Sichuan Agricultural University

Sichuan Agricultural University, one of the 100 universities selected by the Chinese government to receive special funding under the “211 Project”, has a predominance of bio-technology and agricultural sciences, and covering fields such as physical science, engineering, economics, management?veterinary medicine, liberal arts, pedagogy and law.The university has a complete educational system involving postgraduate education, common higher education, advanced vocational technology education, adult education, modern distance education and international cooperative education. It governs 17 colleges, 5 research institutes and several research centers. The university possesses 4 national key disciplines, 14 ministerial and provincial key disciplines, 14 ministerial and provincial key laboratories?2 engineering centers of the State Educational Department, 2 Changjiang Scholar Invention Group of the State Education Ministry. 3 post-doctoral programs of first level disciplinary, 32 disciplines with the power to award doctoral degrees, 73 specialized disciplines for masters and 66 for undergraduates. The number of enrolled full-time students at campus now is around 30,000. And there are 1,500 members of teachers and researchers, of which 550 are high professional title staff, 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 5 national outstanding senior experts, 1 lecturing professor of Changjiang Scholar of the State Education Ministry, 7 middle-aged and young experts awarded for their outstanding contribution to the country, 6 1st-level and 2nd level academic candidates of the state “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Personnel Project”(Bai Qian Wan Talented Staff Project), 5 members of the Jury of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the Educational Instruction Committee of the Professional Degrees Committee of the State Council, 1 renowned teacher at state level, 4 renowned teacher at provincial level, 50 provincial academic and technical supervisors, 26 excellent provincial experts awarded for their outstanding contribution, and 112 specialists enjoying the Special Government Allowance from the State Council.