South China Agricultural University
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华南农业大学 | |||||||
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Former names | South China Agricultural College (华南农学院) | ||||||
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| Motto | 修德、博学、求实、创新 | ||||||
Motto in English | Upgrading Integrity, Broadening Knowledge, Pursuing Truth, Seeking Breakthroughs | ||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||
| Established | 1909 | ||||||
| Budget | ¥1.32 billion (2015)[1] | ||||||
| President | Liu Yahong [2] | ||||||
Academic staff | 2,471 | ||||||
Administrative staff | 3,304 | ||||||
| Students | 42,982（fall 2017）[3] | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 36,560（fall 2017）[3] | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 6,301（fall 2017）[3] | ||||||
| Location | , , China 23°9′28.80″N 113°20′52.80″E / 23.1580000°N 113.3480000°E | ||||||
| Campus | Urban: 2.95km2, Suburb: 2.57km2 | ||||||
| School Song | “金色的理想”(Golden Ideal) | ||||||
| Colors | Green and White | ||||||
| Affiliations | Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA) | ||||||
| Website | english.scau.edu.cn | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华南农业大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 華南農業大學 | ||||||
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South China Agricultural University (SCAU; 华南农业大学) is a provincial public agricultural university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Guangdong. It is part of the Double First-Class Construction.
History
[edit]- 1909 - Guangdong province's agricultural experiment station and Affiliated Institute of Agriculture was founded.
- 1917 - Guangdong Province Public Agricultural School, and began to set up agricultural major(4-year degree).
- 1924 - Incorporated into Guangdong University, as College of Agriculture.
- 1926 - Rename to College of Agriculture, National Sun Yat-sen University.
- 1931 - Sun Yat-sen University prepared to build a new campus in Shipai, and totally received about 3.5 square kilometers of land in the north of Shipai, The College of Agricultural college starts to develop rapidly.
- 1952 - The nationwide readjustments of university and college resources took place in 1952. And the South China Agricultural College (华南农学院) was established, 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.
- 1979 - It was selected as one of National Key Universities.
- 1984 - The university was renamed as South China Agricultural University in 1984.
- 2000 - The university was transferred under the administration of Guangdong Province in 2000 during the reform of the management system of higher learning institutions.
- 2015 - Selected as a Cultivated High-level University of Guangdong Province.[4]
- 2022 - Became one of the Double First-Class Universities in Double First-Class Construction.
Academics
[edit]South China Agricultural University has 26 colleges (departments), offering 95 undergraduate programs, 107 master's degree programs, and 60 Ph.D. degree programs. SCAU also offers nine professional master's degrees and a professional doctorate in Veterinary Medicine.[5][6]
Colleges and schools
[edit]- College of Agriculture
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture
- College of Horticulture
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Animal Science
- College of Marine Sciences
- College of Natural Resources and Environment
- College of Life Science
- College of Food Science
- College of Engineering
- College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering
- College of Materials and Energy
- College of Mathematics and Informatics
- College of Software Engineering
- College of Electronic Engineering
- College of Artificial Intelligence
- College of Economics and Management
- College of Public Management
- College of Humanities and Law
- College of Foreign Studies
- College of Arts
- College of Marxist Philosophy
- College of Continuing Education
- College of International Education
- Department of Physical Education
- Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Zhujiang College
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College of Agriculture -
College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture -
College of Horticulture -
College of Natural Resources and Environment -
College of Engineering -
College of Food Science -
College of Economics and Management -
College of Humanities and Law -
College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering -
College of Foreign Studies
| University ranking | ||
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| 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Universities Ranking[7] | # | |
| Global | 702 | |
| 2023 ARWU Academic Ranking of World Univisities | # | |
| Global | 401-500 | |
| 2024 CWUR World Universities Ranking | # | |
| Global | 608 | |
| Subject rankings | |
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| 2020 QS Subject Rankings[8] | # |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 30 |
| 2018 U.S. News & World Report Subject Rankings[9] | # |
| Agricultural Sciences | 160 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 253 |
Rankings
[edit]- The individual subject ranking of South China Agricultural University was 50th-100th in Agriculture & Forestry according to the QS World University Rankings for 2016.[10]
- 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.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "华南农业大学2015年部门预算情况". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "刘雅红任华南农业大学校长，系建校109年来首位女校长__南方plus_南方+".
- ^ a b c "Facts of SCAU, Fall 2017". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Brief Introduction of SCAU". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Colleges & Departments of SCAU". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Admissions of SCAU". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "QS Top Universities - South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Agriculture & Forestry". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University". Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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