College of Natural Resource and Environmental Science
In July 2000, four institutes merged to form the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU). These included the former Department of Resources and Environmental Science of Northwest Agricultural University, the Department of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control of Northwest Forestry College, the Institute of Soil and...
College for Landscape Architecture and Art
The College of Landscape Architecture and Art at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) was founded in 2014, though its origins trace back to the Garden Department of Northwest Agriculture College, established in 1958. The college offers four undergraduate majors: Landscape Architecture, Gardening, Environmental Design, and Urban and Rural Planning. It is home to several key...
College of Veterinary Medicine
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) is one of the university’s traditional colleges, with a history dating back to 1936. In 1958, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine was established, and in 2007, the College of Veterinary Medicine was officially founded. The college currently has four teaching and research...
College of Grassland Agriculture
The College of Grassland Agriculture at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The college has 36 faculty members and a student body of approximately 201 undergraduates, 97 master’s students, and 23 doctoral students. Research at the college focuses on grass germplasm resources and abiotic stress biology, forage physiology and...
College of Animal Science and Technology
The College of Animal Science and Technology is one of the oldest colleges at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU). It began enrolling undergraduate students in 1936 and graduate students in 1963. The college has five departments: Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction; Animal Nutrition and Environmental Sanitation; Animal Production and Husbandry Engineering; Smart Animal...
College of Horticulture
The College of Horticulture at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) traces its origins back to 1934 when it was established as the Horticulture Group of Northwest A&F College. It began enrolling undergraduate students in 1936, master’s students in 1961, and PhD students in 1986. Since 2008, the college has also accepted international students. In 2000, the Department of...
College of Plant Protection
Founded in 1934, the College of Plant Protection at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) enrolled its first undergraduate students in 1936 and its first master’s students in 1960. Since 1984, the college has also offered doctoral programs. The college specializes in plant pathology, agricultural insect and pest control, pesticide science, and integrated pest management. It...
College of Agronomy
As one of the oldest institutes at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU), the College of Agronomy began undergraduate training in 1936 and postgraduate training in 1960. It offers three undergraduate programs in Agronomy, Plant Science and Technology, and Seed Science and Technology, as well as PhD and postgraduate training in Crop Genetics and Breeding and Crop Cultivation and...
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU)
Founded in 1934 in Yangling, Shaanxi Province, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) – 西北农林科技大学 – was the first institution of higher education in agriculture and forestry in Northwest China. In 1999, seven major institutions—the Northwest Agriculture University, Northwest Forestry College, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest Institute of Water Resources Design,...
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering (CWRCE)
In 1958, the Department of Agricultural Water Conservancy was established at the Beijing Agricultural Mechanization Institute. In 1995, it was renamed the College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering (CWRCE) at China Agricultural University (CAU). CWRCE has 94 faculty members, more than 70% of whom hold a doctorate degree. The college’s research fields include agricultural water...