Chongqing University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, a high-level research-oriented comprehensive university focused on the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", and a national "World-class University Construction University (Class A)". The school is located in Chongqing, an important industrial and commercial town in southwest China and the economic center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and is located in Shapingba District, a famous cultural area with rich cultural heritage.
Chongqing University was founded in 1929. As early as 1940s, it became a national comprehensive university with six colleges of arts, science, engineering, business, law and medicine. Ma Yinchu, Li Siguang, He Lv, Feng Jian, Ke Zhao, Wu Mi, Wu Guanzhong and many other famous scholars have taught in this school.
1952 after the adjustment of departments, the school became a multidisciplinary university with engineering as the main subject directly under the Ministry of Higher Education, and 1960 was identified as a national key university. Since the reform and opening up, the school has vigorously developed humanities, economy and management, art, education and other disciplines, which has promoted the coordinated development of multiple disciplines.
In May 2000, the former Chongqing University, chongqing jianzhu university and Chongqing Institute of Architecture merged to form a new Chongqing University.