Jiangxi Agricultural University
Jiangxi Agricultural University is located in the northern suburbs of Nanchang city. Nanchang is the capital city of Jiangxi province. JXAU is a key province-run university and is one of the first universities in China to confer bachelor's and master's degrees.
With 17 colleges, JXAU offers degrees in 60 academic majors.
Jiangxi Agricultural University is a high-level agricultural university with distinctive characteristics, featuring strengths in agriculture, a focus on biotechnology, and coordinated development across multiple disciplines.
History
The origins of Jiangxi Agricultural University trace back to the establishment of Jiangxi Industrial School in 1905. In 1908 it was renamed Jiangxi Higher Agricultural School and later evolved through various reorganizations and mergers.- 1905: Founded as Jiangxi Industrial School, regarded as the earliest agricultural education institution in Jiangxi
- 1908: Renamed Jiangxi Higher Agricultural School
- 1940: Undergraduate education formally began with the founding of National Chung Cheng University College of Agriculture; first principle was the botanist Hu Xiansu
- 1949: Renamed Nanchang University College of Agriculture
- 1952: Merged several agricultural and veterinary departments to form Jiangxi Agricultural College
- 1958: Establishment of Jiangxi Communist Labor University Headquarters
- 1968: Renamed Jiangxi Communist Labor University
- 1969: Merged with Jiangxi Communist Labor University
- 1980 Nov: Renamed Jiangxi Agricultural University