The South-Central University for Nationalities,  situated in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is the most successful institute of Nushu study, because of its close proximity to the location where the Nushu originated. Gong Zhebing, ÊÊwho began his teaching career at the  university in the 1980s, is the foremost scholar--he was the first to study the culture--in the Nushu. He advocated the establishment of the university’s Nushu Study Center. It was the first, and most successful, Nushu institute established in China. The center, cooperating with the scientific and technological branch of China Central Televivion, has produced a 100-minute special program on this subject. Prof. Xie Zhimin and associate professor Wang Lihua, both of the center, compiled a Nushu-NuShu audio electronic dictionary, reportedly the first of its kind in the world. It includes more than 2,100 Nushu characters. The dictionary facilitates the teaching and editing of Nushu characters.
    In addition, the South-Central University for Nationalities has published many academic articles on the study of Nushu. The articles are: “On the Property of Nushu Character System,” by Xie Zhimin; “A Collection of Nushu Characters,”by Chen Jin;” The Bottom Rung of the Baiyue Language of Nushu Characters,” by Xie Zhimin;”Study on the Era of Nushu,¡± by Gong Zhebing; “Investigation on the Nushu’s Characters System and the Regional Spread of Pre-Qin Language,”by Xie Zhimin;”The Opinions on the Lesbians in Nushu Area,”by Gong Zhebing;”The Value of the Folk Customs of the Chinese Nushu,”by He Hongyi;”The Association of the Worship of Birds of Nushu and the Totem of Ancient Yue Ethnic People,”by Xie Zhimin;¡°The Cultural Aspects of Nushu Decorative Art,” by He Hongyi; “The Poetical Value of the Nushu¡¯s Works,”by Zou Jianjun;”On the Composition of Nushu and the Rice Cultivation Culture of Ancient Yue Ethnic People,” by Xie Zhimin; “The Declaration of Nushu as a World Cultural Legacy Project,--by Li Qingfu; and-Index of the Contents of Nushu Study Materials,”(first edition) by Ye Xumin.
    The university¡¯s published academic works involving the Nushu are:”Nushu,”by Gong Zhebing;”The Mystery of Jiangyong Nushu,”by Xie Zhimin; “Nushu -- The Unique Female Character in the World,” by Gong Zhebing; and “Nushu -- Nushu Audible Electronic Dictionary,” by Xie Zhimin.
    The South-Central University for Nationalities is currently working on the following projects:”The Relationship between Nushu Characters and the Local Women” (Gong Zhebing)
    ”The Study of Nushu Literary Works” (Zou Jianjun)The Development of the Nushu Audible Electronic Dictionary (Wang Lihua)