In the north-eastern city of Harbin, in Heilongjiang Province, Northeast Forestry University was set up in July 1952 under the name Northeast Forestry College. It is a forestry-centred institution; the word forestry in its name reflects that focus.
The main campus lies in Harbin’s Xiangfang District and covers about 136 hectares. Outside the city, the university runs two experimental forestry centres, Maoershan and Liangshui, which are linked to the Maoershan forest park and to the Liangshui national nature reserve. Together with its other teaching, research and practice bases, the university reports a total area of about 33,000 hectares.
The university reports more than 30,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students, spread over 22 colleges. Applicants can find current college lists, admission rules and information for international students on the official website.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Leading forestry university in Northeast China. Strong collaborations with forestry and environmental agencies.
Beijing Forestry University is a public university in Beijing working in forestry, wood science, landscape architecture and environmental subjects.
Nanjing Forestry University, in Nanjing, is a provincial public university with strengths recorded in forestry, wood science and landscape architecture.
Northeast Normal University in Changchun is a public university in the same north-eastern region, whose fields include life sciences and ecology.
Heilongjiang University shares the host city of Harbin and is a public university with chemistry, materials science and life sciences among its fields.
Harbin Institute of Technology is a public university in the same city, with aerospace, mechanical engineering and materials science among its fields.
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*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
In which year was Northeast Forestry University created?
It was founded in 1952, originally as Northeast Forestry College, and it now operates under its current university name. Its home is Harbin, the main city of Heilongjiang Province.
What are the experimental forestry centres?
The university runs the Maoershan Experimental Forestry Center and the Liangshui Experimental Forestry Center. They are connected with the Maoershan forest park and with the Liangshui national nature reserve and serve teaching, research and field practice.
How large is the campus?
The main campus in Harbin's Xiangfang District covers about 136 hectares. Counting the forest centres and other practice bases, the university reports a total area of about 33,000 hectares.
How many students study there?
The university reports more than 30,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students, and the exact total changes from year to year. For a precise current number, the university's own website is the most reliable reference.
Is the university tied to experimental forests?
Yes. Besides the city campus it runs the Maoershan and Liangshui experimental forestry centres, which give students and researchers access to field sites outside Harbin.
What should an international applicant check first?
Admission requirements, language rules and fees for foreign students are published by the university and may change from one intake to the next. The international pages of the official website and its international office are the correct starting points.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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