The Institute of Rural Vitalization at CAAS is unveiled in Beijing on June 18, 2021. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Institute of Rural Vitalization under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was unveiled in Beijing on Friday.

Tang Huajun, president of the CAAS, said the new institute aims to combine research with education, nurture agricultural talents and promote the development of scientific achievements in the process of rural vitalization.

Since work began on the new institute in 2018, it has organized a sizeable teaching team including 16 researchers. Around 2,000 post-graduate students have studied the pilot curriculum in China -- Theory and Practice of Rural Vitalization.

A total of 3,000 officials and technicians have taken part in training courses held by the institute in rural areas of Henan, Shanxi and Fujian provinces.

The institute will provide strong scientific and intellectual support to the rural vitalization and the modernization of agriculture and rural areas.

"The CAAS will strive to build it into an institution underscoring the theoretical research of rural vitalization and the cultivation of talents," Tang said.

The college located in the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, CAAS, will set up eight teaching and research groups including industrial development, environment, rural culture, rural governance, and village planning.

By 2050, the Institute of Rural Vitalization is expected to become a world-renowned think tank in rural development, according to the CAAS.