Chongqing University (CQU) is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), which is jointly built by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Municipality and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It ranks among the national "double first-class", "2 1 1 project" and "985 project". [177], Innovation Ability Enhancement Plan of Colleges and Universities, Academic Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Plan of Colleges and Universities, Education and Training Plan of Excellent Engineers, Education and Training Plan of Excellent Legal Talents, Public Postgraduate Program of National Construction of High-level Universities, Scholarship Receiving Institution of China Government for Overseas Students in China, and Demonstration Base of the Ministry of Education for Studying in China are the excellent university alliance, China-Poland University alliance and the surrounding areas.