Northwest A & F University

About the university

Northwest A&F University (NWAFU) is a key national comprehensive university under the administration of the Ministry of Education. Supported by the Ministry of Education's “Project 985” and “Project 211”, it is one of the universities listed in the National “World-Class University and First-class Discipline”Project. NWAFU is located in Yangling, Shaanxi Province, the birthplace of Chinese agricultural civilization and today’sNational Agriculture High-tech Industrial Demonstration zone. Current Party Secretary is Li Xingwang, President Wu Pute.

The University originated from National Northwest Junior College of Agriculture and Forestry founded in —, which was the earliest institution of higher agriculture and forestry education in northwest China.Since its establishment, NWAFUhas been closely bound up with the fate of the country and the nation, assuming the responsibility of rejuvenating northwest China, boosting agricultural prosperity, and cultivating talents.

In September —, to implement the strategy of western development and promote the coordinated reform of the science and education system, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council made overall plans. Seven teaching and scientific research institutions merged, namelyNorthwest Agricultural University, Northwest Forestry College, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest Institute of Water Resources Science, Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Forestry, and Northwest Institute of Botany, and became today’s Northwest A&F University, jointly constructed by the Ministry of Education and the Provincial Government.NWAFU has been entrusted a mission to support and lead the development of modern agriculture in arid and semi-arid areas.

In —, the Ministry of Education and other six provincial ministries and bureaus jointly issued guidelines to further support NWAFU to accelerate its construction of world-class agricultural university, endowing new opportunities to NWAFU.

NWAFU has 27 colleges (departments, institutes) and postgraduate schools, 14 mobile post-doctoral stations, 16 first-level disciplines for Doctorate Degree Granting, 27 first-level disciplines for Master Degree Granting, 1 Doctorate Degree Granting category, 17 Professional Master Degree Granting category, and 74 undergraduate programs. The university boasts 7 state keydisciplines and 2 national priority (cultivating) disciplines. Ten disciplines includingAgricultural Science, Plant and Animal Science, Engineering, Environmental Science and Ecology, Chemistry, Biology and Bio-Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Microbiology, and Geoscience ranks in the top 1% ESI disciplines worldwide. Agricultural Science, Plant and Animal Science are among the global top 1%. At present, it has developed into an agricultural university with the most complete agricultural, forestry and aquatic disciplines in China.

Since its founding in —,the university began to enroll undergraduate students, and post-graduate enrollment started in —. Adhering the idea of “solid foundation, wide range, strengtheningpractice and innovation, high quality and internationalization”, NWAFU focused on cultivating academic elites, leading talents in innovation and entrepreneurshipand social development management talents with firm ideals and beliefs, social responsibility, passion for agriculture, rural areas and farmers, innovative spirit, practical ability and international vision, serving the development of modern agriculture.

The university attaches high priority to first-class undergraduate education and actively participates in the construction of “New Agricultural Science”.25 majors have been approved as National First-class undergraduate disciplines construction bases, and“Biological top-notch personnel training base” has been selected as the Talent Training Program 2.0.

NWAFU boasts 1 national Base for Life science and technology Talents training, 3 national talent cultivating model innovation experiment zone, 12 national characteristic majors, and 8 “Outstanding Agricultural and Forestry Talents Plan” major.

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