South China Agricultural University Explained
| South China Agricultural University |
| Former Names: | South China Agricultural College (华南农学院) |
| Image Upright: | .7 |
| Motto: | 修德、博学、求实、创新 |
| Mottoeng: | Upgrading Integrity, Broadening Knowledge, Pursuing Truth, Seeking Breakthroughs |
| Free Label: | School Song |
| Free: | “金色的理想”(Golden Ideal) |
| Budget: | ¥1.32 billion (2015)[1] |
| President: | Liu Yahong [2] |
| Faculty: | 2,471 |
| Administrative Staff: | 3,304 |
| Students: | 42,982（fall 2017）[3] |
| Undergrad: | 36,560（fall 2017） |
| Postgrad: | 6,301（fall 2017） |
| Country: | China |
| Colors: | Green and White |
| Campus: | Urban: 2.95km2, Suburb: 2.57km2 |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | S: | 华南农业大学 | | T: | 華南農業大學 | | P: | Huánán Nóngyè Dàxué | | Order: | st |
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South China Agricultural University (SCAU;) 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
- 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 (Chinese: 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
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
| University ranking |
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| 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Universities Ranking[7] |
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| Global | 702 |
| 2023 ARWU Academic Ranking of World Univisities |
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| Global | 401-500 |
| 2024 CWUR World Universities Ranking |
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| Global | 608 |
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| Subject rankings |
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| 2020 QS Subject Rankings[8] |
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| Agriculture & Forestry | 30 |
| 2018 U.S. News & World Report Subject Rankings[9] |
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| Agricultural Sciences | 160 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 253 | |
Rankings
- 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]
International cooperation
It has established inter-institutional ties with twenty-three universities from thirteen countries in Europe, America, Asia and Oceania. There are more and more academic exchanges between SCAU and universities in HongKong and Macao. In promoting the international multi-agricultural technological exchanges, the UNDP, FAO and WFC have attached great importance to the university and established the Regional Sericulture Training Center for Asia and Pacific and China International Center for Agricultural Training in SCAU. Up to now, the university has trained around 1000 overseas students and numerous research and government officials from over 50 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, America, and Oceania.[12]
Oceania
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 华南农业大学2015年部门预算情况. 15 March 2015.
- Web site: 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+.
- Web site: Facts of SCAU, Fall 2017 . 7 November 2016.
- Web site: Brief Introduction of SCAU. 29 September 2016.
- Web site: Colleges & Departments of SCAU. 17 August 2016.
- Web site: Admissions of SCAU. 17 August 2016.
- Web site: Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University. 2018-10-28.
- Web site: QS Top Universities - South China Agricultural University . 2020-02-28.
- Web site: Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University. 2018-10-28.
- Web site: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Agriculture & Forestry. 1 August 2016.
- Web site: Education > Best Global Universities > South China Agricultural University. 29 October 2016.
- Web site: Global Partners of SCAU. 1 August 2016.
