Changsha Normal University (Chinese: 长沙师范学院; lit.
Despite its English name, the school has not been granted university status.
The university covers a total area of 1,100 mu, with more than 10,178 square meters of floor space.
In April 2013, the institute was granted the college status and was approved by the Ministry of Education to use "Changsha Teachers College" as its Chinese name.
However, since the Ministry does not regulate academic institutions' English names, the institute used "Changsha Normal University" as its English name since then despite the fact that it was not granted the university status.