South China Agricultural University

South China Agricultural University

华南农业大学
Former names	华南农学院 (South China Agricultural College)
Motto	修德、博学、求实、创新
Type	Public
Established	1909
President	Chen Xiaoyang
Academic staff	2,158
Administrative staff	3,008
Students	43,303（spring 2016）
Undergraduates	37,820（spring 2016）
Postgraduates	5,394（spring 2016）
Location	Guangzhou, Guangdong,  China Green and White
Campus	Guangzhou:2.95 square kilometres (1.14 sq mi), Zengcheng:2.57 square kilometres (0.99 sq mi),
School Song	“金色的理想”(Golden Ideal)
Website	www.scau.edu.cn (Chinese) english.scau.edu.cn/scauen/index.asp (English)

South entrance of South China Agricultural University

The school name was named by Mao Zedong who was the first chairman of China

South China Agricultural University (SCAU) (Chinese: 华南农业大学/華南農業大學) commonly referred to as SCAU, is a public university in Guangzhou, China. Founded in 1909. Main campus settles in Wushan, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. South China Agricultural University was selected as one of the 7 Cultivated High-Quality Universities of Guangdong Province in 2015.^[1] The university has 26 colleges/department and more than 40,000 students, including international students from 27 countries. The main feature of the university is biology.

History

• Formerly known as the South China Agricultural College（华南农学院）, it was established in 1952, through a reorganization process that unified the agricultural schools and departments of universities from 2 provinces in Southern China, including the former National Sun Yat-sen University, Lingnan University, Guangxi University.
• In 1979, it was selected as one of National Key Universities.
• The University was renamed as South China Agricultural University in 1984.

Student

The total enrollment of students is over 43,000, comprising 37,820 undergraduates, 5,394 graduates and 89 foreign students from 27 countries.

International cooperation

It has established inter-institutional ties with twenty-three universities from thirteen countries in Europe, America, Asia and Oceania. There are more and more academic exchanges between SCAU and universities in HongKong and Macao. In promoting the international multi-agricultural technological exchanges, the UNDP, FAO and WFC have attached great importance to the university and established the Regional Sericulture Training Center for Asia and Pacific and China International Center for Agricultural Training in SCAU. Up to now, the university has trained around 1000 overseas students and numerous research and government officials from over 50 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, America, and Oceania.

Academics

Colleges and schools

There are 26 colleges (departments):^[2]

• College of Agriculture
• College of Engineering
• College of Natural Resources and Environment
• College of Economics & Management
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• College of Horticulture
• College of Life Science
• College of Animal Science
• College of Food Science
• College of Materials and Energy
• College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture
• College of Humanities and Law
• College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering
• College of Mathematics and Informatics
• College of Software Engineering
• College of Public Management
• School of Arts
• School of Foreign Studies
• College of Electronic Engineering
• College of Continuing Education
• College of International Education
• College of Marxist Philosophy
• Department of Physical Education
• College of Marine Sciences
• Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Zhujiang College

Rankings

University ranking
2016 U.S. News & World Report Best Universities Ranking[3]	#
Global	962
Asia	245
China	80

Subject rankings
2016 QS Subject Rankings[4]	#
Agriculture & Forestry	50-100
2016 U.S. News & World Report Subject Rankings[5]	#
Agricultural Sciences	177
Plant and Animal Science	228

• The individual subject ranking of South China Agricultural University was 50th-100th in Agriculture & Forestry according to the QS World University Rankings for 2016.^[6]
• The university ranked 962th according to the US News Best Global Universities 2017. In particular, its Agricultural Sciences was ranked 177th, and its Plant and Animal Science was ranked 228th.^[7]

Services

The Modern Educational Technology Center is installed with visual-audio and multi-media input-output equipment. Other direct services for students include:

• one on-campus English-learning radio
• one Employment Orientation Center for Graduating Students
• one Work for Study Service Center
• one Psychological Center
• two Students' Activity Center
• three stadiums with standardized synthetic rubber tracks and other specialized playgrounds are available for different sports
• The collection of the university library surpasses 7.14 million copies.
• 19 on-campus fieldwork bases and 339 off-campus fieldwork bases are open to students.

The Library  The Student Entertainment Building  The Gymnasium

References

1. "SCAU selected as a Cultivated High-Quality University of Guangdong Province". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
2. "Colleges & Departments of SCAU". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 2016-10-28.
4. "QS Top Universities - South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
5. "Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 2016-10-28.
6. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Agriculture & Forestry". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
7. "Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 29 October 2016.

External links

• South China Agricultural University

Coordinates: 23°09′13″N 113°21′22″E / 23.1536°N 113.3560°E