• 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
    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]

  • 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 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]

  • 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
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  • Jan 15, 2025

    HZAU teams launch intelligent breeding platform AutoGP

    Professor Li Lin's team, in collaboration with professor Chen Hong's team, both from Huazhong Agricultural University, published a paper titled "AutoGP: An Intelligent Breeding Platform for Enhancing Maize Genomic Selection" in Plant Communications online on Jan 9.
  • Jan 14, 2025

    Scholars of HZAU achieve breakthrough in multiplexed food-borne pathogen detection

    The food safety rapid detection team at the College of Food Science & Technology of Huazhong Agricultural University made waves in the scientific community by unveiling their latest breakthrough in the prestigious journal Nature Food.
  • Jan 8, 2025

    HZAU team advances breeding yellow-seeded Brassica napus with high oil content

    Professor Zhang Chunyu's team from the College of Plant Science and Technology at Huazhong Agricultural University, in collaboration with professor Li Maoteng's team from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, published a research paper titled A rare dominant allele DYSOC1 determines seed coat color and improves seed oil content in Brassica napus in the journal Science Advances on Jan 4.
  • Jan 2, 2025

    HZAU research team contributes to cotton genomic breeding

    The cotton genetic improvement team at Huazhong Agricultural University recently published a research paper on the transcriptional regulatory structure of allotetraploid cotton in Nature Communications.
  • Dec 6, 2024

    HZAU research team makes new progress in Nanotechnology

    A research team led by Han Heyou, a professor at Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), recently published a research paper titled "Manganese-based nanozyme enabled efficient mitigation of Huanglongbing-induced oxidative damage in Citrus" in the journal Environmental Science: Nano. This study constructed a manganese oxide nanoparticle enzyme (MONPs) to achieve the clearance and regulation of oxidative metabolism in citrus tissues infected with Huanglongbing, thereby protecting leaf tissues against oxidative stress.
  • Nov 25, 2024

    HZAU professor wins Pineapple Science Award

    Fu Xinhua, a professor at Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU)'s College of Plant Science & Technology, was awarded at the 13th Pineapple Science Awards ceremony held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Nov 23.
  • Nov 19, 2024

    HZAU team finds new way to breed maize varieties suitable for mechanical harvesting

    Top international scientific journal Cell published online a research paper by Professor Yan Jianbing's team from Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) titled "A Zea genus-specific micropeptide controls kernel dehydration in maize" on Nov 12. The paper charted the process of kernel dehydration.
  • Oct 31, 2024

    HZAU launches first Asteraceae multi-omics database

    The research team from Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), led by Mei Zhinan and Yang Qingyong, professors from the National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops and the Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plant Resources team of HZAU, has recently published their groundbreaking research in Nucleic Acids Research.
  • Oct 15, 2024

    HZAU scholar introduces new approach for crop disease resistance

    Li Bo, a professor at the National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology of Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) and the Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, recently published groundbreaking research in Nature Plants.
  • Oct 4, 2024

    HZAU's potato cultivar recognized for outstanding quality

    A new potato variety exhibition and taste evaluation event was held in Wuchuan county, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sept 22. Among the varieties showcased, 15 varieties bred by the potato research team from Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) were recognized for their outstanding quality.
  • Sep 12, 2024

    HZAU scholars achieve new milestones in supply chain management

    Scholars from the College of Economics & Management at Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), including Professor Hong Xianpei, Associate Professor Zhou Pin, PhD student Zhou Meiling, and He Zhixuan, a student with a master's degree from the same college, have published a paper titled Centralization or Decentralization? The Effect of Cost Learning on Procurement Strategy in one of the UTD24 journals Production and Operations Management, with Hong as the lead author, Zhou Pin serving as the corresponding author.
  • Sep 10, 2024

    This venomous spider traps male fireflies in its web and forces them to flash like females. Experts just found out why

    Orb-weaver spiders may manipulate their prey's behaviour to help them attract more prey to their webs, according to a new Current Biology study.
  • Sep 6, 2024

    Spiders force male fireflies to flash like females - luring more males to their death

    Some orb-weaving spiders force trapped male fireflies to mimic the flashes of females, researchers report today in Current Biology, drawing ever more males into their webs.
  • Aug 26, 2024

    Research finds spiders' strategies for preying on fireflies

    A research team led by Fu Xinhua, a professor from Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), in collaboration with Li Daiqin, professor from Hubei University and Zhang Shichang, associate professor from the same university, discovered that the common web-building spider, Araneus ventricosus, can manipulate the flash signals of fireflies to lure them.
  • Aug 21, 2024

    Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say

    In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, flicker and glow around the same time.
  • Aug 19, 2024

    Spiders may lure male fireflies to their death with a call of love

    A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb-weaving spider, Araneus ventricosus. Researchers believe that these spiders may manipulate the bioluminescent signals that fireflies use to find mates.
  • Aug 19, 2024

    This Spider Uses a Light Show to Trick Eager Male Fireflies Into Its Web

    Imagine being a male firefly when suddenly the telltale flashing of a female catches your eye. Enthralled, you speed toward love's embrace — only to fly headfirst into a spider's web.
  • Aug 5, 2024

    Protect the faint glow of fireflies

    Fireflies nowadays seem to have faded away, existing only in memories or movies.
  • Jul 26, 2024

    Field meeting on soil quality improvement held in Xianning

    A field meeting on improving the quality of red and yellow soils was held at the National Observation and Experiment Station of Agricultural Science in the town of Shuangxiqiao, in Xianning, Central China's Hubei province on July 3.
  • Jul 19, 2024

    "Photovoltaic + crayfish pond efficient breeding technology" achievement appraisal meeting held in Hanchuan

    An appraisal meeting was organized by Huazhong Agricultural University to review the achievements of the "Photovoltaic + Crayfish Pond Efficient Breeding Technology" on July 10.
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