In 1972, the Nyingchi branch of the
Xizang Minzu College was established. In 1978, it was reorganized as the
Xizang College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. In September 2001, it merged with the former
Tibet University to form the new Tibet University and was reorganized as the College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of the Tibet University. In June 2016, it broke away from the Tibet University and resumed its name as the Xizang Agricultural and Husbandry University. ==References==