazard Prevention and Control; Environmental Protection Science and Engineering in Mineral Processing; Clean Utilisation of Complex Mineral Resources; Resource Utilisation of Solid Wastes; Intelligent Geology and Ecological Geology
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Geomatics Science and TechnologyGeographic Information Theory and Emerging Technologies; Natural Resource Monitoring and Analysis; Geo-Hazard Perception and Cognition
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Environmental Science and EngineeringAdvanced Water Pollution Control Engineering; Advanced Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal; Advanced Air Pollution Control Engineering; Contaminated Site Remediation; Modern Environmental Biotechnology; Environmental Pollution Control Chemistry; Pollution Ecology; Selected Topics in Modern Environmental Science and Engineering; Advanced Environmental Chemistry; Advances in Pollution Control Technology; Frontiers in Environmental Ecology; Modern Metallurgical Environmental Engineering
Sustainability Associations
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Green Technology Association in Central South University
Since its founding on June 5, 2008 under the guidance of the School of Energy Science and Engineering, the Green Technology Association has been driven by a commitment to building a greener future through technological innovation. The association coordinates environmental volunteer efforts and fosters a range of public-interest initiatives. |
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2025Recognised as a CSU Outstanding Student Association and an Advanced League Branch
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2024Awarded the CSU Outstanding Student Association distinction and the Gold Prize at the 7th Hunan Province “Leifeng Cup” Youth Volunteer Service Project Competition
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2023Ranked among the nation’s “Top 100 Vibrant Student Associations”
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2022Awarded the title of “CSU Star Student Association (2021–2022)” by the Communist Youth League Committee of Central South University and the Students’ Association Union of Central South University
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2020The “Xiangyi Xiangwang” project team was approved under CSU’s “Hundred Volunteers, Hundred Projects” Volunteer Service Program
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2019The natural education initiative “Green Dream Environmental Education Team” received project funding from the Shanghai GuoFeng Charity Foundation through its “XIYU·Go West” Social Service Funding Project
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2018The project “Recarton: Application and Promotion of Courier Box Recycling Technology” was approved as a national-level entry in CSU’s student entrepreneurship program
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2015Received funding through the “Go West” Social Service Micro-Grant Program
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2012Designated an “Outstanding Team” by the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences in the University Volunteers’ Thousand Villages Environmental Science Popularization Program, with team leader Wang Hongwei honored as an “Outstanding Volunteer”, and awarded the Grand Prize in the Yili National University Environmental Case Competition, one of only ten student associations nationwide to re...
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2010Ranked second nationwide in HNA Group’s 2010 Cihang Annual Emerging University Associations program and awarded a 30,000 RMB scholarship for association development
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2009Shortlisted for GreenTV’s “Green Dreams that Touch the Heart” University Environmental Fund (one of only five associations nationwide); received the title of “Toyota Green Space Outstanding Contribution Association” (one of twelve associations nationwide)
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2008Received the National Green Space Website Environmental Proposal Award (one of only six student associations nationwide)
Green Campus
Nestled in the historic and culturally vibrant city of Changsha, CSU offers an inspiring academic setting on a 3.17-million-square-metre campus framed by Yuelu Mountain to the west and the Xiang River to the east. The university comprises 33 secondary schools and is home to the prestigious Xiangya medical cluster, celebrated nationwide as the “South Xiangya and North Peking Union”. This cluster includes Xiangya Hospital, The Second Xiangya Hospital, The Third Xiangya Hospital, and Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, all top-tier Grade III Class A institutions. The university further extends its medical reach through collaborations with six non-directly affiliated hospitals, including the Affiliated Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan Children’s Hospital, Haikou Hospital, Changsha Hospital, Zhuzhou Hospital, and Changde Hospital.
Anchored in ecological civilization thought and China’s dual-carbon agenda, CSU has woven the ethos of green development into the core of its Double First-Class mission. Guided by the Ministry of Education’s Green School Program Action Plan, the university has established a cross-departmental coordination mechanism and a comprehensive resource-conservation framework, earning recognition in 2022 as one of the inaugural provincial Green School Demonstration Units.
Leveraging the green campus as a catalyst, CSU continues to translate national strategies into measurable conservation targets, intelligent management systems, and experiential ecological education practices, shaping a “Green CSU” model that contributes Chinese insight to global higher education.
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