Chongqing University

Chongqing University (simplified Chinese: 重庆大学; traditional Chinese: 重慶大學; pinyin: Chóngqìng Dàxué, also abbreviated as CQU) is a key national university located in Chongqing, People's Republic of China, and a member of the "Excellence League". Chongqing University is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University,[4] and also one of the "Project 211 and Project 985” universities with full support in the construction and development from the central government and the Chongqing Municipal Government. Among its various departments, Chongqing University is especially highly ranked in the Built Environment, Engineering, Technology, and Business disciplines.[5]

Chongqing University
重庆大学
Motto
耐劳苦, 尚俭朴, 勤学业, 爱国家[1]
Motto in English
Endure Toil, Cherish Thrift, Work Hard and Love the Country[2]
TypeNational Public
Established1929
PresidentDr. Zhang, Zongyi
Academic staff
5200
Students50 000
Undergraduates28 000
Postgraduates21 000
Location
Chongqing
,
People's Republic of China
CampusThree campuses (A, B, C) downtown, one campus (Huxi) in suburbs, total 347 hectares [3]
ColorsBlueRed
AffiliationsExcellence League, Double First Class University, 211 Project, 985 Project, Association of MBAs, AACSB, EQUIS
Websitehttp://english.cqu.edu.cn

History
Opening ceremony on 12th Oct. 1929

Chongqing University was founded in 1929, when some professors who born in Chongqing, working at Chengdu University, decided to found a new University in Chongqing. The university was founded with the help of General Liu Xiang, who's involvement resulted in the founding of the Chongqing University Preparatory Committee. On October 12, the first term of Chongqing University began, and the Chongqing University Preparatory Committee published the "Chongqing University Founding Declaration", which declared talents and education to be the driving force of the country and the world's development.[6]

In 1937, the Capital Nanjing was occupied. the Chinese government ordered that all agencies move to Chongqing and continue resisting Japanese aggressions. This resulted in the relocation of the National Central University to Chongqing, where it was gifted 200mu of land by the Chongqing University, and a cooperative relationship was established between the two universities. Many distinguished professors taught at the two universities during third period, including Li Siguang, Xu Beihong, Wu Guanzhong, Ma Yinchu, He Lu, and Lu Zuofu.

In 1942, Chongqing University became a national comprehensive university consisting of six colleges in liberal arts, science, engineering, law, and medicine.

In 1952, the nationwide restructuring of higher education turned Chongqing University into an engineering-orientated multi-disciplinary university under the State Ministry of Education. In 1960, Chongqing University was designated as one of the first key national universities. Since the implementation of reform and opening-up policy in China, Chongqing University has stressed the development of disciplines like humanities, business management, art, and sports education, and has further sped up the process of developing the university into a comprehensive institution of higher learning.

  • College of Engineering Building
  • College of Science Building
  • Library
  • Tuanjie Square
  • Main Entrance

Present

Chongqing University has 28 schools plus the graduate school, the City College of Science and Technology, the College of Continuing Education, and the College of Online Education. The University now has a total enrollment of 50,000 students, of which 20,000 are master's and doctoral students, and 30,000 are undergraduate students. The university owns 24 mobile workstations for postdoctoral study, 133 doctoral programs, 256 master programs, 18 professional master's degree programs, namely MBA, EMBA, MPA, master of engineering, and 89 bachelor's degree programs in 8 academic categories of science, engineering, liberal arts, economics, management, law, agriculture and education.[5]

Currently, the university has a total number of 5,400 faculty and staff members, including 2,700 full-time faculty, 3 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 12 contracted members from other institutions, 6 members of the Subject Evaluation Team of the Academic Degree Committee under the State Council, 4 chief scientists of National 973 Projects, 4 state-level "young experts with distinguished contribution", 500 doctorate supervisors, 1,700 full professors and associate professors.

Chongqing University covers a total area of 5,500 mu (about 178 hectares), with 1.60 million square meters of construction space. In 2001, Chongqing University Technology Park came into being, as one of the 22 state-level university technology parks in China.

Academics

Academic organisation
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Liberal Arts College
  • School of Economics and Business Administration
  • School of Public Affairs
  • School of Foreign Language
  • School of Arts
  • School of Journalism and Communication
  • Law School
  • Meishi Film Academy
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • School of Bioengineering
  • School of Physics
  • School of Mathematics and Statistics
  • School of Physical Education
  • School of Life Sciences
Faculty of the Built Environment
  • School of Architecture and Urban Planning
  • School of Civil Engineering
  • School of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering
  • School of Construction Management and Real Estate
Faculty of Engineering
  • School of Mechanical Engineering
  • School of Electrical Engineering
  • School of Power Engineering
  • School of Material Science and Engineering
  • School of Resources and Environmental Science
  • School of Aerospace Engineering
  • Chongqing University and University of Cincinnati Joint Cooperative Institute(JCI)
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
  • School of Computer Science
  • School of Automation
  • School of Communication Engineering
  • School of Opto-Electronic Engineering
  • School of Software Engineering
Other
  • International School (College of International Education)
  • City College of Science and Technology
  • College of Continuing Education
  • College of Networking Education

Teaching and research

Chongqing University is in possession of 17 state key subjects and 14 key subjects under the state "211 Project", 38 provincial or ministerial key subjects. The university sets up 14 specially appointed professor posts under the "Yangtze River Scholar Award Program". It has established 3 national teaching bases for fundamental courses and a national quality education base for college students, 9 national key labs and ministerial key labs, 71 provincial key labs, and 130 labs of different specialties. Moreover, Chongqing University has constructed the distance education center, multi-media classrooms of large scale and interactive audio-visual classrooms, labs or training centers in cooperation with world-famous enterprises such as Siemens, Microsoft, IBM, Rockwell, Omron, etc. The university has a national key publishing house, a national first-class architectural designing institute, and a first-class institute for planning and design.

In recent years, the university has undertaken over 100 national key scientific projects of different types, and won 13 National Awards for Invention, 40 Awards for Scientific and Technological Advancement, 4 Awards for Natural Science, 968 ministerial and provincial awards, 283 Awards for Teaching Achievement.

Rankings
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