First, the basic situation of Shanxi Agricultural University and Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shanxi Agricultural University was originally located in Taigu County, Jinzhong City. It can be traced back to the private Mingxian School founded by Kong Xiangxi in 1907. After liberation, it became a public institution and changed its name to Shanxi Agricultural University. Since the reform and opening up, the school has been established by the Shanxi Provincial Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs as the first batch of demonstration universities in China to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education, and the basic capacity building in the central and western regions of the country has been selected as universities. In the fourth round of national evaluation of disciplines in colleges and universities, the school's veterinary medicine obtained a B-level evaluation, which is also the major with the best evaluation result, and it is roughly at the level of 30% ~ 40% in the country. Its strength can only be said to be average, and most other majors are C-rated. Animal genetics, breeding and reproduction are national key disciplines (breeding); Shanxi Agricultural University ranks around 200 in the ranking of colleges and universities all the year round, and around 5 in Shanxi Province. Its overall school-running strength is not only far from key agricultural universities such as Huazhong Agricultural University, but also far from non-key universities such as Shandong Agricultural University and Henan Agricultural University.
Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences is a comprehensive public welfare research institution directly under the provincial government. There are doctoral supervisors 1 1 person, master supervisors 172 people, 9 experts with outstanding contributions, and government subsidies of 6 1 person. It has three engineering laboratories (centers) and two provincial engineering technology research centers built by the provincial government. On the whole, the key work of Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences lies in agricultural technology development and popularization, and at the same time, taking into account scientific research, the strength of Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences is not very strong. Perhaps the main function of Shanxi Agricultural University merging with Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences is to let Shanxi Agricultural University run a school directly in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and become a provincial capital university!
2. What is the impact on the development of Shanxi Agricultural University when the school is changed to Taiyuan, the provincial capital?
First of all, it is more helpful for Shanxi Agricultural University to attract high-quality students. Compared with the county seat, the transportation, municipal facilities and living environment of the provincial capital are much better, which will eliminate some candidates' doubts when they apply for the exam because of the geographical location of the school. Secondly, it is conducive to attracting more outstanding talents to join and improve the level of teachers; Thirdly, the change of the external environment of the school is also helpful for graduates to find jobs and broaden their horizons.
On the whole, Shanxi Agricultural University directly landed in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, through the merger of Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, which is very creative and avoids the obstacles brought by the direct relocation and construction of a new campus. It is of great significance for Shanxi Agricultural University to enhance its comprehensive strength and achieve better and faster development in the future!