湘潭大学是一所位于湖南省湘潭市的综合性全国重点大学，简称“湘大”，由教育部、国家国防科技工业局与湖南省人民政府共建。学校创办于1958年，1978年被国务院确定为全国16所文理工综合性重点大学之一，1981年成为全国首批硕士学位授权单位，2018年成为湖南省国内一流大学建设高校（A类）。

Xiangtan University, referred to as "Xiangda", is a comprehensive national key university located in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province. It is jointly built by the Ministry of Education, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the People's Government of Hunan Province. Founded in 1958, the university was identified by the State Council as one of the 16 key comprehensive universities in China in 1978, became one of the first batch of master's degree authorization units in China in 1981, and was listed as a first-class university construction university (Class A) in Hunan Province in 2018.

学校学科门类齐全，涵盖文、史、哲、理、工、经、管、法、艺等9大门类，拥有数学、化学、材料科学、工程学等4个ESI全球前1%学科。学校坚持立德树人，注重培养学生的创新精神和实践能力，已为国家和社会培养了大批优秀人才，校友遍布海内外各行各业。

The university has a complete range of disciplines, covering 9 categories including literature, history, philosophy, science, engineering, economics, management, law, and art. It has 4 ESI global top 1% disciplines such as mathematics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. Adhering to the principle of fostering virtue through education, the university focuses on cultivating students' innovative spirit and practical ability, and has trained a large number of outstanding talents for the country and society, with alumni all over the world in various industries.