Sichuan Agricultural University is a
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in
Ya'an,
Sichuan
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with two
satellite campuses
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in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
, Sichuan, China. Emphasizing on agricultural and
forestry studies, the university is sponsored by the
Ministry of Education and the Sichuan Provincial Government.
The university is part of
Project 211 and the
Double First Class University Plan.
History
Founded in 1906 as Sichuan Tong Sheng Agricultural School, it is the first public agricultural college in Sichuan Province. In 1935, it became a component of
National Sichuan University. In 1956, it moved from
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
to Ya'an. In 1985, it was renamed as Sichuan Agricultural University.
Sichuan Agricultural University has its main campus located in Ya'an City and two satellite campuses in
Wenjiang
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and
Dujiangyan
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within Chengdu City, the provincial capital.
The university belongs to the
Double First Class University Plan and former
Project 211 in China.
Basic Profile
Campuses
With a total area of 4,500 mu (300 ha.) and an educational population of about 40,000, SAU consists of three branches, i.e. the base campus in Ya’an city, the Dujiangyan campus in Dujiangyan city and the Wenjiang campus in Chengdu.
Ya'an Campus is the main campus of Sichuan Agricultural University and covers an area equivalent to a quarter of the downtown of
Ya'an City. Undergraduate and graduate programs are organized here.
The Dujiangyan Campus includes general and specialist undergraduate programs.
Located in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, Chengdu Campus covers an area of 600 acres.
Scientific Research Strength
The university governs 18 colleges and 10 research institutes. The university has 7 stations for post-doctoral research, 40 programs for doctoral degrees, 86 specialized programs for masters degrees and 74 for undergraduates. SICAU has 760 senior tutors for doctorate and master students. Among the 760 are 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 5 national outstanding senior experts, one awardee of the “National Scientific Fund for Outstanding Young Fellows”, 7 national middle-aged and young experts awarded for their outstanding contribution to the country, 9 academic candidates of the national “Bai-Qian-Wan Talents Project” (100-1000-10,000 Talents Project) and one renowned teacher at the state level.
Colleges
*;Ya'an Campus
** College of Science
** College of Life Science
** College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
** College of Food Science
** College of Information Engineering
** College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering
** College of Marxism
** College of Literature and Law
** College of Arts and Sports
** College of Distance and Continuing Education
*;Dujiangyan Campus
** College of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning
** College of Civil Engineering
** College of Tourism
** Business School
*;Chengdu Campus
** College of Agronomy
** College of Animal Science and Technology
** College of Veterinary Medicine
** College of Forestry
** College of Horticulture
** College of Resources
** College of Marxism
** College of Environmental Sciences
** College of Economics
** College of Landscape Architecture
** Rice Research Institute
** Triticeae Research Institute
** Maize Research Institute
** Animal Nutrition Institute
References
External links
Sichuan Agricultural University
{{Coord missing, Sichuan
Universities and colleges in Sichuan
Forestry education