# 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.

## History

The origin of the university can be traced back to the Forest Departments of Jinling University and Central University. 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.

## 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 TechnologyNFU old library
* College of Continuing Education
* Nanfang College

## 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 |

## 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.