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1982
Establish the first batch of industrial and foreign trade majors nationwide.
l 2002
Establish the first batch of key research bases for humanities and social sciences in Hunan Province - Hunan International Trade Research Base.
l 2004
Establishing the first key laboratory of philosophy and social sciences in Hunan Province, the "Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Logistics Information and Simulation Technology"
l 2007
Approved as a national key discipline - International Trade.
l 2019
Selected for the "20+20 Cooperation Plan for Central African Universities" by the Ministry of Education.
l 2020
Establish the China Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute (proposed by the Standing Committee of Hunan Province, led by Hunan University, and jointly built by the four universities).
l 2022
Constructing an intelligent laboratory for China Africa economic and trade cooperation.
l 2024
Establish the African Studies Institute of Hunan University, with the establishment of an Economic Research Office, an International Relations Research Office, and a Social and Cultural Research Office. Selected for the "China Africa University Hundred School Cooperation Program" Establishment of the China Africa Cultural Exchange Center at Hunan University (jointly awarded by the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Hunan Provincial Committee)
