China Agricultural University, formerly known as Beijing Agricultural College and Beijing Agricultural University, is the earliest higher agricultural education institution in China and one of the first universities in China to set up a graduate school. It is a national key university characterized by agricultural sciences and coordinated development of engineering, science, economics, management, law, literature, medicine, education and other disciplines, located in Beijing, China.
China Agricultural University is a "double first-class" (world-class university and first-class discipline) construction university, selected into the "211 Project" and "985 Project Advantageous Discipline Innovation Platform", is the first batch of doctoral, master's and bachelor's degree awarding units in China, and has a postdoctoral research station. In the "Double First-Class" evaluation of the Ministry of Education, the disciplines of Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering of China Agricultural University were rated as first-class disciplines.
China Agricultural University enjoys a high reputation for its educational quality and scientific research strength at home and abroad. The university has 14 colleges, covering many disciplines such as agriculture, science, engineering, literature, law, economics, management, and education. The school has a team of highly qualified teachers, including a large number of scholars and experts who are well-known at home and abroad.
China Agricultural University attaches great importance to international development and has established extensive cooperative relations with many well-known universities and research institutions in the world. Every year, the school invites well-known scholars at home and abroad to give lectures and hold various international academic conferences, providing students with a broad platform for academic exchanges.