Beijing Forestry University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of education, Ministry of education and the State Forestry bureau. School history can be traced back to the 1902 Peking University Agricultural Science and forestry. 1952 National College, with Kasetsart University in Beijing Department of forestry and Forest Department of Hebei agricultural college, the establishment of the Beijing College of forestry. In 1956, Beijing Kasetsart University and the Department of Landscape Architecture Department of Tsinghua University part into the school. In 1960 was listed as the national key universities, in 1981 became the first with a doctorate or master's degree granting institutions. In 1985 changed its name to Beijing Forestry University. 1996 was listed as the first batch of "211 Project" key construction in Colleges and universities. 2000, approved by the Ministry of education. The graduate school, the graduate school was formally established in 2004. 2005 undergraduate independent enrollment qualification. In 2008, the school has become the construction of national advantage subject innovation platform "project pilot universities. In 2010 by the Ministry of education and the State Forestry Administration and support. 2011 and 10 other colleges with industry characteristics involved in the formation of the Federation of Beijing tech university. In 2012, Chinese led the establishment of the first forestry Collaborative Innovation Center: Efficient Cultivation of forest resources and the use of "collaborative innovation center. In 2016, the school of forest breeding by molecular design of high-tech innovation center "in the Beijing city of the second batch of high-tech innovation center. In 2017, the school was selected as the world first-class discipline construction in Colleges and universities ranks, forestry and landscape architecture in two subjects nominated "double class" construction of the subject list.

The school is based on biology, ecology, forestry, in landscape architecture, engineering, forestry and forestry economic management features, agriculture, science, literature, the multi tube, law, philosophy, religion, art and other types of coordinated development of national key university. The school is the degree committee of the State Council, the Ministry of Education approved the qualification authorization to the University Professor, is authorized by the degree committee of the State Council level within the discipline can be set independently for doctoral and master two disciplines and cross disciplines in Colleges and universities. The evaluation of the fourth round of the national science, forestry and landscape architecture two first-class discipline construction in the A+ file. The school has 15 colleges, 60 undergraduate majors and directions, 26 first-class discipline master's degree authorization, 1 two level of discipline master's degree programs, 12 professional master degree category, 9 first level discipline doctorate authorization, 7 post doctoral research centers, 1 key national disciplines disciplines (including 7 national key disciplines, two disciplines), 2 national key disciplines, two disciplines , 1 national key disciplines (nurture), 6 national key disciplines (forestry bureau level), 3 National Forestry Bureau focused on cultivating disciplines, 3 key disciplines in Beijing (a) (including cultivate discipline), 4 key disciplines of Beijing (two), 1 Beijing municipal key cross subject.

    The school formed a "mountain water tree trees know know," the idea of running schools, training about 100000 senior specialized personnel and a number of foreign students for the country, including 15 academicians as the representative of a large number of outstanding technical experts and management personnel, they have made an outstanding contribution for our country forestry industry and economy. Social development.

As of December 2017, the school has 27657 students, including 13233 undergraduates, 5717 full-time graduate students, studying for master degree of 908 people, all kinds of education students in 7799 people. School of existing staff 1884 people, including 1195 full-time teachers, including 310 professors and associate professors is 555; China academician of Academy of Engineering Department of 3 people, thousands of people plan selected by 3 people, people plan leading talents selected by 3 people, young talents selected by 1 people. National Expert 1 people, the Ministry of education "Changjiang Scholars Program" in 7, the national "973" The chief scientist of 1 people, "863" chief expert 1 people, the chief scientist of the major program of the national social science fund 1, national key talent project (new century talents Engineering) selected by 10 people, the Central Propaganda Department of famous cultural and a group of four talents selected by 1 people, the Ministry of science and technology science and technology innovation leader talents selected by 1 people, the Ministry of environmental protection, "national environmental protection professional skills For young talents selected by 1 people, National Outstanding Youth Science Fund winner 5, "National Outstanding Youth Science Fund winner 5," Youth Science and Technology Award winner Chinese 8, "China female Young Scientist Award winner of 1 people," Beijing science and technology "100 collar a soldier was selected by 1 people, Beijing outstanding young talents selected by 1 people, Beijing Gaochuang people It plans to support young talents selected by 1 people, Beijing university young talent program selected by 50 people, Beijing talent support program selected by 25 people, national expert with outstanding contribution of 8 people, provincial expert with outstanding contribution of 23 people, 140 people enjoy special government allowance, the Ministry of education innovation team development plan "3. There are 1 award-winning teachers, who won the National Award for innovation and competition, 1 people received the HLHL prize for progress in science and technology, 1 people received the award for outstanding contributions to the international environment, 3 people received the title of national outstanding scientific and technological workers, 2 people received the title of national model teachers, 3 people have won the title of national outstanding teachers, 1 people have won the title of the ideological and political theory course the National University of outstanding teachers, 1 people by the Beijing Municipal People's teacher award.

The school attaches great importance to the teaching work, the implementation of tutor system, major minor system, training mode with national science base, national outstanding forestry personnel training program, the experimental class, Liang Xi and other Chinese foreign cooperation in running schools of top-notch innovative personnel and compound talents. The school won a national teaching achievement award 3, two prize 6, 1 Award of excellence and provincial teaching achievement award 42. 5 doctoral dissertations were selected as "national excellent doctoral thesis, 5 doctoral dissertations selected" Beijing outstanding doctoral dissertation". Graduate student 53 people at the IFLA International Student landscape design competition (IFLA-UNESCO), won the gold medal of international architectural design competition, college student design competition in china. Nearly three years of undergraduate graduates employment rate has been above 94%.

School of science and technology strength strong and fruitful platform construction. The existing national and provincial (Department) level key laboratories, engineering center and field station 42. Among them, the national flower Engineering Research Center, 1 National Engineering Laboratory for tree breeding, 1 national field research station 1, the national energy research and development center of non grain biomass raw materials 1, forestry biomass energy in international science and technology cooperation base 1, the national soil and water conservation science and Technology Demonstration Park 2, Key Laboratory of Ministry of education 3 the Ministry of education, engineering center, 3 National Forest Industry Bureau 7 Key Laboratory of national forestry bureau, engineering technology research center 3, quality inspection center of the State Forestry Bureau 1 National Forestry Bureau, field observation and research station 6, Beijing 1, Beijing Key Laboratory of laboratory 8, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center 3. "12th Five-Year" since, as the first author unit published 3734 papers collected by SCI, EI included 2045 article, undertake national key research program, National Science and technology support program, "863" program, the National Natural Science Fund Project and other major science and technology project, obtain research funding 1 billion 416 million yuan.

    The school actively promote international cooperation and open education, and scientific research institute has more than 190 colleges and universities, more than 30 countries and regions and NGOs set up education and science and technology cooperation. Since 2005, the Ministry of Commerce hosted the annual foreign aid training programs, training a large number of developing countries in the field of forestry of senior management personnel and technical backbone; International Conference held a total of more than 50 times, more than 1000 foreign experts and scholars, sent a large number of teachers overseas exchanges and cooperation, implementation of international cooperation projects of more than 40. Canada University of British Columbia held jointly with the cooperation of wood science and engineering, biotechnology professional education program, also carried out a number of joint training projects with the United States, France and other countries in Colleges and universities. The office of forestry education coordination mechanisms in the Asia Pacific region at the school, the school has built a new platform for international education. In 2016, the school became the Silk Road of agricultural education and technology innovation alliance member institutions, actively carry out exchanges and cooperation with countries along the The Belt and Road ". The school actively carry out exchanges and cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao, established a partnership with many colleges and universities in Hong Kong and macao. The school is Chinese government scholarships, the Ministry of commerce foreign aid project, Beijing municipal government education scholarship scholarships, Beijing City, The Belt and Road "special scholarship and the Asia Pacific forest organization scholarship program in colleges. There are currently more than 200 students from more than 50 countries are undergraduate, master and doctoral degree students, Chinese learning, which accounts for about 98%. As of the end of 2017, the school accumulated training foreign students more than 2100 people.

The university has a campus area of 696 mu, the school experimental forest covers an area of 12480 acres, the school covers an area of 13176 acres. The library building area of 23400 square meters, 1 million 881 thousand books, electronic books, 140 volumes, 68 kinds of database. Built the backbone Gigabit, Gigabit to the desktop digital campus network ".

At present, the school is in higher education to do the people's satisfaction for the purpose, to further improve the quality of education, and strive to build a world-class university of forestry Chinese grounded earth.