Address: 159 Longpan Road, Xuanwu District, 210037 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Forestry & Wood Science, Landscape Architecture & Urban Ecology, Chemical Engineering of Forest Products
Nanjing Forestry University is a university in Nanjing, in Jiangsu Province, China. Its present form goes back to 1952, when Nanjing Forestry College was formed from the forestry departments of two earlier Nanjing institutions, Nanjing University and Jinling University, and the university also traces its origins to 1902. The college took the name Nanjing Forestry University in 1985.
Teaching is based on an urban campus in the Xuanwu district of Nanjing and on a campus in Huai’an, and the university website also lists a Baima campus. The site presents its academic units under names such as the college of forestry and grassland and the college of soil and water conservation, and it lists more than twenty academic units.
The university describes itself as an institution centred on forestry and combined with agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries. It takes part in the national Double First-Class initiative for building leading universities and disciplines. Prospective students and visiting researchers should use the official website for current programme lists, campus assignments and international admission rules.
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, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Leading university for forestry and wood science in China. Strong collaborations with forestry and paper industries.
Beijing Forestry University is a public university in Beijing whose recorded fields are forestry, wood science and landscape architecture.
Northeast Forestry University in Harbin is a public forestry-centred university covering forestry, silviculture and wood science.
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, in Fuzhou, links plant science and forestry with animal science and food subjects.
Nanjing Agricultural University shares the host city and offers crop science, plant protection and agricultural resources as public university fields.
Sichuan Agricultural University in Chengdu is a public university with agronomy, animal science, forestry and landscape architecture among its specialties.
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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
What are the origins of Nanjing Forestry University?
The university traces its roots to 1902, while Nanjing Forestry College as such was created in 1952 from the forestry departments of Nanjing University and Jinling University. The present name has been used since 1985.
Is it a national or a provincial institution?
Its own English pages describe it as co-administered by the Jiangsu provincial government, the Ministry of Education and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. It is also included in China's national Double First-Class programme.
Which campuses does the university use?
Its established campuses are an urban campus in the Xuanwu district of Nanjing and a campus in Huai'an. The official website also lists a Baima campus, so applicants should confirm where their programme is taught.
What does the university focus on?
Its own description centres on forestry, combined with agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries. Units listed on its site include colleges dealing with forestry and grassland and with soil and water conservation.
When did the college become a university?
The name Nanjing Forestry University was adopted in 1985. Before that, the institution had been known as Nanjing Forestry College after its creation in 1952.
How can foreign applicants get admission information?
The university publishes its admission and tuition rules on its official website, and Chinese universities generally have an international office that handles foreign applicants. Checking the site close to the intake is advisable, because requirements and fees are revised periodically.
*: 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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