Founded in 1979 and approved by the State Council in 1981, the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GSCAAS) is one of the earliest degree conferral institutions for master’s degree and doctor’s degree in China.
Backed up by 42 research institutes all over 18 provinces, municipalities or autonomous regions in China, GSCAAS runs the graduate school with the philosophy that agriculture revitalization must be realized through science and education that should be research-based and quality-oriented. Two phases of co-nurture of the graduate students is the distinct feature, that is, both the graduate school and the institutes have to team up. The graduate school is responsible for the overall enrollment, course teaching, and degree conferment. During course delivering period, the graduate school exercises full management while when courses are over, students follow their supervisors to conduct research until the time they complete their dissertation. Each institute that the students are affiliated to takes care of the management, coupled with the assistance from the graduate school. Over 30 years of exploration and development, GSCAAS has established a multi-layered and multi-typed personnel development system that includes not only Ph.D candidates, post Ph.D candidates, students working towards their master’s degree, but also foreign students and professional degree students. At present, there are over 4,400 students studying in the school, 2,900 of whom are full-time students. Over 9,600 students, who graduated from the school, are making great contributions to agricultural and economic development in China.
