China Agricultural University (Chinese: 中国农业大学; pinyin: Zhōngguó Nóngyè Dàxué; abbreviated 农大/Nóngdà) is a university in Beijing, People's Republic of China specializing in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and social science. It was formed in 1995 through the merger of the Beijing Agricultural University and the Beijing Agricultural Engineering University. At present there are more than 13,000 undergraduate and 6,000 graduate students studying in the university. The new gymnasium, hosted the wrestling events during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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