Qingdao Agricultural University


Qingdao Agricultural University is a public university based in Qingdao and Laiyang district of Yantai, Shandong province, China. Founded in 1951 and formerly known as Laiyang Agricultural College, the school was awarded university status in 1999. Most of the majors offered are in the agricultural and engineering sciences. A new campus in Pingdu will be operated in September 2019.

History

Qingdao Agricultural University, formerly known as Laiyang Agricultural College, was founded in 1951.
It was first named Laiyang Agricultural School, then Laiyang Agricultural College, Laiyang Agricultural School, Laiyang Agricultural University, Laiyang Agricultural College, and finally Qingdao Agricultural University.

Campus

QAU enjoys three campuses and one farm. Two campuses in Qingdao and the other in Laiyang. The farm in Jiaozhou. They boast ideal geographic location, beautiful sceneries and rich cultures.
For perfect cultural atmosphere, QAU's campus is awarded Shandong Civil Campus.
The campus of QAU covers an area of around 286 ha. with the building floorage of 1.1+ million square meters.

Academic

QAU comprises 22 schools, 77 full-time four-year undergraduate majors or specialities, 13 first-level disciplines of postgraduate programs, 78 second-level disciplines of postgraduate programs and three professional postgraduate programs. QAU has a total enrollment of 35,000, including 1,400 graduate students. QAU Equipment gross is over CNY257+ million. QAU library has a total collection of 2,179,600 books, and 2,486,300 e-books.
QAU has developed herself into a well-balanced comprehensive university, covering sciences, engineering, agriculture, humanities, arts, law, management, economics etc. QAU was awarded EXCELLENT in the National Undergraduate Teaching Assessment of the Ministry of Education. QAU features in science and technology innovation and fruitful achievements. QAU was ranked 34 nationally in the National Higher Learning Institutions Real Income List from Science and Technology Transfer in 2002. QAU topped the other universities in Shandong Province.

Schools and departments