Institutes-Huazhong Agricultural University

About HZAU

Overview

History

Leadership

Charter

Organization

Overview
Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) is located in the main urban area of Wuhan, Hubei province in central China. It was founded in 1898 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) by Zhang Zhidong,the then-governor of Hubei and Hunan provinces, as the Hubei Farming School in China. [Read More]

History
1898-1911 During the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Zhang Zhidong, the then-governor of Hunan and Hubei provinces, established the Hubei Farming School. [Read More]

Leadership
Leadership of CPC Committee of HZAU [Read More]

Charter
Huazhong Agricultural University（HZAU）, formerly known as Hubei Agricultural School, was founded in 1898 and later built into Huazhong Agricultural College in 1952. In 1985, the University got its present name. [Read More]

Organization
General Office,Office of Discipline Inspection Commission,Supervision DivisionInspection Work Leading Group Office of CPC HZAU Committee [Read More]
News & Events

News

Events

Specials

Photos and Videos

News
The latest news and significant events at HZAU will be released. [Read More]

Events
Detailed information about upcoming events at HZAU will be released. This includes the latest previews and schedules for academic lectures, forums, competitions, and more. [Read More]

Specials
From in-depth features on groundbreaking research and outstanding faculty achievements to behind-the-scenes looks at major events and student success stories, the Specials column provides a rich, immersive experience. [Read More]

Photos and Videos
This column showcases the highlights of various cultural activities both on and off campus, including traditional festivals, artistic performances, cultural lectures, and student club activities. [Read More]
Academics
Admissions

Undergraduates

Graduates

International Students

Continuing Education

Undergraduates
The school adheres to the principle of fostering integrity and encouraging people committed to nurturing well-rounded talents who meet the demands of technological, economic, and social development. These talents should be characterized by comprehensive development in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education. [Read More]

Graduates
The university's graduate education dates back to 1953, making it one of the first institutions nationwide authorized to confer doctoral and master's degrees. The university is authorized to grant doctoral degrees in disciplines such as science,engineering, agriculture, and management, with 16 first-level discipline doctoral degree-granting programs and two professional doctoral degree-granting programs (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Doctor of Biology and Medicine). [Read More]

International Students
The education of international students in our school can be traced back to 1960. In 2003, it became the first batch of pilot units in China for "high-level experts to train highly educated international students". Adhering to the principle of "giving priority to quality, optimizing structure and developing with characteristics", our school mainly recruits and trains high-level international students in China around the advantageous and characteristic disciplines such as crop science, horticulture,animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, food science and engineering. [Read More]

Continuing Education
The continuing education program at Huazhong Agricultural University began in the early 1950s, initially focusing on short-term training courses for government management departments. In 1960, the university established a correspondence department,marking the beginning of its history in higher agricultural correspondence education. [Read More]
Research

Research Progress

Discipline Construction

Institutes

Publications

Research Cooperation

Research Progress
The column highlights cutting-edge projects, innovative experiments, and significant discoveries made by our dedicated researchers and scholars. [Read More]

Discipline Construction
Over the past three decades, HZAU focused on elevating the agricultural related disciplines with advanced bio-scientific technology while advancing the development of biological disciplines out of its strong root of traditional agricultural disciplines. [Read More]

Institutes
HZAU has two national key laboratories, one national-local joint engineering laboratory, four specialized laboratories, and 26 ministerial-level key (engineering) laboratories. [Read More]

Publications
The Journal Center of the Academy of Science and Technology Development at Huazhong Agricultural University was established in May 2019. [Read More]

Research Cooperation
A relatively stable research collaboration network has been established with over 120 foreign (overseas) research institutions and universities, facilitating substantial international (regional) cooperation in research and exchange. [Read More]
Life at HZAU

Campus View

Student Life

Useful Info

Library

Museum

Alumni

Campus View
The campus is located in the main urban area of Wuhan, Hubei province. Nestled on Shizishan and surrounded by lakes on three sides,it spans a 5-square-kilometer picturesque campus with 9 kilometers of romantic lakeside, 10 kilometers of forest roads, and 6.6 kilometers of scenic greenways. [Read More]

Student Life
The school boasts extensive facilities for science popularization, sports, and cultural activities, as well as a student activity center. [Read More]

Useful Info
HZAU has a fleet of 15 campus tour vehicles, operating on two routes. These vehicles are managed in accordance with industry standards and relevant regulations to provide convenient intra-campus transportation services for all faculty, staff, and students. [Read More]

Library
Huazhong Agricultural University Library was established in 1940. It was initially known as the "Hubei Agricultural College Library." [Read More]

Museum
The Museum of Huazhong Agricultural University is located at the foot of Shizi Mountain in Wuhan. It is a natural science museum that integrates agriculture, scientific research, and popular science functions. [Read More]

Alumni
[Read More]

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Scientific Research Institutions

(1) National Key Laboratories

National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement

National Key Laboratory of Agro-microbiology

(2) National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory

National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Animal Disease Prevention and Control (Hubei)

(3) Specialized Laboratories

National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues

National Laboratory of Safety Evaluation of Veterinary Drugs

Animal Bio-safety Level 3 Laboratory of Huazhong Agricultural University

Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Livestock and Poultry Products (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture, P.R China

(4) Ministerial-level Key (Engineering) Laboratories

Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education

Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education

Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education

Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genomics, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Agro-Microbial Resource and Development, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Rapeseed Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of development of veterinary diagnostic products, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop Biology and Germplasm Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Central China Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture

Key Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture

Hubei Preventive Veterinary Medicine Key Laboratory (Huazhong Agricultural University)

Hubei Crop Disease Monitoring&Safety Control key Laboratory (Huazhong Agricultural University)

Hubei Insect Resource Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory (Huazhong Agricultural University)

Hubei Agricultural Bioinformatics Key Laboratory (Huazhong Agricultural University)

Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation

Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Animal Disease Prevention and Control

Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-type Fertilizer

Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Healthy Aquaculture

Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Superior Crop Mechanized Production Technology and Equipment

Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Precision Pig Feeding and Feed Safety Technology

(5) Provincial-level Key Research Bases of Humanities and Social Sciences in Higher Education Institutions

Hubei Rural Development Research Center

Rural Social Construction&Management Research Center

Hubei Provincial Research Center of the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Huazhong Agricultural University Branch

Hubei Ecological Civilization Construction Research Institute

(6) International Bases for Scientific and Technological Cooperation

The International Cooperation Base on Crop Genetic Improvement

International Joint Research Centre For Agro-Biotechnology

International Joint Research Centre For Animal Disease Control

The International Cooperation Base on Animal Breeding and Disease Control Technology

International Joint Research and Training Center for Veterinary Epidemiology

Hubei International Cooperation Base for Waste Conversion by Insects

(7) National/Ministerial/Provincial/Municipal Research Centers

National Engineering Research Center For Livestock

National Research Center of Rapeseed Engineering and Technology

National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan)

National Engineering Research Center of Microbial Pesticides

Laboratory animal center, Wuhan national biological industry base

National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center (Hubei) in Medicinal Plant Breeding and Cultivation

National and Local United Engineering Research Center for Egg Processing Technology (Hubei)

Rapeseed Engineering and Technology Research Centre

Animal Biological Medicine Research Centre

The Wuhan Research Branch of the National Rapeseed Genetic Improvement Center

National Center of Crop Molecular Breeding

National Indoor Conservation Center of virus-free germplasm of fruit crops

National Citrus Breeding Center

National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China)

National Research&Development Center for Egg Processing

National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing (Wuhan)

Hubei Rice Research Center

Potato Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

The Citrus Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Animal Vaccine Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Green Super Rice Research and Engineering Center of Hubei Province

Edible Mushroom Engineering Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Modern Agricultural Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Functional Food Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Soil Pollution Remediation Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Aquatic Vegetable Fresh-keeping Processing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province

Research Center of Pesticide Formulation, Hubei Province

Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Egg Processing

Hubei Provincial Engineering Research Center of Medicinal Plant

Hubei Processing Technology Innovation Base for Bulk Agricultural Products

Hubei University Independent Innovation Base for Crop Pest Control Theory and Technology

(8) Collaborative Innovation Centers

Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture

Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center of Healthy Pig Breeding

(9) Ministerial-and-provincial-level Testing and Inspecting Institutions

Center of Quality Test and Supervision for Breeding Swine Wuhan, MOA

The Supervision, Inspection&Testing Center of Microbial Products Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan

Breeding Swine Quality Supervision, Inspecting and Testing Center (Wuhan), Ministry of Agriculture

HuBei Feed Quality Station of Analysis and Supervisor

History 1898-1911 During the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Zhang Zhidong, the then-governor of Hunan and Hubei provinces, established the Hubei Farming School. [Read More]

Leadership Leadership of CPC Committee of HZAU [Read More]

Charter Huazhong Agricultural University（HZAU）, formerly known as Hubei Agricultural School, was founded in 1898 and later built into Huazhong Agricultural College in 1952. In 1985, the University got its present name. [Read More]

Organization General Office,Office of Discipline Inspection Commission,Supervision DivisionInspection Work Leading Group Office of CPC HZAU Committee [Read More]

News The latest news and significant events at HZAU will be released. [Read More]

Events Detailed information about upcoming events at HZAU will be released. This includes the latest previews and schedules for academic lectures, forums, competitions, and more. [Read More]

Specials From in-depth features on groundbreaking research and outstanding faculty achievements to behind-the-scenes looks at major events and student success stories, the Specials column provides a rich, immersive experience. [Read More]

Photos and Videos This column showcases the highlights of various cultural activities both on and off campus, including traditional festivals, artistic performances, cultural lectures, and student club activities. [Read More]

Research Progress The column highlights cutting-edge projects, innovative experiments, and significant discoveries made by our dedicated researchers and scholars. [Read More]

Discipline Construction Over the past three decades, HZAU focused on elevating the agricultural related disciplines with advanced bio-scientific technology while advancing the development of biological disciplines out of its strong root of traditional agricultural disciplines. [Read More]

Institutes HZAU has two national key laboratories, one national-local joint engineering laboratory, four specialized laboratories, and 26 ministerial-level key (engineering) laboratories. [Read More]

Publications The Journal Center of the Academy of Science and Technology Development at Huazhong Agricultural University was established in May 2019. [Read More]

Research Cooperation A relatively stable research collaboration network has been established with over 120 foreign (overseas) research institutions and universities, facilitating substantial international (regional) cooperation in research and exchange. [Read More]

Student Life The school boasts extensive facilities for science popularization, sports, and cultural activities, as well as a student activity center. [Read More]

Useful Info HZAU has a fleet of 15 campus tour vehicles, operating on two routes. These vehicles are managed in accordance with industry standards and relevant regulations to provide convenient intra-campus transportation services for all faculty, staff, and students. [Read More]

Library Huazhong Agricultural University Library was established in 1940. It was initially known as the "Hubei Agricultural College Library." [Read More]

Museum The Museum of Huazhong Agricultural University is located at the foot of Shizi Mountain in Wuhan. It is a natural science museum that integrates agriculture, scientific research, and popular science functions. [Read More]

Alumni [Read More]

Hot Words

Hot Words

Research

Scientific Research Institutions

History
1898-1911 During the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Zhang Zhidong, the then-governor of Hunan and Hubei provinces, established the Hubei Farming School. [Read More]

Leadership
Leadership of CPC Committee of HZAU [Read More]

Charter
Huazhong Agricultural University（HZAU）, formerly known as Hubei Agricultural School, was founded in 1898 and later built into Huazhong Agricultural College in 1952. In 1985, the University got its present name. [Read More]

Organization
General Office,Office of Discipline Inspection Commission,Supervision DivisionInspection Work Leading Group Office of CPC HZAU Committee [Read More]

News
The latest news and significant events at HZAU will be released. [Read More]

Events
Detailed information about upcoming events at HZAU will be released. This includes the latest previews and schedules for academic lectures, forums, competitions, and more. [Read More]

Specials
From in-depth features on groundbreaking research and outstanding faculty achievements to behind-the-scenes looks at major events and student success stories, the Specials column provides a rich, immersive experience. [Read More]

Photos and Videos
This column showcases the highlights of various cultural activities both on and off campus, including traditional festivals, artistic performances, cultural lectures, and student club activities. [Read More]

Research Progress
The column highlights cutting-edge projects, innovative experiments, and significant discoveries made by our dedicated researchers and scholars. [Read More]

Discipline Construction
Over the past three decades, HZAU focused on elevating the agricultural related disciplines with advanced bio-scientific technology while advancing the development of biological disciplines out of its strong root of traditional agricultural disciplines. [Read More]

Institutes
HZAU has two national key laboratories, one national-local joint engineering laboratory, four specialized laboratories, and 26 ministerial-level key (engineering) laboratories. [Read More]

Publications
The Journal Center of the Academy of Science and Technology Development at Huazhong Agricultural University was established in May 2019. [Read More]

Research Cooperation
A relatively stable research collaboration network has been established with over 120 foreign (overseas) research institutions and universities, facilitating substantial international (regional) cooperation in research and exchange. [Read More]

Student Life
The school boasts extensive facilities for science popularization, sports, and cultural activities, as well as a student activity center. [Read More]

Useful Info
HZAU has a fleet of 15 campus tour vehicles, operating on two routes. These vehicles are managed in accordance with industry standards and relevant regulations to provide convenient intra-campus transportation services for all faculty, staff, and students. [Read More]

Library
Huazhong Agricultural University Library was established in 1940. It was initially known as the "Hubei Agricultural College Library." [Read More]

Museum
The Museum of Huazhong Agricultural University is located at the foot of Shizi Mountain in Wuhan. It is a natural science museum that integrates agriculture, scientific research, and popular science functions. [Read More]

Alumni
[Read More]