Southwest Agricultural University

Southwest Agricultural University
西南农业大学
Type	Public university
Location	Chongqing, China
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.swu.edu.cn

Southwest Agricultural University (西南农业大学) is a public and national key university located in Chongqing, China. Founded in 1950, it was merged with Southwest Normal University in 2005 to form a new institution, Southwest University.

History

Southwest Agricultural University was founded in 1950 as Southwest Agricultural College. In 1950, in a nationwide movement of introduction of the Soviet Union higher education model, the College was merged with other agriculture-related programs from several other institutions. In 1985, the College was renamed Southwest Agricultural University in the recognition of its importance for China's higher education by the National Council of China. Southwest Agricultural University is among the first institutions that were allowed by the Chinese government to confer advanced degrees, including Master and Doctorate. In 2005, it was merged with Southwest Normal University and renamed Southwestern University.

Alumni

Yuan Longping: Chinese agricultural scientist, the "father of hybrid rice".
Xie Shijie: former Communist Party Chief and top leader of Sichuan province

Universities and colleges in Chongqing

National	Chongqing University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Southwest University

Municipality	Chongqing University of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Chongqing University of Science and Technology Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest Agricultural University Third Military Medical University University of Logistics Western Chongqing University Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College)

Military	Logistical Engineering University of PLA Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

See also: List of universities in China

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