Jiangxi Agricultural University (JXAU; ) is located in the northern suburbs of Nanchang city, the capital city of Jiangxi province. JXAU is a key province-run university and is one of the first universities in China to confer bachelor's and master's degrees.
With 17 colleges, JXAU offers degrees in 60 academic majors. Jiangxi Agricultural University is a high-level agricultural university with distinctive characteristics, featuring strengths in agriculture, a focus on biotechnology, and coordinated development across multiple disciplines.
History The origins of Jiangxi Agricultural University trace back to the establishment of Jiangxi Industrial School in 1905. In 1908 it was renamed Jiangxi Higher Agricultural School and later evolved through various reorganizations and mergers.
1905: Founded as Jiangxi Industrial School , regarded as the earliest agricultural education institution in Jiangxi 1908: Renamed Jiangxi Higher Agricultural School 1940: Undergraduate education formally began with the founding of National Chung Cheng University College of Agriculture; first principle was the botanist Hu Xiansu 1949: Renamed Nanchang University College of Agriculture 1952: Merged several agricultural and veterinary departments (including those from Nanchang University, provincial veterinary schools, Henan/Hunan/Guangxi institutions) to form Jiangxi Agricultural College 1958: Establishment of Jiangxi Communist Labor University HeadquartersMao Zedong: A Letter to Jiangxi Communist Labor University (July 30, 1961). 1968: Renamed Jiangxi Communist Labor University 1969: Merged with Jiangxi Communist Labor University 1980 Nov: Renamed Jiangxi Agricultural University
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External links
Jiangxi Agriculture University(JXAU) Official website JXAU Official website Nanchang Business College Official website