southwest forestry university

Southwest Forestry University is the only independently established forestry university in western China. It has forestry, forestry engineering, and landscape architecture as its traditional strengths, biology, environmental science and engineering as its distinctive features, and science, engineering, agriculture, liberal arts, law, and management. It is a university supporting the National Education and Training Program for Excellent Agricultural and Forestry Talents, the Education and Training Program for Outstanding Engineers, and the Basic Capacity Building Project of Central and Western Universities.

The school originated from the Forestry Department of Yunnan University in 1938 and was founded as Kunming Agriculture and Forestry College in 1958. In 1973, the Forestry Department of Kunming Agriculture and Forestry College merged with Beijing Forestry College, which moved south to Kunming, to form Yunnan Forestry College. After Beijing Forestry College moved back to Beijing in 1978, the school was renamed Yunnan Forestry College and was directly under the management of the former Ministry of Forestry. In 1983, it was renamed Southwest Forestry College and is one of the six regional forestry undergraduate colleges directly under the Ministry of Forestry. In 2000, the school was adjusted from a university directly under the State Forestry Administration to one co-constructed by the central and local governments, with the province as the main management. In 2010, it was renamed Southwest Forestry University.

The school actively adapts to the needs of economic and social development and constantly adjusts and optimizes the college structure. It currently has the School of Forestry (Asia-Pacific Forestry School), School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Landscape and Horticulture, School of Life Sciences, School of Ecology and Environment, School of Civil Engineering, School of Biodiversity School of Sexual Protection, School of Big Data and Intelligent Engineering, School of Mechanical and Transportation, School of Geography and Eco-tourism, School of Wetland, School of Mathematics and Physics, School of Chemical Engineering, School of Marxism, School of Liberal Arts, School of Economics and Management, School of Accounting, School of Foreign Languages, Art It has 22 teaching units including the School of Design, Art Museum, School of Physical Education, School of Continuing Education (Vocational and Technical College, Agriculture and Forestry Cadre College), and International College.

The school currently has 22,714 full-time undergraduate students, 3,300 master's students, and 166 doctoral students. There are 1,273 faculty members on staff, among whom 154 have senior professional titles and 365 have deputy senior professional titles. A total of 244 people were selected as talents at the national, provincial and ministerial level or above, including 3 national outstanding teachers, 1 national talent, 1 young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions to the country, 2 experts enjoying special allowances from the State Council, and the former New Century Ministry of Education 3 outstanding talents, 1 young top-notch talent from the National Special Support Program for High-level Talents, 1 leading scientific and technological talent from the Yunnan Provincial High-level Talent Training Support Program, 3 Yunling Scholars, 10 leading industrial technology talents, 3 cultural celebrities, There are 7 famous teaching teachers, 53 young top-notch talents, 6 high-level talents from the Yunnan Province High-level Talent Introduction Plan (including 5 flexible talents), 10 high-end foreign experts, 5 industrial talents (including 4 flexible talents), and 14 young talents. people (including 4 flexible people), 11 experts contacted by the Provincial Party Committee, 14 experts enjoying special allowances from the Yunnan Provincial Government, 6 outstanding professional and technical talents with outstanding contributions in Yunnan Province, 2 national forestry and grassland teaching teachers, and 2 national forestry and grassland teachers. There are 2 leading talents in scientific and technological innovation, 2 national top-notch forest and grass youth talents, 26 young and middle-aged academic and technical leaders in Yunnan Province, 16 reserve talents, 6 technological innovation talents in Yunnan Province and 1 reserve talent, Yunnan Provincial Teacher Ethics There are 4 pacesetters, 8 famous teaching teachers in higher education institutions in Yunnan Province, and 2 people in the Provincial Science and Technology Association’s young and middle-aged talent promotion project.

The school attaches great importance to teaching and currently offers 82 undergraduate majors and 1 Sino-foreign cooperation major, including 3 national first-class specialty majors, 4 national outstanding agricultural and forestry talent training program majors, 3 national outstanding engineer training program majors, There are 5 provincial-level specialty majors, 4 national first-class professional construction sites, and 19 provincial-level first-class professional construction sites. Won 1 second prize for national teaching achievements, 1 special prize for provincial teaching achievements (participation), 8 first prizes, and 24 second prizes. It has been approved for more than 500 provincial and ministerial level quality engineering projects (including 52 industry-university-research projects), and has been awarded 12 provincial and ministerial level practical teaching demonstration centers. The "Basic Experimental Teaching Center for Forestry Majors" was approved as a national experimental teaching demonstration center, and the "Southwestern Forestry University-Chuxiong Forestry Bureau Zijinshan Forest Farm Science Comprehensive Practice Education Base" was approved as a national off-campus practical education base for college students. There are 1 national-level quality course, 1 national-level quality resource sharing course, 19 provincial-level quality courses, 2 provincial-level quality open video courses, 11 provincial-level quality resource sharing courses, and 1 national-level first-class undergraduate course. There are 20 provincial first-class undergraduate courses. There is 1 Huang Danian-style teacher team in national universities, 1 Huang Danian-style teacher team in provincial universities, 3 new agricultural science research and reform practice projects approved by the Ministry of Education, and 2 new engineering research and practice projects approved by the Ministry of Education (including participation 1 item). Students have achieved outstanding results in competitions such as the "Internet +" College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the National College Student Structural Design Competition, and the National College Student Mathematical Modeling Competition. The school's entrepreneurship park was rated as a provincial youth entrepreneurship demonstration park, and the forestry campus entrepreneurship platform was rated as It is recognized as a provincial campus entrepreneurship platform and a KAB entrepreneurship education base for college students. The school has been rated as a university with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship for college graduates in Yunnan Province, the first innovation and entrepreneurship education demonstration university in Yunnan Province, and an advanced collective in the employment of graduates from ordinary colleges and universities nationwide.

The school is one of the first batch of master's degree-granting units approved by the State Council. It has the right to grant doctoral degrees. It has three post-doctoral research stations in forestry, forestry engineering, and landscape architecture. It is a recommended university for outstanding fresh undergraduate graduates to pursue graduate studies without taking the exam. It has 4 first-level discipline doctoral programs, 15 first-level discipline master’s degree programs, 65 second-level discipline master’s degree programs, 15 professional master’s degree programs, 6 National Forestry and Grassland Administration key disciplines, 1 cultivation discipline, and provincial key There are 5 disciplines, 2 provincial-level key construction disciplines with advantages and characteristics, 2 disciplines jointly constructed by provincial colleges and universities through cooperation and consultation, 1 A-level peak discipline, 2 B-level peak disciplines, and 1 B-level peak discipline advantageous and characteristic research direction. , 2 Category A plateau subjects. It has 2 provincial-level academic doctoral degree authorization points for cultivation and construction, 1 professional doctoral degree authorization point, 4 academic master's degree authorization points, and 3 professional master's degree authorization points.

The school has been approved to establish the National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Forestry Biomass Resources, the International Joint Research Center for Biomass Materials, the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Conservation and Utilization of Southwest Mountain Forest Resources, the National Plateau Wetland Research Center, and the Yunnan Biodiversity Research Center. Institute, Yunnan Forest Resources Asset Management and Forest Rights System Research Base. There are 3 national forestry and grassland long-term scientific research bases, 3 National Forestry and Grassland Administration key laboratories, 2 engineering technology research centers, 1 inspection and testing center, 3 ecosystem positioning research stations, and 3 innovation alliances. There are 1 provincial engineering laboratory, 4 provincial engineering research centers, 4 provincial key laboratories, 1 provincial engineering technology research center, 2 provincial international joint research centers, and 1 provincial international scientific and technological cooperation base. There are 2 provincial-level science and technology innovation centers for South Asia and Southeast Asia. There are 4 academician workstations and 4 expert workstations. There are 1 collaborative innovation center, 13 provincial university key laboratories, 6 provincial university engineering research centers, 2 Kunming Engineering Technology Research Centers, and 1 Kunming International R&D Center. It has the National Park Branch of the Chinese Forestry Society, the Ancient and Valuable Tree Branch of the Chinese Forestry Society, and the Yunnan Ecological Civilization Construction Research and Development Promotion Association. There are 22 natural science innovation teams at all levels, 4 provincial philosophy and social science innovation teams, 2 bases, and 2 think tanks. He has won 2 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 first prize of the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Scientific Research and Science and Technology Progress Award, 8 first prizes of the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Award, 1 first prize of the Liang Xi Forestry Science and Technology Award, and 1 Liang Heli Award. It publishes "Journal of Southwest Forestry University (Natural Sciences)" and "Journal of Southwest Forestry University (Social Sciences)".

The school currently has a Grade A and B qualification certificate for forestry survey planning and design, a Grade B qualification certificate for quality inspection, testing and measurement certification of wood and wood and bamboo products, a Grade B qualification certificate for the preparation of water and soil conservation plans for production and construction projects, a Grade B qualification certificate for water and soil conservation monitoring of production and construction projects, and a landscape Grade B for garden engineering design, Grade C qualification for construction engineering in the construction industry, and Grade B qualification certificate for tourism planning and design. Give full play to regional, industry and disciplinary advantages, actively participate in serving economic and social development, and engage in biodiversity and nature reserve management and forest cultivation. , forest protection, bamboo and rattan research, wood science and technology, plateau wetlands, etc. have certain advantages in the country, and some fields are at the forefront of similar domestic research; it has obvious regional characteristics in the fields of garden planning and design, eco-tourism; in ants, birds He has made outstanding achievements in research on species, fish, etc., and his social influence has been expanding day by day. He has been commended and awarded many times by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government.

The school attaches great importance to exchanges and cooperation, and has signed cooperation agreements with more than 60 universities and research institutions in 21 countries including Canada, the United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan. The Confucius Institute at the Humanities University of Bamako in Mali was established. The Confucius Classroom in Mali won the Global Advanced Confucius Classroom Award, and the foreign head of the Confucius Classroom received the first batch of "Confucius Institute Director's Memorial Medal." In 2018, it was approved by the Ministry of Education to jointly organize an undergraduate education program in mechanical and electronic engineering in cooperation with South Ural State University in Russia. Cooperated with the Forestry School of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada to jointly establish the Asia-Pacific Forestry School; established the Kunming Center of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Organization. Signed strategic cooperation agreements with Beijing Forestry University, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pu'er City, etc., and its ability and level of serving economic and social development have been continuously improved.

The school covers an area of ​​2,550 acres and has a collection of 1.9 million paper books, nearly 820,000 electronic books, and 22 Chinese and foreign databases. The specimen collection contains more than 500,000 specimens of various types. It is a science popularization education base in Yunnan Province, an ecological civilization education base in Yunnan Province, a national wildlife protection science education base, and a public education base for the National Plateau Wetland Research Center. It has won many honorary titles such as National Advanced Greening Collective, National Greening Model Unit, National May Fourth Red Flag Youth League Committee, Yunnan Provincial Civilized School, and Yunnan Provincial Safe Campus.

The school adheres to the political construction of the party as the guide, implements the fundamental task of cultivating moral character and cultivating people, unswervingly follows the path of connotative development and characteristic development with high quality as the core, and fully promotes the construction of "double first-class". With the strategic vision of building a "high-level university with distinctive characteristics and international reputation", we will implement the school's "14th Five-Year Plan for Development and the Outline of Long-term Goals for 2035" and implement the "1238" development strategy. Improve and improve the modern high-quality education system, comprehensively improve the ability and level of running schools, education and teaching, scientific research and serving society, striving for Yunnan to be the leader in national ecological civilization construction, build the most beautiful province in China, and achieve high-quality leap-forward development Make greater contributions. (Data updated to the end of December 2021)