Chongqing University (CQU), referred to as "Chongda" for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), which is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Municipality and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Ranked among the national "double first-class", "2 1 1 project" and "985 project", and was selected into "Everest Plan" and "Strong Foundation Plan".
"Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program", "Excellent Legal Talents Education and Training Program", National High-level University Construction Postgraduate Program, China Government Scholarship Institution for Overseas Students to Study in China, and the Ministry of Education's Demonstration Base for Studying in China are members of the Alliance of Excellent Universities, China-Poland University Alliance, University Alliance along the Belt and Road, University Alliance along the Yangtze River-Volga River, CDIO Engineering Education Alliance and China Higher Drama Education Alliance.
The school was founded in 1929, 1942 became a comprehensive university, 1952 was transformed into a multidisciplinary university, 1960 was identified as a national key university, and1project was a key construction project. In 2000, Chongqing University merged chongqing jianzhu university and Chongqing Institute of Architecture, and 200 1 was listed as the "985 Project" key construction university, and 20 17 was selected as the "double first-class" construction university.
As of June 2023, the school has a campus, a campus, a campus, a campus, a campus, and a campus of two rivers, covering an area of more than 5,300 mu. There are 7 departments, 35 colleges and 7 affiliated hospitals, offering 99 undergraduate majors.
There are 38 authorized points for doctoral degrees in first-class disciplines, 8 authorized points for doctoral professional degrees, 5 1 authorized points for master's degrees in first-class disciplines and 25 authorized points for professional master's degrees; There are more than 5,300 faculty members, including more than 3,200 full-time teachers; There are more than 50,000 students, including 24,000 graduate students and 26,000 undergraduate students.