Northwest A&F University (Northwest A&; F University is a comprehensive key university with undergraduate, master and doctoral education directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC). Founded in 1934 and formerly known as Huangdi Neijing Research Institute, it is one of the earliest agricultural higher education schools in China. The school is located in Yangling Demonstration Zone, Shaanxi Province, about 50 kilometers away from downtown xi.
Northwest A&F University focuses on agriculture, covering agronomy, forestry, materia medica, horticulture, plant protection, animal science, veterinary medicine, food science and engineering, life science, resources and environment, urban and rural planning and management, economic management, information engineering and other disciplines. The school has 19 colleges and 2 independent departments, covering agriculture, forestry, food, industry, management, literature, law, science, economics, teaching and other fields.
The school pays attention to the education mode of combining theory with practice, and is committed to cultivating senior professionals with solid theoretical foundation and application ability. The school has a first-class faculty, with more than 2,600 faculty members, of whom professors and associate professors account for more than 50%. Northwest A&F University enjoys a high reputation in the field of agricultural science. In recent years, it ranks among the best in various disciplines at home and abroad.
Representative major of Northwest A&F University
Agronomy: including plant production science and technology, seed science and engineering, horticulture, agricultural resources and environment. The school has profound discipline accumulation and research strength in the field of agricultural science.
2. Forestry: including forestry, forest protection and forestry engineering. The school has excellent forestry scientific research team and modern experimental facilities.
3. grassland science: including grassland science, grassland resources and environment. The school is in a leading position in grassland science and management, grassland resource utilization and other fields.
4. Plant protection: including plant pathology and plant quarantine, agricultural pest control, etc. The school has strong strength in the research of plant pest control technology.
5. Animal husbandry and veterinary medicine: including animal science and animal medicine. The school has strong scientific research strength in livestock and poultry breeding, animal medical diagnosis and treatment, animal genetics and breeding and other fields.
6. Food science and engineering: including food science and engineering, quality and safety of agricultural products, etc. The school has strong practical ability and scientific research level in food processing, food safety and nutrition.