Xinjiang Agricultural University (XAU) ( zh, s=新疆农业大学, p=Xīnjiāng Nóngyè Dàxué; ug, شىنجاڭ يېزائېگىلىك ئۇنىۋېرسىتېتى) is a
higher education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after comple ...
institution in
Ürümqi
Ürümqi ( ; also spelled Ürümchi or without umlauts), formerly known as Dihua (also spelled Tihwa), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China. Ürümqi developed its ...
, the capital of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
, China.
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Retrieved on June 14, 2008 It specializes in courses and research relating to construction in agricultural contexts.
History
XAU was founded on 1 August 1952, by the PLA general Wang Zhen under the auspices of Chairman Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...
and Premier Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 January 1976. Zhou served under Chairman Ma ...
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Over the half century, XAU has developed into a multi-level and discipline institution that takes the undergraduate education as the basis with the coordinated development of doctor education, master education, international education, higher vocational education and continuing education.
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Campuses
The campus of Xinjiang Agricultural University covers an area of 1496 acres. It is quiet, beautiful and well known as a garden university since its greenery is so extensive.
In addition, it has two practice farms, called Sanping and South Mountain. The former covers 2,755,800 million square meters and the latter covers more than 4,600 square meters.
Departments
*School of Agriculture
*School of Forestry and Horticulture
*School of Grassland and Environmental Sciences
*School of Animal Sciences
*School of Veterinary Medicine
*School of Food sciences and Pharmacy
*School of Irrigation and Civil Engineering
*School of Mechanical Transportation
*School of Information and Computer Technology Engineering
*School of Chemical Engineering
*School of Mathematics
*School of Economics and Trade
*School of Management
*School of Chinese Language Studies
*School of Foreign Languages
*Education and Research Department for Philosophy, Politics and Theory
*Education and Research Department for Physical Sports
*School of International Education
*School of Continuing Education
*School of Science and Technology
*Centre for MPA Education
Faculty
There are over 800 faculty and over 20,000 students at XAU. From 1986 to the present, more than 800 long- and short-term foreign students from 20 countries who have finished their study and graduated from XAU in the disciplines of Chinese language, Uygur language, Kazak language, animal husbandry and grassland, etc. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region where XAU is located is a multi-ethnic area.
See also
* List of universities in Xinjiang
* List of universities in China
This article is a non-comprehensive list of universities in China, which is defined as the People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China, as well as the Hong Kong and Macau SARs.
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References
Education in Ürümqi
Universities and colleges in Xinjiang
Educational institutions established in 1952
1952 establishments in China
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