College of Resources and Environment Science

College of resources and environments in Southwest China University was established on the base of College of Resources and Environments combined with specialty of land management in School of Economics and Management, specialty of Water Resources Engineering in School of fish Production in Southwest Agricultural University and specialty of land management in School of geographical sciences in Southwest Normal University. College of Resources and Environments in Southwest Agricultural University came from the Department of Soil -Agrochemistry, which was founded in 1952, in College of Southwest Agricultural College. Soil science in the Department was firstly authorized to award doctorate culture unit in 1981 and renamed as college of Resources and Environments by the Agricultural Ministry of China in 1994.

There was only a 4-year specialty, Soil –Agrochemistry, in the Department of Soil -Agrochemistry at beginning. But 53 year later, there are now seven specialties for undergraduates to pursue for bachelor degrees, 9 for master degrees and 5 for doctoral degrees in the college. Agricultural resources unitization that covers soil science and plant nutrition is doctoral specialty for graduate students to pursue. Soil science and plant nutrition are key specialties of Chongqing. We have also established a comprehensive research base and 4 research labs under the management of Agricultural Ministry of China.

105 faculties are now working in the college and 47 among them obtained doctor degrees. Presently, there are 10 doctor supervisors, 29 master supervisors, 20 professors, 21 associate professors, 47 lecturers and 23 junior faculties. 2 professors are provincial and ministerial experts, 5 are academy and technology of Chongqing, and 3 are probationary leaders of academy and technology leaders.

The students come from all over China. More than 7,100 students were graduated since the establishment of the department and college. They include about 6,000 of 2- and 4-year students, 170 course master students, 460 master and 160 doctor degree students, and 15 post-doctors. And there are now more than 2,100 students studying in the college. Among them, 84 is pursuing for doctoral degree, 307 for master degree, 1680 for bachelor degree, and about 230 are adult students.

The faculties in the college undertake more than 500 research projects such as "863" advanced sciences, National Science Fund of China and those financially supported by state, ministry, Province and local governments in recent years. The annual outlay for scientific research ranked first in Southwest China University in the past five years. Since 1990, more than 40 research achievements were awarded by state, ministry, province and municipality. There are about 30 monographs, including translations and national text books, and 1,250 scientific papers written in Chinese or English published. 11% of the papers were published in international publications or present in the international conferences. The faculties in the college also provide companies and governments with various technical service and advisories in recent years.

Our college has established academy and student exchanges with Britain, America, Japan, Germany, France, Canada Sweden, Thailand and so forth. More than 100 scientists participated in co-operative research activities in recent years.