Introduction to Southwest University of Political Science and Law Southwest University of Political Science and Law is a national key university which focuses on law, and the coordinated development of law, economics, management, literature, engineering and philosophy. It is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning of politics and law established after 1949, and the first and only one established by the Ministry of Education and Chongqing. Southwest University of Political Science and Law is one of the most famous law schools in China, and it is known as "Whampoa Military Academy" in China.
Southwest University of Political Science and Law has trained countless outstanding talents for the political and legal circles in China, and has exerted great influence on the political and legal systems in South China such as Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou, especially in Guangdong. Many graduates of Southwest University of Political Science and Law have become industry leaders, accounting for half of the country.
Before studying law, there was a saying of "five schools and four departments". The law department of Sizhi University is now called Law College. Four-department universities refer to Peking University, Renmin University, Jilin University and Wuhan University. The Fifth Academy refers to five universities of political science and law, which used to be colleges, but now they are all renamed as universities of political science and law, namely: China University of Political Science and Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, and northwest university of politics and law.