Jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, State Forestry Administration, and Fujian Provincial Government, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) is one of the three high-level provincial universities built as key ones by Fujian Provincial Government and the only higher education institution in Fujian specializing in this field. Over the years it has made significant achievements in the fields of teaching, technological innovation, social services, and international cooperation.
One of the country’s first agricultural and forestry institutions
FAFU was established on the basis of the Agriculture Department of Concord College in 1936 and the Provincial Agricultural Institute in 1940. Over 78 years since its establishment, some 160 thousand students have graduated, and over 10 CAS academicians have worked or studied here. The university is among the first group of Chinese universities to grant master’s degrees and the second group to grant doctoral degrees. In addition, FAFU has been rated “A” in terms of undergraduate teaching by the Ministry of Education. Currently the university is home to some 30 thousand students, 4500 of whom are in their graduate studies.
