Sichuan Agricultural University is a national

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Ya'an Ya'an (, Tibetan: Yak-Nga ) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau. The city is home to Sichuan Agricultural University, the only 211 Project university and the largest ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

with two satellite campuses in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ...

, Sichuan, China. Emphasizing on agricultural and forestry studies, the university is sponsored by the

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and the Sichuan Provincial Government. The university is part of

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and the

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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

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 and Dujiangyan within Chengdu City, the provincial capital. The university belongs to the

and former

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

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
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