湖南(nan)科(ke)技大學(xue)，肇(zhao)始(shi)于1949年8月成立的湘北建設學(xue)院(yuan)，2003年11月經教(jiao)育(yu)部和湖南(nan)省人民(min)政府批準，由原湘潭(tan)工(gong)(gong)學(xue)院(yuan)與原湘潭(tan)師(shi)(shi)范(fan)學(xue)院(yuan)合并組(zu)建而成。該校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)是國(guo)(guo)家國(guo)(guo)防科(ke)技工(gong)(gong)業(ye)(ye)局與湖南(nan)省人民(min)政府共建高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)、“十(shi)三五(wu)”國(guo)(guo)家百所中(zhong)西部高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)基(ji)礎能力建設工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)支持高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)、教(jiao)育(yu)部本(ben)科(ke)教(jiao)學(xue)工(gong)(gong)作水(shui)平評估(gu)“優秀”高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)、教(jiao)育(yu)部“卓越工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)師(shi)(shi)教(jiao)育(yu)培養計劃”高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)以(yi)及全國(guo)(guo)首(shou)批“創新創業(ye)(ye)50強(qiang)高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)”、全國(guo)(guo)畢業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)就業(ye)(ye)工(gong)(gong)作50強(qiang)高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)；學(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)本(ben)科(ke)招(zhao)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)第一(yi)批次覆蓋全國(guo)(guo)，有港澳臺及留學(xue)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)招(zhao)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)權，畢業(ye)(ye)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)就業(ye)(ye)率和考(kao)研錄取率居同類(lei)高(gao)(gao)(gao)校(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)前列。

校訓：唯實惟新，至誠(cheng)致志(zhi)