University Introduction

Shanxi Agricultural  University in Taigu was founded in 1907.  With a  predominance of agricultural sciences,it is a multi-disciplinary comprehensive university  under the Education Commission of Shanxi Province. It is one of the key  universities of the country. The university campus, covering an area of  1,442,000 sq. Meters, is 50 kilometers from Taiyuan，the capital of  Shanxi. The  campus, with a total floor space of over 438,000 sq. meters, are cradled in a  lovely landscape with ancient buildings, tall trees and flowers. It is renowned  for her “garden campus.”

Shanxi Agricultural  University comprises 18 colleges and departments,  offering 77 specialties. They include the College of Agriculture, the College of  Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, the College of Forestry, the College of  Horticulture, the College of Resources and Environment, the College of  Engineering, the College of Economics and Trade , the College of Food  Engineering, the College of Public Management, the School of Software, the  College of Urban and Rural Construction and the Department of Physical Education  etc. There are 8 postdoctoral research centers and 31 specialties entitled to  confer Doctor’s degrees, 68 Master’s, 77 Bachelor’s programs. In addition, the  University has 1 key specialties of the nation, 10 key specialties of Shanxi Province, 90 laboratories and 10 product  bases.

The university  participates actively in academic exchanges and establishes academic relations  with universities and research institutions in the U.S, Britain, Spain, Korea,  Ireland and New Zealand etc. Notably the university has enforced the traditional  friendship and academic exchange with Oberlin College of the US over 100  years.

We eagerly hope to exchange extensively with foreign  students and enforce the friendship with the other nations.