South China Agricultural University

One of the national key universities, South China Agricultural University is a “211 Project” university sponsored by both Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Agriculture during the ninth and tenth “Five-year Plan”. The university is also ranked to be “excellent” by the Inspection for Undergraduate Education organized by the Ministry of Education. Situated at Guangzhou, the “city of flowers”, the university enjoys beautiful scenery and pleasant environment. The campus covers an area of over 8250 mu (550 hectares), and the total gross floor area is over 1.37 million square meters.

The history of SCAU can be traced back to 1909 when Guangdong Agricultural Experimental Station affiliated with an Agricultural School was founded. After years of development and efforts, when the nationwide readjustments of university and college resources took place in 1952, the Station was already called the Agricultural College and became part of the National Sun Yat-Sen University. The college merged with the Agricultural College of Lingnan University and part of the Department of Veterinary Medicine as well as the Department of Pest Pathology of Guangxi University, and formed South China Agricultural College under the administration of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).

After a century-long development, the university has formed valuable tradition and shaped distinguished features as reflected by the university motto “Upgrading Integrity, Broadening Knowledge, Pursuing Truth, Seeking Breakthroughs”

The university is strong in its academic areas. The number of staff and faculty of the university is over 2,900, including 1 member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 4 members of the Discipline Appraisal Groups of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, 4 Special Professors under the “Changjiang Scholar Incentive Program”, 12 Special Professors in higher learning institutions of Guangdong Province under the “Pearl River Scholar Incentive Program”, 3 National Outstanding Youth Fund winners, 5 national-level nominees for the Guangdong provincial “Thousand-hundred-ten Talent Program”, 2 winner of National Outstanding Teacher Award, and 3 National Outstanding Teaching Teams. More than 900 of the faculty are professors and associate professors, of whom, 218 are advisers for Ph.D programs and 791 for master degree programs. 160 research platforms, there are 5 key open laboratories of the Ministry of Agriculture, 2 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 5 Guangdong Provincial key laboratories, 2 Engineering Research Centers of the Ministry of Education, and 2Guangdongprovincial key Research Bases for Humanities and Social Sciences.

The research outputs of SCAU have been increasing steadily over the years. Since the tenth “Five-year Plan”, SCAU has won 114 research and technology awards at provincial/ministerial level or above, with 77 first or second prizes.

SCAU has set two central tasks: teaching and research. As an advanced multi-disciplinary agricultural institute with distinctive tropical and subtropical characteristics, SCAU intends to provide its students with an all-round education that contributes to their future professional success. At SCAU, graduate programs and post-graduate programs are developing concurrently. It has a faculty that is capable of top-level and large-scale research. SCAU has been conducting agricultural research on basic theory as well as applied projects. It will bravely face the future challenges.

Our aim is to provide the best educational experience for each and every one of our students. Our campus is changing to meet 21st-century educational needs. New buildings for Horticulture, Agricultural Economics and Management, Biology, Natural Resources and Environment, Agronomy are the latest additions. We are grateful to the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Provincial Government and our friends for helping us provide the best facilities for the highest quality educational and research programs possible.