長江(jiang)大學(xue)位于長江(jiang)中(zhong)(zhong)游的歷史文(wen)化名城(cheng)—-湖(hu)(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)荊州(zhou)市，是湖(hu)(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)屬高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)中(zhong)(zhong)規模(mo)最大、學(xue)科門類較全的綜(zong)合性大學(xue)，為(wei)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)重點建(jian)設的骨干高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)，是國(guo)家“中(zhong)(zhong)西部(bu)高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)基礎(chu)能力建(jian)設工(gong)(gong)程”入(ru)選高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)，教(jiao)育(yu)(yu)部(bu)卓越(yue)(yue)工(gong)(gong)程師教(jiao)育(yu)(yu)培養計劃、卓越(yue)(yue)農(nong)(nong)林人(ren)才教(jiao)育(yu)(yu)培養計劃、卓越(yue)(yue)醫生教(jiao)育(yu)(yu)培養計劃項目試點高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)，也是湖(hu)(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)人(ren)民政(zheng)府(fu)與(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)石油(you)(you)天然氣集(ji)團公司(si)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)石油(you)(you)化工(gong)(gong)集(ji)團公司(si)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)海洋石油(you)(you)總公司(si)共(gong)建(jian)和(he)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)北(bei)(bei)省(sheng)人(ren)民政(zheng)府(fu)與(yu)國(guo)家農(nong)(nong)業部(bu)共(gong)建(jian)的高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)。

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