Beijing University of Agriculture

Beijing University of Agriculture is the exclusive ordinary institution of higher education in the city of Beijing which specializes in granting bachelors’ degrees in different branches of learning in the realms of farming and forestry studies. Its history is traced back to 1956, when its predecessor, entitled Hebei Tongzhou Agricultural School, was renamed as Beijing Agricultural School later in 1958. In 1961, the school moved to its current premises. In 1965, it was renamed as Beijing University of Agricultural Labor. During the tragic “cultural evolution” period, its operations were suspended. In 1978, its reconstruction work was launched and completed in its current premises. In 1998, the university qualified itself in the examination by the State Ministry of Education and was thus allowed to offer bachelor’s degrees. The university comprises10 departments，namely Biotechnology， Plant Science & Technology，Animal Science & Technology，Economics & Trade，Landscape Design & Forestry，Food Science，Computer Science & Engineering ，Humanities & Social Sciences，Basic Courses，Foreign Languages, and three secondary Colleges. The University has established three Beijing Key Laboratories of New Technology in Agriculture Application, Crop Genetics and Breeding , New Countryside Construction.Besides, the university has set up such scientific research organs as a Research Institute of Crop Genetics & Breeding, a Research Institute of Pomology, a Research Institute of Avian Diseases, a Research Institute of Rural Economy, and a Research Institute of Urban Agriculture, as well as an International Training Center for Traditional Veterinarians of Chinese Medicine.