- China Agricultural University
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China Agricultural University 
Logo of China Agricultural University
Established 1905 Type Public President Ke, Bingsheng Academic staff 1,546 full-time faculty members Students 13,459 undergraduates and 6,610 graduates Location Beijing, 
People's Republic of ChinaCampus Urban Website www.cau.edu.cn China Agricultural University (Chinese: 中国农业大学; pinyin: Zhōngguó Nóngyè Dàxué; abbreviated 农大/Nóngdà) is a university in Beijing, People's Republic of China specializing in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and social science. It was formed in 1995 through the merger of the Beijing Agricultural University and the Beijing Agricultural Engineering University. At present there are more than 13,000 undergraduate and 6,000 graduate students [1] studying in the university. The new gymnasium, hosted the wrestling events during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The history of China Agricultural University can be traced back to 1905 when the College of Agriculture was founded in the former Jingshi Da Xuetang. Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) was established in September 1949 through the merging of Peking University 's College of Agriculture , Tsinghua University 's College of Agriculture and North China University 's College of Agriculture . BAU was listed by the State Council as one of the Top-Six Key National Universities as well as one of the Top-Ten Key Universities for further construction and improvement. In October 1952, BAU's Department of Agricultural Machinery, North China College of Agricultural Machinery and Ministry of Agriculture's Central Agricultural Mechanization School merged together to form the Beijing Mechanized Agricultural College, which was renamed Beijing Agricultural Mechanization Institute (BAMI) in July 1953. The BAMI was listed by the State Council in October 1960 as one of the 64 Key National Universities and then renamed again as Beijing Agricultural Engineering University (BAEU) in 1985.
The university is the top institution in China for agricultural studies.
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Faculties and colleges
College of Agronomy and Biotechnology
College of Biology Science
College of Animal Science and Technology
College of Veterinary Mecicine
College of Food Science and Nutuitional Engineering
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences
College of Information and Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering
College of Science
College of Economics and Management
College of Humanities and Development
International College at Beijing
School of Continuing Education
Department of Arts Education and Physical Education
Department of Ideological Education
Yantai Academy of China Agricultural University (Yantai Campus)
Beijing Construction UniversityChina Agricultural University Library
China Agricultural University Library consists of two parts, east library (No.17 Qinghua Dong Lu) and west library (No.2 Yuanmingyuan Xi Lu) occupying 21,665 square meters and hosting 2774 reading seats. China Agricultural University Library (CAUL) is one of the most important libraries in agricultural education and research in China. The collections include both paper documents numbering more than 170 million volumes and over 147 million electronic documents. The collections emphasize agricultural science, biology and agricultural engineering. 116 library staff work in the library including 39 research librarians and associate research librarians. 29 library staff are post-graduates. CAUL also functions as National Agricultural Information Center of CALIS (China Academic Library & Information System) and National Foreign Textbook Center in Agriculture. Haidian District Agriculture Library is affiliated with the China Agricultural University Library. CAUL established an automatic information service system in 1995. This now runs efficiently and successfully. User education is one of the main functions of CAUL. The library provides different kinds of training courses and workshops to students and faculty every year. CAUL has been actively developing international communication and cooperation. CAUL will pursue collection development, personalized information services and resources sharing.
China Agricultural University Gymnasium
The China Agricultural University Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 中国农业大学体育馆; traditional Chinese: 中國農業大學體育館; pinyin: Zhōngguó Nóngyè Dàxué Tǐyùguǎn) is an indoor arena located on the campus of the China Agricultural University in Beijing. It hosted the wrestling events of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Gymnasium's rooftop has a staggered, stair-like design. It covers an area of 23,950 square metres and has a capacity of 8,200 which will be reduced to 6000. It will also be turned into a sports complex for students of the China Agricultural University after the Olympic Games. Construction started the first half of 2005 and was completed in July 2007.
Rugby union
China Agricultural University has played a key part in the reintroduction of rugby union into modern China and its subsequent growth.
Rugby re-emerged in the PRC in 1990, with a club formed at Beijing Agricultural University. A professor there, Chao Xihuang was introduced to the sport by a Japanese businessman, and set up a couple of sides.[2]
References
- ^ "An overview of CAU". http://www.cau.edu.cn/home/dingceng/gaikuang.htm.
- ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-3) p65
External links
- CAU web site
- China Agricultural University Library (CAUL)
- CAU Office of International Relations
- Campus real three-dimensional map
- China agricultural university library(CAUL)web site
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