China Agricultural University
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The Agricultural University of China (Chinese中国 农业 大学, Pinyin Zhōngguó Nongye Daxue, English China Agricultural University ) is a university with a focus on the agricultural sector in Beijing. It was founded in 1905. The present structure of the university was founded in 1995 with the merger of the University of Agricultural Engineering and Beijing Agricultural University Beijing. For the 2008 Summer Olympic Games sports hall was built on the grounds of the University, in which the competitions are held in rings.
History and organization
The founding of the University dates back to 1905. 1949 merged the agricultural economy Institutes of Peking University, Tsinghua University and the Huabei University, 1995 there was a further merger of the University of Agricultural Engineering and Beijing Agricultural University Beijing. Since then, she carries the current name Chinese Agricultural University.
The Chinese University of Agricultural Sciences research with 13 institutions in the fields of Agriculture, Life Sciences, Natural Resources, Environmental, Electronic data processing, computer science, agricultural engineering, business management and social sciences. In 2005, 96 bachelor's, 60 master's and 72 doctoral degree programs were offered. The number of students in 2005 was about 20,000, of whom 2,530 master's and diploma students and 1,460 graduate students. That same year, the university had 1,170 teachers, of which five seats in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and five seats hold in the Academy of Engineering Sciences. Among the honorary and visiting professors belonged to the example of Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug.
Olympic Sports Venue
The construction of the Olympic Sports Hall began on 15 September 2005 and ended almost two years later on 18 August 2007. It is located on the East Campus of the University and comprises an area of 23,950 square meters. In the hall there are 6000 seats, which will be increased for the Olympic Games 2500 temporary seats. In the hall the competitions are held in the rings during the Olympic Games. During the summer 2008 Paralympics will be held in her sitting volleyball games.
After the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games the Olympic Sports Hall will be used as a multipurpose hall for various sports such as badminton, table tennis, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, handball and indoor football.