Anhui Agricultural University (AHAU), a prestigious university located in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, grows out of National Anhui University established in 1928. She became an independent college in 1954 and in 1996 was renamed as Anhui Agricultural University under the approval of China Ministry of Education. AHAU covers an area of 210 hectares with a total building space of 750,000 square meters, and her garden-like campus is set amidst the picturesque scenery of green trees and beautiful flowers with a peaceful and tranquil layout.

As a teaching-research key university of Anhui Province, AHAU is led by life science and featured by agricultural and forestry disciplines, with agriculture, engineering, humanities, science, law, medicine, economy and management developing side by side and complementing to each other. There are 18 schools, 59 labs for basic academic courses, 28 general and 3 special research institutions, as well as some other teaching-research-aided departments, such as Biotechnology Center, the school library and the Records Office, and the Administrative Center of Agricultural Garden and Experimental Stations. 10 field practice or internship bases are on the campus while 121 out of campus. The up-to-date school library has a holding of 1,320,000 volumes with the modern information service and internet access.

Currently the total enrolment amounts to 24,507 with 17,638 full-time students - 15,904 undergraduates and 1,003 postgraduates. There are 1,454 in-service staff and 721 faculty members - 103 professors, 214 associate professors, including 30 doctoral and 209 master’s supervisors. 66 distinguished scholars have got the “Specialist Allowance” from the Nation’s State Council and 51 from the local government. 9 young scholars have been awarded with the title of “Young Expert with Outstanding Contributions” and more have been recommended as future academic leaders of various disciplines.