Beijing Forestry University
university in China
Beijing Forestry University (BFU, Chinese: 北京林业大学) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Beijing Forestry University (BFU) has a history that dates back to 1902 when the Forestry Section of the Agriculture Department of the Imperial University of Peking was established. Beijing Forestry University provides a wide range of courses such as Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Biology, Computer science, Economics, Electronics, Environmental Science, Forestry, Languages, Laws, Management, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology. To share its environmental friendly mind to the world, the university is now providing modern technologies for people to protect the earth. In 2011, it participated in the establishment of Beijing high-tech university alliance with 11 other universities with industry characteristics.
History
Beijing Forestry University was founded as the Forestry Department of the Imperial University of Peking in 1902. In 1952 it became an institute and was renamed to Beijing Institute of Forestry. In 1985 it was renamed to Beijing Forestry University and focused on a wide range of new subjects including Electronics, Computer Science, Psychology and Economics.
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