Jishou University, referred to as "Jida" for short, runs across Jishou City and Zhangjiajie City. It is a university jointly established by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Hunan Provincial People's Government and a first-class discipline construction university in Hunan Province.
Jishou University was founded in April of 1958, and was upgraded to a provincial comprehensive university in June of 438+0978. In the same year, Xiangxi Branch of Xiangya Medical College of Central South University was merged into Jishou University to form the Department of Medicine, and Xiangxi Branch of Xiangtan University was merged into Jishou University to form the Department of Physical Education.