North West Agriculture And Forestry University
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, officially Northwest A&F University (simplified Chinese: 西北农林科技大学; pinyin: xīběi nónglín kējì dàxué; traditional Chinese: 西北農林科技大學), is national agriculture university in Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China. The university was established in 1934 by Ministry of Education, Republic of China based on an act drafted by Tai Chi-Tao, General Yang Hucheng and Yu Youren in 1932. A&F was one of the top national universities in China during World War II, but experienced serious brain drain in 1990s due to the undeveloped local economy. In 1999, its contribution to food security and tactical importance to China’s northwest region drew the attention of Vice Premier Li Lanqing who provided support for the establishment of A&F.
The university expanded rapidly and has Top 3 research and teaching quality in China’s agriculture universities. A&F research achievements are dominant in the fields of agriculture biology including wheat breeding, entomology, agriculture resource management, horticulture, plant protection, food science(especially in Enology), forestry and veterinary. Besides, the university is also reputable in agricultural water conservancy, agriculture economics and management, agriculture mechanics and information engineering and ancient agricultural history research.The university has an annual income of around RMB 1.1 billion (around £ 100 million) in 2009,. By the end of 2011, the university has 1619 teachers and 28816 students. Along with China Agricultural University, A&F is one of 2 agriculture universities in “Project 985” which includes 39 reputable universities in China (totally 2101 colleges and universities all around China).
A&F provides courses covering agriculture, forestry, engineering, basic sciences, medicine, management and economy etc. to both native and international students. These courses are provided by 22 academic colleges. Students can choose one college to register and pursue their honour degrees at different levels including Bachelor, Master and PhD. Studentship and scholarship from governments and other organizations are available to help students finish their studies.
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