Northeast Forestry University located in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, is an institution of higher education and research under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, serve as the largest forestry university in China and a key university within the scope of national "211 Project". Northeast Forestry University is presently a multidisciplinary university with forestry as its leading field and offers a unique specialization in forestry engineering.
(1) History
Founded in 1952, Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) was formed by the combination of both Zhejiang University and forestry department of Northeast Agricultural College. It is currently one of the key universities affiliated with the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China as well as one of the universities of the "211 Project".
(2) Discipline and programs
Northeast Forestry University is presently a multidisciplinary university with forestry as its leading field and offers a unique specialization in forestry engineering. Northeast Forestry University has also specializes in forestry-related aspects of agriculture, science, engineering, economy, management, liberal arts and law. The university at present is comprised of sixteen schools s and two departments. There are 9 post-doctoral scientific research programs, 43 doctoral degree programs, 135 master degree programs, fifty-seven undergraduate programs and 12 national key disciplines. There are now more than 23000 Chinese students and 150 international students in Northeast Forestry University.
(3) Academic facilities and scientific research
Northeast Forestry University has 1,269 full-time teachers, including seven academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering and visiting academicians, two specially invited professors of Changjiang Scholar Program and 819 professors. Northeast Forestry University campus covers more than 136 hectares with teaching buildings, scientific research laboratories and practice sites. In addition, there are several practice centers which include the Maoershan Experimental Forestry Center (Maoershan National Forest Park) and the Liangshui Experimental Forestry Center (Liangshui National Nature Reserve) etc. Northeast Forestry University has excellent facilities for teaching, research and practice, with one national scientific observation key station (Maoershan forestry ecological system location station), three key laboratories of Ministry of Education, four key laboratories of the State Forestry Administration, and forty-nine research institutions. There are also nine practice sites within the school, including the Maoershan Experimental Forestry Center and Liangshui Experimental Forestry Center and 180 bases outside the school.
(4) Great achievements
Since 2001, Northeast Forestry University has won more than 140 awards of varying levels in scientific researches, including two National second-place awards for Technology and Innovation, three National second-place awards for Advancements in Science and Technology, one Heliang Heli Fund award for Advancements in Science and Technology, six Liangxi prizes awarded by Chinese Society of Forestry, seventy-four other provincial and departmental awards and has obtained sixty-nine national patents. Northeast Forestry University has been titled the Provincial-level Civilized Unit for a continuous thirteen years. The university was also awarded the honorary title of "National Advanced Unit of Spiritual Civilization Construction" in 1999 and 2003 by the central government. In recent years, NEFU has been honored with the National Advanced Collective of "Cultivating Students in Three Aspects," the National Model Home of Workers and Staff (the National Model Labor Union), the National Advanced Collective of Teacher's Morals Construction, the Advanced Unit of Campus Landscaping among Heilongjiang universities and has also won the honorary title of "the National Advanced Unit of Social Practice" twelve times in succession.
(5) Communication and international cooperation
Northeast Forestry University has made great development in international communication and cooperation. It has established intercollegiate cooperative relations with 120 universities and institutions from more than 20 countries and regions. In recent years, Northeast Forestry University has invited more than 300 foreign experts and scholars from more than thirty countries and regions (including the United States, Canada, Russia and Sweden, etc.) to teach, lecture, research, visit and tour the university. There are now more than 150 international students in Northeast Forestry University.
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