China Agricultural University
Appearance
Type | Public |
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Established | 1905 |
President | Chen, Zhangliang |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www.cau.edu.cn |
China Agricultural University (中国农业大学, pinyin: zhōngguó nóngyè dàxué; 农大 or nóng dà for short) is a university in Beijing, China specialising in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and social science. It was formed in 1995 by a merge of the Beijing Agricultural University and the Beijing Agricultural Engineering University. At present there are more than 14,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students studying in the university. A new gymnasium, currently under construction, will host the wrestling events for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The university is the top institution in China for agricultural studies.