Nanjing Forestry University

Nanjing Forestry University (NJFU; 南京林业大学) is a provincial public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Jiangsu. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction.^[2]

Nanjing Forestry University

南京林业大学
Motto	诚朴雄伟,树木树人
Type	Public
Established	Sanjiang Normal College, 1902; 123 years ago (1902). Nanjing Forestry College, 1952; 73 years ago (1952). Nanjing Technological College of Forest Products, 1972; 53 years ago (1972). Nanjing Forestry College, 1983; 42 years ago (1983). Nanjing Forestry University, 1985; 40 years ago (1985).
President	Fuliang Cao (曹福亮)
Academic staff	1,200
Undergraduates	30,000
Postgraduates	4,500
Location	Nanjing , Jiangsu , China 32°04′51″N 118°48′41″E
Campus	Urban: Xuan'wu campus Suburban: Huai'an campus [1]
Colours	NFU-Green
Nickname	南林 南林大 NFU NJFU
Website	www.njfu.edu.cn (in Chinese) eng.njfu.edu.cn (in English)

Nanjing Forestry University
Simplified Chinese	南京林业大学
Traditional Chinese	南京林業大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánjīng Línyè Dàxué

History

The origin of the university can be traced back to the Forest Departments of Jinling University and Central University.^[3] In 1952, Nanjing Forestry College was established after the merger of the Forest Departments from Wuhan University, Nanchang University, and Hubei Agricultural College. It was renamed Nanjing Technological College of Forest Products in 1972. It adopted the current name in 1985.^[4][5]

Schools and departments

• College of Forest Resources and Environment
• College of Materials Science and Engineering
• College of Chemical Engineering
• College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering
• College of Civil Engineering
• College of Economics and Management
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Information Science and Technology
• College of Landscape Architecture
• College of Science
• College of Foreign Studies
• College of Art Design
• College of Furniture and Industrial Design
• College of Light Industry Science and Engineering
• College of Automobile and Traffic Engineering
• Graduate School
• College of International Education
• College of Applied Technology

  

  NFU old library

• College of Continuing Education
• Nanfang College

Globe sculpture in NFU

Key labs

Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology	the State Education Administration
Key Open Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering	the State Forestry Administration
Key Open Laboratory of Ecological Engineering	the State Forestry Administration
Key Open Laboratory of Wood Processing and Wood-based Panels Technology	the State Forestry Administration
Key Open Laboratory of Chemical Processing of Forest Products	the State Forestry Administration
Key Laboratory of Wood Processing and Wood-based Panels Technology	Jiangsu Province
Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Gene Engineering	Jiangsu Province
Key Laboratory of Forestry Ecological Engineering	Jiangsu Province
Key Laboratory of Forest Biomass Fuels and Chemicals	Jiangsu Province
Key Laboratory of Harmful Pest Invading Preventing and Controlling	Jiangsu Province
Key Laboratory of Poplar Germplasm Innovation and Variety Improvement	Jiangsu Province
Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology	Jiangsu Province

Research centers

Research Center of Fast-growing Trees and Agro-fiber Material Engineering	Jiangsu Province
Research Center of Environment and Development	Jiangsu Province
Research Center of Ecological Economics	Jiangsu Province
Research Center of Harmful Pest Invading Preventing and Controlling	Jiangsu Province
Nanjing Research Center of New Forest Seeds Breeding Engineering and Technology	Jiangsu Province
Nanjing Technological Center of Further-Processing Equipments for Agricultural Products	Jiangsu Province
Measurement and Testing Center of Wood and Wood Products	Jiangsu Province
Research Center of Furniture Product and Design	Jiangsu Province
Engineering Center of Processing Technology and Equipments for Agricultural and Forestry Products	Jiangsu Province
Engineering Center of Cultivation and Utilization of Special Economic Plants	Jiangsu Province

Autumn in NFU

Cherry Blossom Avenue

A place in NFU

Research Institutes

Research Institute of Bamboo	Research Center of Bamboo Engineering
Poplar Research and Development Center	Research Center of Forest Biotechnology
Research Institute of Forest Protection	Institute of Forest Resources Information
Research Center of Environmental Science and Engineering	Research Institute of Garden Plants
Research Institute of Economic Plants	Research Institute of Wood-Based Panels
Research Institute of Drying Technology	Research Center of Wood Science
Research Center of Furniture and Wood Products Engineering	Research Center of Forest Plants Chemical Engineering
Research Center of Pulp and Paper-Making	Research Institute of Biochemistry
Research Institute of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering	Research Institute of Port and Waterway Transportation
Research Center of Sweet Osmanthus	Research Center of Enterprise Management and Development
Research Institute of Social Ecology	Center of Modern Logistics
Research Center of Language Application	Research Center of Wood Structure Materials and Engineering
Research Institute of Wood Protection	Nanjing Research Institute of Food Packing Machinery
Center of Nanjing Optical Electromechanical Science	Research Institute of Environmental Arts
Research Institute of Ecological Landscape Architecture	Research Institute of Landscape Planning
Research Institute of New Rural Planning	Research Institute of Intelligent Control and Robot Technology
Research Institute of Transportation	Research Institute of Road and Bridge Engineering
Research Institute of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering	Research Institute of Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Research Institute of Higher Education	Research Institute of Ecological Economics
Research Institute of Environment and Development System Engineering	Research Institute of Urban Planning and Design
Research Institute of Wetland Ecology	Research Center of Furniture Design
Research Center of Industrial Design	Research Institute of Classical Furniture and Mahoney Craft
Research Institute of Ergonomics	Research Institute of Vehicle Engineering
Research Institute of Computer Science and Application	Research Institute of Test and Control Technology
Research Institute of Polymer Materials	Research Institute of Material Physics and Chemistry
Research Institute of Environmental-Friendly Architecture and Structure	Research Center of Public Bicycle Service
Research and Development Center of Coastal Resources and Environment	Research Institute of Interior Design
Research Institute of Landscape Design	Research Institute of Media Art Design
Research Center of Forest Tourism	Research Institute of Translation and Culture
Research Institute of Surveying and Mapping Engineering

Agreements For Academic Exchanges and Cooperation

Country	Affiliated university	Date signed
USA	Illinois Institute of Technology	July 3, 2012
USA	Mississippi State University	March 23, 2012
UK	The University of Dundee	March 21, 2012
Italy	Calabria University	January 2, 2012
Canada	The University of New Brunswick	October 25, 2011
Russia	All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center	October 1, 2010
Japan	RIKEN	May 13, 2010
UK	Northumbria University	March 9, 2010
USA	The University of Georgia, Athens	November 24, 2009
Japan	The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	September 17, 2009
USA	Stephen F. Austin State University	May 18, 2009
Japan	Shimane University	April 1, 2009
USA	North Carolina State University	February 16, 2009
Vietnam	College of Chemistry, Industry and Trade Ministry, VN	September 22, 2008
Suriname	The Ministry of Physical Planning, Land and Forest Management	November 3, 2007
Sweden	Department of Chemical Engineering, Karlstad University	August 30, 2007
USA	Miami University, Oxford, Ohio	November 7, 2006
Suriname	Anton de Kom University Vab Suriname	September 1, 2006
USA	School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University	May 19, 2006
Sweden	Blekinge Institute of Technology	April 28, 2006
German	Homag Holzbearbeitungs Systeme AG	October 26, 2005
Australia	La Trobe University	February 20, 2005
Malaysia	Institute Putra, Kumpulan Langkawi Resorts	November 25, 2004
Finland	Tampere Polytechnic	October 5, 2004
Russia	Voronezh State Academy of Forestry Engineering	October 1, 2004
Canada	Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics, University of Alberta	June 22, 2004
Singapore	Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts	June 3, 2004
USA	Mississippi State University	November 12, 2003
Germany	University of Applied Science Rosenheim Germany	August 20, 2003
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea University of Technology	May 22, 2002
Germany	Leitz GmbH & Co. KG	March 13, 2002
Japan	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo	March 9, 2002
Germany	Technology University of Dresden	January 16, 2002
USA	Texas A & M University	November 8, 2001
Canada	Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto	October 15, 2001
Canada	Great Lake Forestry Center, Canadian Forestry Service, Natural Resources Canada	September 25, 2001
Japan	Shimane University	September 26, 2000
Finland	University of Helsinki	May 30, 2000
France	Henri Poincare University, Nancy-1	April 25, 2000
Hong Kong	Sino-Forest Corporation	April 5, 2000
Japan	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	September 10, 1999
Finland	Avarte of Helsinki, Finland (Furniture Manufacturer)	April 21, 1999
Romania	Transilvania University of Brasov	April 18, 1999
Canada	Forintek Canada Group	October 21, 1998
Vietnam	Vietnam Forestry University	October 9, 1997
Korea	Chonbuk National University	July 15, 1997
USA	North Carolina State University	January 30, 1997
Japan	Kyoto University	October 2, 1996
Japan	Kyushu University	May 13, 1996

International conferences

Nanjing Forestry University has held 23 international symposia and conferences.

Date	Name of Conference
October 2010	International Symposium on Chemical Utilization of Biomass Resources
November 2009	International Conference on Logging and Industrial Ecology
November 2009	The 19th International Wood Machining Seminar
August 2009	The First Global Forum of Ecological Economics in Forestry
July 2009	International Conference on Pine with Disease
November 2008	International Conference on Pulping, Papermaking and Biotechnology on Fiber Plants
October 2008	International Conference on Engineered Wood Products Based on Poplar/Willow Wood
June 2006	The 4th International Poplar Symposium
August 2005	The 9th International IUFRO Wood Drying Conference
October 2004	The 2nd International Symposium on Pulping and Papermaking Technology
October 2004	The 7th International Pacific Rim-Bio-Based Composites Symposium
September 2004	Nanjing IUFRO 2004 Tree Seed Symposium
November 2003	International Conference on 21st Furniture Design and Manufacturing
September 2002	Nanjing International Wetlands Symposium
May 2002	International Forum on 21st Century Higher Education
December 2001	International Conference on Furniture Design and Wood Machinery
October 2001	International Symposium of Utilization of Agricultural and Forestry Residues
October 2000	Sino-Japanese International Symposium on Utilization of Poplar Trees
November 1996	International Symposium on Forest and Environment
April 1995	International Conference on Pulping Technology
October 1994	International Conference on Utilization of Fast-Growing Trees
November 1992	International Symposium on Agro-Forestry
October 1991	International Conference on Tree Seed Measurement
September 1990	International Conference on Processing and Utilization of Forest Products
October 1989	International Symposium on Wood Processing

Publications

Academic publications issued by NFU are Journal of Nanjing Forestry University (one edition for natural sciences and the other for humanities and social sciences), China Forestry Science and Technology, and Interior Design + Construction.

External links

• Nanjing Forestry University