Northeast Forestry University is an institution of higher learning with forestry as its advantage and forestry engineering as its feature. It is located in Harbin, the center of China's largest state-owned forest region. It is 126.6247 ° east longitude, 45.7662 ° north latitude, and 141 meters above sea level. The campus covers an area of 136 hectares, and has teaching, scientific research, and practice bases such as Maoershan Experimental Forest Farm (Maoershan Forest Park) and Liangshui Experimental Forest Farm (Liangshui National Nature Reserve), The total area is 33000 hectares.

Historical evolution. The school was founded in July, 1952, formerly known as the Northeast Forestry College. It was established on the basis of the Forestry Department of the College of agriculture of Zhejiang University and the Forestry Department of the Northeast Agricultural College, and was directly under the management of the former Ministry of forestry. In August, 1985, it was renamed Northeast Forestry University. In February, 2000, it was under the direct management of the Ministry of education by the State Forestry Administration. In October, 2005, with the approval of the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of education, it became a key university under the national "211 Project". In November, 2010, the Ministry of education and the State Forestry Administration signed a cooperation and co construction agreement. In June, 2011, it became a university to build an innovation platform for advantageous disciplines of the national "985 Project". In March, 2012, the Ministry of education and the people's Government of Heilongjiang Province signed a cooperation and co construction agreement. In September 2017, it was listed as a "double first-class" construction university with the approval of the State Council. In February 2022, it was selected into the second round of national "double first-class" construction universities.

Overview of teachers and students. The university has more than 27000 graduate students and full-time undergraduate students, including 19379 undergraduate students and 8456 graduate students. There are more than 2300 teaching staff, including more than 1300 full-time teachers. There are 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of engineering, 6 distinguished professors of the Yangtze River scholar, 3 young scholars, 2 winners of the national fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 6 winners of the National Science Fund for outstanding young people, 1 candidate for the national "100 million talent project", 3 candidates for the new century "100 million project", 2 leading talents for scientific and technological innovation in the "10000 talent plan", 1 famous teaching teacher, 4 young top-notch talents, and 10 candidates for the "youth talent lift project", 24 people were selected for the "New Century Excellent Talent Support Plan". There are 26 experts who enjoy the special government allowance of the State Council, 2 young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions from the state, 11 young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions at the provincial and ministerial levels, 11 distinguished professors of "Longjiang scholars" and 6 young scholars, including one of the first batch of National University Huang Danian style teacher team, two innovation teams of the "Yangtze River scholars and innovation team development plan" of the Ministry of education, seven leading talent echelons of Heilongjiang Province, and four "head geese" teams of Heilongjiang Province. In recent years, there are 4 national famous teachers, 5 national excellent teachers, 1 national model teacher, 4 national forestry and grassland famous teachers, 1 National worker pioneer team, 2 National May day labor medal winners, 1 National May Day Women pacesetter, 1 National March 8th red flag bearer, 18 provincial famous teachers, 8 provincial excellent teachers, and 4 provincial youth may 4th medal winners.

Discipline major. The university now has a graduate school, 19 colleges and a teaching department, 68 undergraduate majors, 26 national first-class undergraduate specialty construction sites, 10 first-class discipline doctoral programs, 19 first-class discipline master programs, 17 categories of professional degree master programs, 9 post doctoral research mobile stations, and 1 post doctoral research workstation. It has 2 world-class construction disciplines of forestry engineering and forestry, 4 domestic first-class construction disciplines of biology, ecology, landscape architecture and agricultural and forestry economic management, 3 first-class national key disciplines, 11 second-class national key disciplines, 6 key disciplines of the State Forestry and grassland administration, 2 key (cultivation) disciplines of the State Forestry and grassland administration, 1 key discipline group of Heilongjiang Province and 7 key first-class disciplines of Heilongjiang Province. At present, the school has 6 disciplines, including botany and zoology, agricultural science, chemistry, material science, engineering, environmental science and ecology, which have entered the global ranking of 1% of ESI. It has a national life science and technology talent training base jointly approved by the national development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of education, and a national science basic science research and teaching talent training base (Biology) approved by the Ministry of education. It is a pilot school for national education system reform, a pilot school for the national outstanding engineer and outstanding agricultural and forestry talent education and training program, and a demonstration University for the Ministry of education to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education, National college practice education innovation and entrepreneurship base.

Teaching and scientific research platform. The university has excellent teaching and research platforms and practical teaching bases. There are State Key Laboratory of forest genetics and breeding (Northeast Forestry University), Heilongjiang Maoershan Forest Ecosystem national field scientific observation and research station; There are 4 key laboratories of the Ministry of education, 6 key laboratories of the State Forestry and grassland administration and 15 key laboratories of Heilongjiang Province, including forest plant ecology, biomass material science and technology, northeast saline alkali vegetation restoration and reconstruction, and sustainable management of forest ecosystem; There are 2 engineering research centers of the Ministry of education, 4 engineering technology research centers and feline research centers of the State Forestry and grassland administration, 3 academic innovation and talent introduction bases of colleges and universities (one of which is upgraded to the "2.0" plan), 3 national experimental teaching demonstration centers of forestry, forest engineering and wildlife, 2 National virtual simulation experimental teaching centers of forest engineering and wildlife, and 6 provincial experimental teaching demonstration centers; There are 3 ecosystem positioning research stations of the State Forestry and grassland administration, 1 provincial philosophy and social science research base, 5 provincial key humanities and social sciences research bases of ordinary colleges and universities, and 2 provincial think tanks; There are wild animal and plant testing center of the State Forestry and grassland administration, testing center of the general engineering quality testing station of the State Forestry and grassland administration, etc; There are 7 on campus practice bases such as Maoershan Experimental Forest Farm and Liangshui Experimental Forest Farm, 310 off campus teaching practice bases and 160 off campus postgraduate practice bases. In 2020, Maoershan Experimental Forest Farm, Liangshui Experimental Forest Farm and forest museum were selected into the fifth batch of national forest and grass science popularization bases, and the forest museum was promoted to the "national secondary Museum". In 2021, Northeast Asia biodiversity research center and carbon neutralization technology innovation research institute were established.

Foreign exchange and cooperation. The university has actively carried out international exchanges and cooperation, and has established inter university cooperation relations with more than 100 colleges and universities and research institutions in nearly 30 countries and regions. Every year, nearly 150 experts and scholars from developed countries in Europe, America and Asia, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan come to the university to give lectures, conduct cooperative research and visit and investigate; Every year, more than 120 teachers are sent abroad to study for degrees, further study visits and scientific research cooperation; It has carried out various student exchange projects with friendly schools in Russia, New Zealand, Britain, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and actively selected students to study abroad through national public channels. The University, together with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and the University of Aston in the United Kingdom, has jointly organized Chinese foreign cooperative educational institutions and school running projects. In recent years, the university has held large-scale international academic conferences such as the "International Symposium on forest molecular biology and Biotechnology" and the "2019 International Symposium on the cross border protection of tigers and leopards". The university has made great efforts to strengthen the education and training of foreign students. As a receiving institution of Chinese government scholarships for foreign students in China, it has cultivated a large number of excellent foreign students from more than 100 countries on five continents.

Various awards and honors. In 2007, the undergraduate teaching level evaluation of the University was excellent. The school was awarded the honorary title of "national civilized unit" by the Central Commission for civilization in 2011, 2014 and 2017. In 2020, it was awarded the honorary title of "national civilized campus" by the Central Commission for civilization for the first time, and was awarded the title of provincial civilized unit for 16 consecutive years. In recent years, the school has been rated as the national ecological civilization education base, the national model staff home, the national advanced collective of teacher ethics construction, the national greening model unit, the seventh and tenth "mother river awards", the national advanced unit of college student funding, the National May Fourth Red Flag youth League Committee, the National May Fourth Red Flag Youth League branch, and the "excellent sub project office" of the national university student volunteer service western program The "top ten harmonious campuses" in Heilongjiang Province, the advanced collective of confidentiality work in Heilongjiang Province, the advanced collective of patriotism education in Heilongjiang Province, the advanced unit of legal publicity and education in Heilongjiang Province, the advanced unit of conscription work in Heilongjiang Province, the advanced collective of joint construction and education of military, police and people, and the advanced collective of student work in Heilongjiang Province have been rated as the national advanced unit of social practice for college students for 21 times. In 2020, it successfully hosted the 12th "Challenge Cup" Chinese college students' Entrepreneurship plan competition, won the "winning Cup" and won 2 gold, 1 silver and 5 copper. Since the 12th Five Year Plan, the university has received 711 awards for scientific research achievements at all levels, including 6 second-class national scientific and technological progress awards, 253 provincial and ministerial scientific research awards (including 24 first-class Awards), 89 Liang Xi forestry science and Technology Awards (including 7 first-class Awards), and more than 5400 authorized patents. In 2014 and 2018, the school won the second prize of the national teaching achievement award.

The school was born for the forest and prospered because of the forest. It always adhered to the original mission of "educating people for the party and the country", adhered to the school motto spirit of "learning to participate in heaven and earth, virtue and nature". It was rooted in China, adhered to the northern border of the motherland, cultivated green waters and mountains, and committed to ecological civilization. It has transported a large number of senior professionals to the society, and emerged with national, provincial and ministerial leaders, academicians of the Chinese Academy of engineering A large number of outstanding professionals, management talents and innovation and entrepreneurship talents represented by elites in academia and business circles have cultivated more than 200000 outstanding graduates represented by the builders of Saihanba forest farm, the youth team of Yinggeling Nature Reserve, and Xu Xiujuan, the first environmental protection martyr in China, which have made important contributions to China's forestry education, ecological civilization construction, and economic and social development.

Adhering to the comprehensive leadership of the party, adhering to the concept of "quality, green, innovation and cooperation", the University accelerates the connotative development, deeply serves the national strategy and regional development needs, constantly strengthens the advantages of running a school, highlights the characteristics of running a school, strives to rank in the forefront of national agricultural and forestry universities, build a high-level university in China with distinctive characteristics and internationally renowned, and strive to become a world-class Forestry University with Chinese characteristics.