Chongqing University: A Comprehensive Global Research Institution with a Rich Academic Heritage

Overview of Chongqing University

Chongqing University CQU, a key national university in China, is directly affiliated with the Ministry of Education and part of both the 211 Project and the 985 Project, enjoying comprehensive support from the central and local governments. Located in Shapingba District, this educational hub forms Chongqing's cultural nucleus and an industrial-commercial epicenter on the Yangtze River's upper reaches.

Founded in 1929, CQU grew into a prestigious national comprehensive university by the early 1940s, boasting a formidable reputation for its educational excellence both domestically and internationally.

With a current structure comprised of six faculties encompassing liberal arts, social sciences, science, engineering, law, medicine, architecture, and information technology, Chongqing University operates thirty-two colleges alongside specialized institutes such as the Marxism Teaching Research Institute, Graduate School, College of Science Technology, Continuing Education College, and College of Network Education. Enrolling approximately 50,000 students annually, with over 21,000 pursuing master's and doctoral degrees, 28,000 undergraduate students, and more than 1,400 international scholars, the university houses twenty-eight postdoctoral research stations, twenty-eight primary doctoral programs with nineteen overlapping secondary disciplines, three secondary doctoral programs, fifty-one primary master’s programs eighteen of which are secondary disciplines, four secondary master's programs, nineteen professional degree programs, and ninety-six bachelor's degree programs across ten academic fields.

The university boasts a total staff of 5,200 members, including five Chinese Academy of Engineering members, ten members of the State-level Subject Evaluation Team for Degree Committees, three principal scientists of the National Major Basic Research Projects 973 Program, three national middle-aged or senior experts with notable contributions, seven hundred doctoral supervisors, and nearly two thousand full professors and associate professors.

CQU's campus spans approximately 178 hectares, encompassing nearly 5,450 mu. The university library is equipped with modern facilities, holding a collection of over four million volumes, including sixty-five hundred types of Chinese and foreign periodicals, plus twenty-eight hundred thousand electronic books. The library features five electronic reading rooms with access to ninety thousand types of Chinese and foreign digital resources, along with the establishment of the China Education Research Network CERNET Central Node in Chongqing.

Chongqing University emphasizes international academic exchange and cooperation, engaging with over 115 institutions worldwide across twenty countries like the USA, England, France, Germany, Russia, etc. The university collaborates with prestigious corporations or research institutes such as US PARC, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Microsoft, Lipo Group, Tokyo Foundation, amongst others.

Chongqing University is authorized by the Ministry of Education to admit overseas students under Chinese Government scholarships. In 2014 alone, more than 1,400 international students from over one hundred twenty-four countries studied at CQU. The university also established Confucius Institutes in Thland, Italy, and Australia with cooperation partners such as Betong City government, Sant Anna School of Higher Learning, and La Trobe University.

Striving for a strategy to boost science, technology, education, and Chongqing, CQU adheres to its educational philosophy of taking root deeply in Chongqing, establishing footholds in the southwestern region, facing west, serving the nation as a whole, and stepping towards international recognition. It carries forward its distinguished academic tradition, ming to transform itself into a world-class comprehensive research university with unique characteristics and global influence.

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