Chongqing University, 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 State 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". [177], plan for improving innovation ability of colleges and universities, plan for introducing discipline innovation of colleges and universities,
"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. In 20001,it was listed as the "985 Project" key construction university, and in 2006,5438+07, it was selected as the "double-class" construction university.