The origins of Jiangxi Agricultural University trace back to the establishment of Jiangxi Industrial School in 1905. In 1908 it was renamed Jiangxi Higher Agricultural School and later evolved through various reorganizations and mergers. • 1905: Founded as
Jiangxi Industrial School , regarded as the earliest agricultural education institution in Jiangxi • 1908: Renamed
Jiangxi Higher Agricultural School • 1940: Undergraduate education formally began with the founding of
National Chung Cheng University College of Agriculture; first principle was the botanist
Hu Xiansu • 1949: Renamed
Nanchang University College of Agriculture • 1952: Merged several agricultural and veterinary departments (including those from Nanchang University, provincial veterinary schools, Henan/Hunan/Guangxi institutions) to form Jiangxi Agricultural College • 1958: Establishment of Jiangxi Communist Labor University Headquarters • 1968: Renamed Jiangxi Communist Labor University • 1969: Merged with Jiangxi Communist Labor University • 1980 Nov: Renamed Jiangxi Agricultural University ==References==