Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shanxi Agricultural University (Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences) is a well-known higher agricultural institution in my country, an excellent university for undergraduate teaching evaluation by the Ministry of Education, a university jointly established by the Shanxi Provincial Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the first batch of demonstration universities in the country to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, and a foundation for the central and western regions of the country Selected universities for capacity building. The current party secretary Liao Yuncheng, and the principal (dean) Zhao Chunming.

Inherit a hundred years of hard work, develop and re-innovate. Shanxi Agricultural University was founded in 1907 as a private Mingxian School founded by Kong Xiangxi, and later developed into a private Mingxian Agricultural and Industrial College and a private Mingxian College; in 1951, it was changed to a private school and the Shanxi Agricultural College was established; it was renamed Shanxi Agricultural University in 1979 , Became one of the 99 key universities in the country at the beginning of reform and opening up. In the course of more than 100 years of development, a large number of outstanding talents have emerged in the school. Among them, there are revolutionary heroes such as Zhang Weichen, the earliest communist member in Jinzhong; leading cadres at all levels such as Tan Shaowen and Zheng Shekui; Zheng Zhemin, Zhuang Wenying, Seven academicians including Gao Fu, famous professors and experts such as Wang Shou, Zhang Longzhi, Xu Jintang, etc.; there are also tens of thousands of grassroots cadres and agricultural technicians who have taken root in the grassroots to serve the "three rural". The Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences is the main force in Shanxi's agricultural scientific research and an important force in agricultural technology extension services. Since the establishment of the institute, a group of agricultural scientists represented by Niu Tiantang and Chen Ying have successively bred the country’s first high-yield dwarf sorghum hybrid Jinza No. 5, the country’s first insect-resistant cotton variety Jinmian No. 26, and the world’s The first three-line castor hybrid, Jin Castor No. 2, as well as high-quality and high-yield varieties Jingu 21, Jinmai 47, early-green zucchini, Yulu fragrant pear and other new varieties have made significant contributions to the development of agriculture in Shanxi and even the whole country. Contribute. In October 2019, the Provincial Party Committee and Government, focusing on the overall situation of the reform and development of higher education and agricultural research in Shanxi Province, decided to jointly reform Shanxi Agricultural University and Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences and establish a new Shanxi Agricultural University. Since the reform of the joint agency, the school has implemented a package of major reform measures such as "academic-run school" and "major ministry system", integrated resources, optimized layout, and started a new step in reform and development.

The disciplines are complete, with distinct characteristics and advantages. The school (institute) has two campuses, Taigu Campus and Taiyuan Longcheng Campus, as well as research institutions all over the province, including 21 teaching units and 17 directly affiliated scientific research institutes (centers). There are 8 post-doctoral research stations, 9 first-level disciplines for doctoral degree authorization, 1 type for doctoral professional degree authorization; 14 first-level disciplines for master's degree authorization, and 7 authorization types for master's professional degree. The disciplines and majors cover 8 disciplines, including agriculture, science, engineering, economics, management, literature, law, and art, with 71 undergraduate majors. A disciplinary system with agriculture as the core, bidirectional extension to the upstream biology and downstream food disciplines, and other related disciplines as the support has been preliminarily constructed. There are 1 national key (cultivation) discipline of animal genetics, breeding and reproduction, and 9 provincial key disciplines including agricultural engineering, crop science, horticulture, agricultural resources and environment, plant protection, animal husbandry, veterinary science, forestry, and grass science. . Botany and Zoology, and Agricultural Science are among the top 1% of ESI in the world.

Experts and famous teachers are gathered, and the teachers are strong. The school (academy) insists on implementing the strategy of "Talent Priority and Talents Strengthening the School" to provide strong talent support for reform and development. There are 4,413 teachers, researchers and employees, including 446 senior professional and technical personnel, 1084 associate senior professional and technical personnel, 118 doctoral supervisors, and 734 master supervisors. There are 1 “Changjiang Scholars” distinguished professors, 2 winners of the “National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars”, 4 national candidates for the “Millions of Talents Project”, 3 candidates for the “New Century Excellent Talents Support Program” of the Ministry of Education, and the State Council There are 1 member of the academic evaluation group of the Degree Committee, 9 national experts with outstanding contributions, 83 people enjoying special government allowances, 16 national modern agricultural industrial technology system post scientists, 2 outstanding agricultural scientific research talents of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, "Young Three Jin Scholars" "7 people, 8 provincial young top talents, 63 provincial academic and technical leaders, and 6 provincial scientific and technological heroes. There are 3 national outstanding teachers, 11 members of the Teaching Steering Committee of Higher Education Ministry of Education, 1 national forestry and grassland teaching teacher, and 29 provincial-level teaching teachers.

Insist on Lide and foster people, all kinds of talents come forth in large numbers. The school (college) currently has more than 26,000 students, including 23,404 undergraduates and 2,990 master and doctoral students. There are 1 national university Huang Danian teacher team, 1 national teaching team, 12 national first-class undergraduate professional construction points, 5 national characteristic professional construction points, 2 national quality courses, and 1 national quality resource sharing course. There are 3 national experimental teaching demonstration centers and 1 national off-campus practice education base for college students. Since the establishment of the school, more than 150,000 talents of various types have been trained, all over the country, in all walks of life, and have made important contributions to the economic and social development of Shanxi and even the whole country. In recent years, the school has vigorously promoted the reform of education and teaching. It has successively won 2 second-class national teaching achievement awards, more than 100 provincial and ministerial teaching achievement awards, and 224 provincial and ministerial awards in competitions such as the "Challenge Cup". Projects, the establishment of the undergraduate and master’s overall training experimental class, the excellent agricultural and forestry talent experimental class, and the innovation and entrepreneurship pioneer class, a group of outstanding students have emerged, represented by Jiang Libin, the first "Chinese University Student of the Year" in the province. The school (academy) actively promotes foreign cooperation and exchanges, and has a history of more than 100 years of cooperation with Oberlin University in the United States; it has established cooperative relations with more than 100 universities in the United States, Britain, Australia, Russia, Thailand and other countries and regions; and Well-known universities such as the University of California, Davis, New Zealand Massey University, and Auckland University of Technology carry out joint training programs; students from Nepal, Iran, Pakistan and other countries come to the school to study for a degree.

Innovation drives development, and scientific research results are fruitful. The school firmly establishes the development concept of "innovation first", creates a first-class innovation ecology, and enhances scientific and technological innovation capabilities. At present, relying on the school (academy) to build the National Sorghum Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, Shanxi Jinzhong (Taigu) National Science and Technology Commissioner Entrepreneurship Training Base, Shanxi Province Edible Fungus Industry National Science and Technology Commissioner Venture Chain, and Eastern Loess Plateau Dry Farming Festival The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Water Technology, the National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Degraded Soil Improvement and New Fertilizer Research and Development, the National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Horticultural Plant Detoxification and Breeding Technology, and the provinces and departments for high-quality and high-efficiency production of characteristic crops on the Loess Plateau. There are 7 national-level platforms such as the center, and 130 provincial and ministerial-level platforms such as the National Functional Coarse Cereals Technology Innovation Center, Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory, and the "1331 Project" innovation platform. There are 24 scientific and technological innovation teams from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Shanxi Province. Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", it has won 2 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 8 provincial and ministerial first prizes, and 39 second prizes; 39 nationally approved (approved) varieties and provincially approved (recognized) There are 252 designated varieties, 2 national standards, 339 local standards, and 53 national plant variety rights. Sponsored 8 professional publications including "Journal of Shanxi Agricultural University (Natural Science Edition)".

Leading by technological demonstration, serving the construction of farming valleys. Since the implementation of the "Agriculture Valley" strategy in Shanxi, the school (academy) has given full play to its own disciplinary advantages, talent advantages, and scientific research advantages to establish and complete scientific research platforms such as "three academies and five centers", bringing together a group of high-end talents in the functional agriculture (food) field, focusing on Major scientific research projects in the fields of organic dry farming and functional agriculture (food) have formed a number of landmark and innovative scientific research results. In 2019, the Jinzhong National Agricultural High Zone was approved for construction. The school (academy) further integrated the resources of the institute, innovated the integration mechanism, and actively served the Jinzhong National Agricultural High Zone (Shanxi Agricultural Valley) to become a first-class modern agricultural innovation highland and industrial highland in China , Open highlands, talent highlands and pioneer areas for rural reforms. The school (academy) adheres to the concept of "writing papers in the fields and spreading science and technology to the land of the Three Jins", and provides technology promotion services to 11 cities and more than 90 counties. In recent years, more than 200 scientific and technological service teams have been active in the front line of agricultural production in the province, promoting more than 400 new varieties, integrating supporting 521 high-yield and high-efficiency technologies, accumulatively establishing 210,000 mu of core demonstration fields and radiating 5.6 million mu , Training 500,000 people-times of agricultural management cadres, technicians, entrepreneurs, etc., creating direct economic benefits accumulatively exceeding 1.312 billion yuan. Schools (institutes) actively carry out school (institute) and county cooperation, relying on the county and village three-level trusteeship organization system, explore and promote the "H-type agricultural production trusteeship" model in Shanyin, Pingyao, Yicheng and other places, and the promotion area has reached more than 200,000 mu Established leading industries with local characteristics such as Xixian Yuluxiang Pear, Heshun Taihang Yunniu, Yangquyiji integrated organic dry farming, Jingle quinoa, Wanrong Linyi apple, Guangling organic edible fungi and other leading industries. In 2018, the “Lvliang Action to Help Tackling Deep Poverty” was launched, forming a “city, county—academy—expert—team” counterpart assistance model, focusing on edible fungi, red dates, walnuts, beekeeping, Chinese medicinal materials, and small The demonstration and promotion of technologies in industries such as miscellaneous grains and potatoes have provided strong support to local industries for poverty alleviation. In recent years, we have vigorously carried out the construction of "6+30" rural revitalization demonstration villages, and explored rural revitalization paths that can be replicated and promoted in different regions and categories. The school actively participates in the construction of the "Belt and Road", joined the "Silk Road Agricultural Education and Technology Innovation Alliance", etc., the existing Madagascar cotton planting technical service and industrial base construction, the creation of new germplasm for Pakistani special crops and the demonstration of dry farming agricultural technology, etc. International scientific and technological cooperation projects.

The conditions for running a school are excellent, and it is a holy place for studying and studying. The school’s campus covers an area of 3588 mu, with a construction area of 1.375 million square meters, and a total fixed asset value of 3.65 billion yuan, of which the total value of teaching and research equipment is 1.068 billion yuan, there are more than 2.07 million paper collections, and 3.42 million e-books. The school is a national civilized campus and a national model unit for greening. The "Shanxi Mingxian School Site" on the Taigu campus is a national key cultural relics protection unit. It has completely preserved the architectural complex from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. It is a vivid example of the history of modern education in Shanxi Province, the history of agricultural development, and the history of cultural and educational exchanges between China and the West. Historical data.

New era, new mission, new deeds. The school (academy) adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, takes morality as the foundation, and strengthens agriculture as its own responsibility. The goal of "Research and Application-oriented University" is striving forward!