Chongqing University, founded in 1929, is located in Chongqing. It is a research-oriented comprehensive national key university directly under the central government and the Ministry of Education. It is one of the "Old Eight Schools of Architecture" and a national "double first-class" "2 1 1 project" and "985 project" university. Founded by Chongqing in 2000.
As early as the Republic of China, this school was one of the best national universities in China. Co-founded by the Ministry of Education and Chongqing Municipality, it is a member of "Excellent University Alliance" and "Sino-Russian Engineering University Alliance". Selected in "20 1 1 plan", "11plan", "education and training plan for outstanding engineers", "education and training plan for outstanding legal talents" and "public postgraduate plan for national construction of high-level universities"; There are graduate schools and national university science parks.
1935 was approved as a provincial university; During the Anti-Japanese War, it cooperated with the Central University that moved westward to run schools. 1942 was renamed as National Chongqing University, and became a national comprehensive university with six colleges of arts, science, engineering, business, law and medicine. 1960 became a national key university. After the reform and opening up, the school has vigorously developed humanities, economy and management, art, education and other disciplines.