Study in Beijing at Beijing Forestry University

Beijing Forestry University(BFU) is a well known university which specializes in the studies of forestry and ecological environment. Since its establishment, it has been recognized by the government as a centre of education excellence, and was one of the first universities to be included in the "211 Project – A project to enhance education in China, and recognize institutions of excellence.




Located in the well know area of Haidian, BFU has situated itself within the famous alley of universities in the northwestern section of Beijing.. After the foundation of the university in 1952, a number of distinguished experts and professors from Peking University (now Beijing University), Tsinghua University (www.glchinese.com ) and Beijing Agriculture University were transferred to the university, which has inherited their rigorous style and discipline in academic pursuits. Decades on-going effort and reforms have transformed the university into what it is today- A comprehensive university characterized by forestry, environmental science and biology, with well-coordinated multi-disciplines of science, engineering, management, economics, law, liberal arts and agriculture.

With its entry into the "211 Project" , the institution enjoyed several rewards of excellence including the title of "Campus as Beautiful as Gardens in Beijing" in 2001. Furthermore, in 2000 BFU established its Graduate School and has so far been the only education centre within the forestry universities
within the nation.

BFU places a vital role in the sound modernization of China, as it is the most prestigious centre of education which cradles professionals specialized in advanced technology of multi-disciplines including forestry, soil and water conservation, landscape gardening, biotechnology, construction of ecological environment and economic management.

The university places great importance in the selection of staff, and only employs the best of the best. Currently there are 965 full-time teachers and close to 500 full and associated professors. More than 30,000 students have received education at BFU.


Due to its strive in quality teaching and education, BFU has in recent years been rewarded nearly 200 achievements of scientific research. In its continual drive for development, BFU has also engaged in the international academic exchanges and cooperation with more than 150 universities and research institutions of over 20 countries and districts in the world, providing opportunities for the contacts between China and the outside world in the researches of forestry and ecological environment.

BFU teaching methods have involved under theory of combining the acquisition of professional knowledge with the improvement of the all-round abilities, with the emphasis on forging the rigorous style in academic pursuit and creativity. In order to deliver the best product, which in this case is the student, the university has also added further courses to its curriculum in order give students the choice of developing themselves in the area of study they choose..The university also offers colorful extracurricular activities to enrich the life on the campus, which are organized by numerous student societies and associations in science and technology, art, sports, environmental protection, and politics, etc.

In all aspects, BFU focues on educating the student. This can again be seen with recent years of BFU student recognition. In recent years, the students of BFU won 4 prizes consecutively at the College Students' Landscape Gardening Architecture Design Competitions sponsored by UNESCO and the International Association of Landscape Gardening Architects, as well as the Golden Prize of International College Students' Architecture Design and the prizes for Gardening Design Competitions. Excellent achievements were also made in the competitions of scientific inventions, mathematics, and art organized domestically.

Within the new and exciting century BFU continues to improve on its quality of teaching. Since its early days, the school has never wondered away from its core principles of the construction of disciplines, strengthen educational reform, and promote academic exchanges with the universities in the other countries, and strive for greater development and new contributions.