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| ¢ñ. Introduction Nanjing Forestry University (NFU) is located in the east of Nanjing, at the foot of Purple Mountain and east of Xuanwu Lake. Formally called Nanjing Forestry College, NFU was founded in 1952,but the University dates back to 1902 when Sanjiang Normal School was founded. Then the University originates from the Forest Departments of Jinling University, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Nanchang University and Hubei Agricultural College. NFU was also named Nanjing Technological College |
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| of Forest Products. NFU, as one of the sources of modern forestry and higher education of forestry in China, boasts a galaxy of pioneers and founders in modern forestry. At present, NFU has 39 Departments in 14 Colleges of Forest Resources and Environment, Landscape Architecture, Wood Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Economics and Management, Civil Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Information Science and Technology, Continuing Education, Applied Technology, International Education, Graduate School, and Physical Education. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NFU has been authorized to confer master and doctoral degrees in addition to conferring bachelor degrees. NFU offers 47 undergraduate programs; 40 master degree programs, 28 doctorate programs. NFU currently possesses 3 Current Centers for Postdoctoral Researchers. There are 4 national key disciplines of Ecology, Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Wood Science and Technology, Chemical Processing Engineering of Forest Products, together with 1 ¡°top priority discipline at the provincial level and 4 ministerial and provincial key disciplines. The total number of students is approximately 20,000, among whom are 1800 master and doctoral students as well as foreign students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFU is authorized to examine quality and approve professorships. Right now there are approximately 1000 teachers, among whom are 2 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 384 professors and associate professors, 84 supervisors for doctoral students, 214 supervisors for master students, and 85 concurrent professors coming from both at home and abroad, among whom are 5 members of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Engineering. In nearly 50 years, NFU has fostered 60,000 graduates and postgraduates as well as foreign students, most of whom have now become the backbones of the forestry development of China. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFU has complete basic facilities and enjoys an advanced management system. There are 25,000 pieces of a number of advanced instruments and equipment such as Computer Center, Electron Microscope Center, Physical and Chemical Analyzing Center, Network Center for Education and Research. The university library has a collection of 700,000 volumes and 2000 periodicals in both Chinese and foreign languages. |  |
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| NFU pays a particular attention to scientific research programs and has attained great achievements. There are 21 research centers, institutes and divisions, 19 research centers approved by the State Forestry Administration, national key open labs, and provincial key engineering centers. NFU issues academic publications at home and abroad, such as: Journal of Nanjing Forestry University (one edition for natural sciences and the other for humanities and social sciences), China Forestry Science and Technology, Interior Design and Decoration and Forestry Energy Conservation. Since 1978, NFU has carried out 2000 various kinds of scientific research programs. Every year, NFU is conducting more than 400 research projects, including the state, the ministerial and the provincial levels. Most of these research projects have obtained fruitful results and various awards have been obtained from the state, the ministerial and the provincial government. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFU takes an active role in developing international academic exchange and cooperation. NFU has established cooperative relations with over 50 universities and research organizations in over 20 countries. Since 1962,
NFU has accepted foreign students from Vietnam, France, Denmark, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Bangladesh, USA, U.K., Singapore, Chile and Korea. Any Application from Foreign Students Is Welcomed. ¢ò. Programs for Foreign Students ¢¡. Current Center for Postdoctoral Researchers: 1. Forestry Engineering 2. Biology 3. Forest science |
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