Northwest A& F University (NWAFU)

    Northwest A&F University (A&F) is a national key comprehensive university directly under the jurisdiction of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE). A&F is supported by Ministry of Education's "Project 985", whose purpose is to build world-class universities in China. The university is also a member of the "Project 211", a new government endeavor aimed at strengthening 100 institutions of higher education and key disciplinary areas as a national priority for the 21st century. In addition, the university is one of 56 universities authorized to run Graduate Schools in China.
   There are 64 undergraduate programs encompassing eleven disciplines in agriculture, science, engineering, economics, management, humanities, law, philosophy, history, medicine and education. There are seven national key disciplines: Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Pomology, Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Agricultural Economics and Management. There are also two state key fostering disciplines: Crop Genetics and Breeding, and Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control.
   Northwest A&F University is actively striving to expand international cooperation and exchange in education, science and technology.