China Agricultural University (中国农业大学 - CAU), located in Beijing, China, is a premier national research university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education. Tracing its historical origins to 1905 as the Agricultural College of the Imperial University of Peking (京师大学堂农科大学), CAU is universally celebrated as the birthplace and pioneer of modern agricultural higher education in China. Recognized in the national "Double First-Class" (Class A) construction initiative, CAU is ranked #1 in China and #2 globally in Agricultural Sciences. Boasting 19 constituent colleges, 1 dedicated teaching unit, and 1 direct academic department across two primary urban campuses in Beijing’s Haidian university corridor—the East Campus on Qinghua East Road and the West Campus on Yuanmingyuan West Road—CAU provides state-of-the-art facilities including 20 national-level research platforms, 11 National Key Laboratories, and the Olympic Gymnasium (venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games). With comprehensive programs spanning agronomy, biotechnology, animal science, veterinary medicine, food science, agricultural engineering, resource economics, and rural development, CAU educates over 29,000 full-time students and stands as an international agricultural powerhouse.

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