The World Food Prize

China - CAU

 

CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

An Evaluation of Transgenic Bt Cotton(2009)

Agricultural Sustainability in the Field of Herbal Medicine (2008)

Transforming Maize into a Transgenic Crop (2007)

Improving the Growth of Licorice Plants (2006)

Grafting Technology to Transfer DNA from Round-Up Ready Soybeans (2005)

The Effects of Chemicals on the Chilling Tolerance of Maize (2004)

The China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, China has hosted seven high school interns since 2004.

Established in 1995, the CAU strives to promote worldwide academic exchange and collaboration.

The CAU carries out research and development in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities, and social sciences.

 

 

Interns at CAU work alongside renowned international researchers and experts - Dr. Li Zhaohu,  Lin Jian, and Wu Tingting - in the CAU's research labs in Beijing.

The students also have the opportunity to travel around China with their host families and colleagues to see the Great Wall of China, the silk markets, the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, and the Olympic Stadium. 

 

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