China Agricultural University (CAU) is a key university directly subordinated to the Ministry of Education of P.R. China, enlisted in the national “211 and 985 Projects” of higher education in China. CAU has been selected as “First-class” university in 2017. Since 2021 CAU and its nine subjects including Biology, Agricultural Engineering, Food Science and Engineering, Crop Science, Agricultural Resources and Environment, Plant Protection, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, and Grass Science has been included into the second stage of “First-class” Universities and Disciplines.
CAU has a total of 18 colleges, 1 entity teaching unit and 1 directly affiliated department, covering 7 major disciplines: Agriculture, Engineering, Science, Economics, Management, Law, and Literature. CAU offers 80 undergraduate programs, 49 master degree programs and 27 PhD degree programs.
Currently, CAU has registered full-time students of 26,000, including 14,000 undergraduates, 7,500 postgraduates, and 4,500 PhD students. There are over 2000 faculty, including 13 academicians, 768 professors, and 989 associate professors.
CAU has a total land of 1740 Ha (25970 Mu), including West and East Campuses in Beijing, Pinggu Institute in Beijing, Yantai Research Institute, Sanya Research Institute, Sichuan Research Institute and Zhuozhou Education and Experimental Farm.
CAU has 11 national research platforms, including 3 State Key Laboratories, 1 National Engineering Laboratory, 2 National Engineering Technology Research Centers, 1 National Research and Development Center, 1 National International Joint Research Center, and 3 National Field Scientific Observation and Research Stations.
CAU considers international exchange and cooperation to be a significant component of its mission. Until 2022, it has established collaborations with 263 universities from 54 countries. CAU has been cooperating with Wageningen University&Research, University of California, Davis, Cornell University and University of Sao Paulo in constructing the Agre-Food Alliance (A5) since 2017. A5 members are in close cooperation in scientific research, personnel training, faculty and student exchanges and global opinions.
In response to the Belt and Road Initiative, CAU has initiated the College of International Development and Global Agriculture in 2017 as a Think Tank in the area of South-South Cooperation. In 2018, CAU has established One Belt and One Road South South Cooperation Agricultural Education, Science and Technology Innovation League (BRSSCAL) with 75 Universities from 29 countries. Under this platform it has built up 11 International Joint Research Centers across the world.
At present, CAU has enrolled 275 international students. (July 5th, 2023)
CAU Library
The library of China Agricultural University consists of the East and the west. The East Library covers an area of 48,575 square meters, and the west Library covers 12,115 square meters, with 4,100 reading seats. The West Library, built in 1990. The East Library, which opened in 2019, takes the lead in space layout and use, deploying more than 20 application scenarios such as research, reading, discussion, meditation, etc., to meet the various needs of teachers and students to learn, think and communicate in the hall.
The library is the literature information resource center of the university. The library has a total collection of nearly 2.2 million volumes; more than 1,400 printed Chinese periodicals and more than 280 foreign periodicals have been ordered; more than 90 Chinese and foreign databases are ordered; online resources are guaranteed all weather, forming a document guarantee system with agricultural science, biological science and agricultural engineering literature as the main body.
The Library has established master's programs in library Science, Information Science and Archives management, and cultivates master's students in library science and information science. The main research directions include literature resource construction, personalized information service, digital construction, literature resource sharing, thematic information research and experimental research on information research methods and technologies.
Gymnasium
China Agricultural University Gymnasium began construction on September 15, 2005, and was completed and put into use on June 20, 2007. It is mainly used for school physical education, teachers and staff exercise and large-scale activities. It was the wrestling venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the sitting volleyball venue for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. During the Olympic Games, 18 gold medals were produced here, and the Chinese team achieved a good result of "one gold and two silver medals" and set a new record in the history of Chinese wrestling. During the Paralympic Games, the Chinese team won the gold medal in women and the fifth place in men, and was praised as the "blessed place for gold medals".
The stadium covers an area of 13,900 square meters, with 1 underground floor and 1-3 above-ground floors. The competition venue of the main hall is 70 meters north and south, 40 meters east and west, and the design of 8,724 seats (including 6,051 fixed seats, 2,673 event seats). The auxiliary hall is composed of a badminton court and several functional rooms. In addition, the shower in the museum uses underground hot spring water.