Huazhong Agricultural University

Huazhong Agricultural University, founded in 1898, is a key national university directly under the Ministry of Education. It entered the "211 Project" in 2005 and was included in the "Double First-Class" initiative in 2017. After more than 120 years of accumulation, the university has formed a coordinated development pattern with agricultural science as its strength and life science as its feature, covering multiple fields such as natural science, engineering technology, social science and humanities and arts.

The school has a complete education system with 17 colleges (departments), 67 undergraduate programs, 27 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, 18 categories of master's professional degrees, 15 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 5 categories of doctoral professional degrees and 15 postdoctoral research stations. It has strong research capabilities, with over 100 specialized laboratories including three national key laboratories, and has produced many landmark achievements in the fields of hybrid rapeseed, green rice, high-quality breeding pigs, and animal vaccines that have gained international recognition.

The discipline construction has achieved remarkable results. Five disciplines, including biology and horticulture, have been selected as national "Double First-Class" construction disciplines, and seven disciplines have been rated as Class A disciplines. According to ESI statistics, 14 disciplines are in the top 1%, 2 are in the top 1‰, and 1 is in the top 1‰, covering six major categories including agriculture, life sciences, and science.

The faculty is strong, with more than 3,000 staff members, including more than 2,000 teachers, more than 500 professors and more than 300 postdoctoral fellows. Among the top talents, there is one academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and five academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as outstanding scholars such as national teaching masters and recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. There are 59 chief scientists and post scientists of the modern agricultural industry technology system.

International exchanges and cooperation are extensive, and a global talent recruitment platform has been established. In the past three years, the overseas sub-forums of the South Lake International Young Scholars Forum have covered 13 countries and regions across four continents. A total of more than 25 events have been held, attracting outstanding young scholars from 150 renowned international universities and research institutions, with overseas scholars accounting for 70 percent. It has signed cooperation agreements with 199 institutions, including the University of California, Davis, and established joint colleges, international research institutes and overseas science and education demonstration bases, and initiated multiple international academic alliances and competitions. It has six "111" program talent introduction bases, 11 China Scholarship Council cooperation projects, 432 international students, 85% of the international doctoral students come from top universities and research institutions in their home countries, and many of the foreign teachers have won the China Government Friendship Award and the Hubei Provincial Government Chime Bell Award.

By 2035, the university will strive to become a world-class university with distinctive features, a highland of higher agricultural education, a source of agricultural science and technology innovation, and a rich area of outstanding talents.