Wildlife and Nature Reserve Management

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Institute: College of Animal Science and Technology

Location: Chengdu campus

Contact person: 徐怀亮 Email address: 1004752214@qq.com

Introduction: Ya’an, in Sichuan Province of China, boasts the “very home of the giant panda” for it is the first place, where the giant panda was discovered in 1869 by Pere Armand David, a biologist from France, who then named it and introduced it to the world. Sichuan Agricultural University, the host of this teaching program, is situated in Ya’an. This program offers seminars to dwell on the preservation and management of such rare wild animals as giant panda, golden monkey, turquoise monal, etc. students will be taught how to distinguish Chinese wild animals, how to make ecological investigation in the wild. While making ecological tour in the wild, students can have a firsthand knowledge of the construction and management of China’s fauna and flora. The classes of the firsthand animal behavior observation and the biological preservation could be more interesting and instructive.

Courses: Depending on training duration

“How to Distinguish Chinese Rare Birds”,

“How to Distinguish Chinese Rare Animals”,

“How to Distinguish Chinese Rare Reptiles”,

“Preservation Biology”

“Ecological Investigation Technology of the Wild”

”Project of the Giant Panda Preservation”

“Preservation and Management of China’s Wild Animals”

“Construction and Management of China’s Fauna and Flora”

“Eco-tourism”

Program Time: From late March to early July each year.

Program durations and fees

Program

Language of Instruction

Duration

Fees (RMB Yuan)

Tuition

Internship

Total

Wildlife and Nature Reserve Management

English

2 weeks

3200

2000

5,200

4 weeks

5,000

3,200

8,700

Chinese

2 weeks

2,300

2,000

4,500

4 weeks

4,300

3,200

7,500

Application Time:

Spring semester: March 1 to June 15

Autumn semester: September 1 to December 15

Application Process:

Students submit their application materials to Email box of the international office according to the instructions of Admission Information on http://english.sicau.edu.cn/?p=6. Email address: iso@sicau.edu.cn.

1) Acceptance letter from contact person

2) Application Form for International Students at SAU

3) CV

4) A Copy of the Passport (information page).

International Students Office of Sichuan Agricultural University:

Address: Room 721, Administration Building 1, No.211 Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu

611130, P. R. China

Tel: +86-28-86293221; +86-835-2882969

Email: iso@sicau.edu.cn

Fax: +86–835–2883166
Website: http://english.sicau.edu.cn/