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== ~~Introduction~~ ==

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”'[https://en.cqut.edu.cn/ Chongqing University of Technology]”’ (abbreviated ”’CQUT”’; Chinese: 重庆理工大学) is a public research university located in Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government and a national central city in southwestern China, with a population exceeding 31 million as of 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆常住人口数据公布：3213.34万人全市城镇化率达70.96%，7个区城镇化率突破90%_重庆市人民政府网 |url=https://www.cq.gov.cn/ywdt/jrcq/202303/t20230308_11723441.html |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.cq.gov.cn}}</ref>. The university was founded on 18 September 1940 as Shiji Public School by ordnance expert Li Chenggan (Chinese: 李承干).<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆理工大学 |url=http://www.cqut.edu.cn/xxgk/lsyg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102355/http://www.cqut.edu.cn/xxgk/lsyg.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.cqut.edu.cn}}</ref>In the 2025 Best Chinese Universities Ranking (also known as the “Shanghai Ranking”), the university was ranked 5th among institutions in Chongqing and within the ”’top 200”’ nationally out of 3,167 universities and colleges in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking’s Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240303090917/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/2023 |archive-date=2024-03-03 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |language=en}}</ref> The university is administered by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆理工大学 |url=https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%87%8D%E5%BA%86%E7%90%86%E5%B7%A5%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/1289794 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250815012340/https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%87%8D%E5%BA%86%E7%90%86%E5%B7%A5%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/1289794 |archive-date=2025-08-15 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=百度百科}}</ref>

”'[https://en.cqut.edu.cn/ Chongqing University of Technology]”’ (abbreviated ”’CQUT”’; Chinese: 重庆理工大学) is a public research university located in Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government and a national central city in southwestern China, with a population exceeding 31 million as of 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆常住人口数据公布：3213.34万人全市城镇化率达70.96%，7个区城镇化率突破90%_重庆市人民政府网 |url=https://www.cq.gov.cn/ywdt/jrcq/202303/t20230308_11723441.html |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.cq.gov.cn}}</ref>. The university was founded on 18 September 1940 as Shiji Public School by ordnance expert Li Chenggan (Chinese: 李承干).<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆理工大学 |url=http://www.cqut.edu.cn/xxgk/lsyg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102355/http://www.cqut.edu.cn/xxgk/lsyg.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.cqut.edu.cn}}</ref>In the 2025 Best Chinese Universities Ranking (also known as the “Shanghai Ranking”), the university was ranked 5th among institutions in Chongqing and within the top 200 nationally out of 3,167 universities and colleges in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking’s Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240303090917/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/2023 |archive-date=2024-03-03 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=www.shanghairanking.com |language=en}}</ref> The university is administered by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆理工大学 |url=https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%87%8D%E5%BA%86%E7%90%86%E5%B7%A5%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/1289794 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250815012340/https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%87%8D%E5%BA%86%E7%90%86%E5%B7%A5%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6/1289794 |archive-date=2025-08-15 |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=百度百科}}</ref>

Designated as a key institution under the municipal government’s strategic plan, CQUT holds the status of a “High-level Emerging Engineering Education (E³) University” in Chongqing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=百科参考资料 |url=https://baike.baidu.com/reference/1289794/533aYdO6cr3_z3kATPSIxfnyNn7EP9T57eeAUrpzzqIPmGapB5nyTcYx8cIrsPJjAUXIvtd6eNEe2fCyUBFbtrNN |access-date=2025-12-14 |website=baike.baidu.com}}</ref> The university maintains membership in the National Alliance of Ideological and Political Education in Courses for Higher Military-Industrial Institutions and the China Ordnance Collaborative Innovation Alliance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B8协同创新联盟首届理事会第一次会议在北京理工大学召开 |url=https://www.bit.edu.cn/xww/zhxw/a160922.htm |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=www.bit.edu.cn}}</ref>CQUT was among the first institutions selected for the Ministry of Education’s research and practice projects in emerging engineering education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=以“新工科”为引领持续探索人才培养新路径——我市为服务国家战略和经济社会发展积极贡献“工科之力”_重庆市人民政府网 |url=https://cq.gov.cn/zwgk/zfxxgkzl/fdzdgknr/zdmsxx/jy/jy_ssqk/202411/t20241120_13814164.html |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=cq.gov.cn}}</ref> The university has also been designated as a national-level institution for the implementation of the Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, and was included in the inaugural cohort of Bases for Transformation and Transfer of Scientific and Technological Achievements in Higher Education Institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=重庆将实施“五大计划” 推动大学生高质量创新创业 |url=https://www.cq.gov.cn/zwgk/zfxxgkml/zcjd_120614/mtsj/202208/t20220818_11018631_app.html |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=www.cq.gov.cn}}</ref>

As of May 2025, the university operates three campuses—Huaxi, Liangjiang, and Yangjiaping—with a total building area of 1.06 million square meters. The university offers 58 undergraduate programs for enrollment and possesses one first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization point and one professional doctoral degree authorization point. The institution has a total enrollment of 31,974 full-time students, including undergraduates, postgraduates, and international students. As of December 2024, the university maintains 15 first-level discipline master’s degree authorization points and employs 2,048 full-time faculty members. As of June 2025, the university comprises 17 ~~secondary colleges~~ and departments.

==Overview==

The university was established on 18 September 1940, it now has around 26,000 students and 1,590 teachers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cqut.edu.cn/xxgk/xxjj.html/ |title=Abiut CQUT |date=May 2015 |language=zh-hans |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702020407/http://www.cqut.edu.cn/xxgk/xxjj.html |archive-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of 2023, the [[Best Chinese Universities Ranking]], also known as the “[[Shanghai Ranking]]”, placed the university 5th in Chongqing.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking’s Best Chinese Universities Ranking |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/bcur/2023 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref>

In 2022, Chongqing University of Technology was ranked in the top 2000 universities in the world by several international rankings including the [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking|”U.S. News & World Report” Best Global Universities Ranking]], the [[University Ranking by Academic Performance|URAP World Ranking – University Ranking by Academic Performance]] and the [[SCImago Institutions Rankings|Scimago Institutions Rankings]].<ref name=”US News”>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-26 |title=Best Global Universities Rankings: Chongqing University of Technology |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/chongqing-university-of-technology-529845 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=URAP – University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance |url=https://urapcenter.org/Rankings/2022-2023/World_Ranking_2022-2023 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=urapcenter.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=University Rankings 2022 |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher+educ.&year=2016 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.scimagoir.com}}</ref>

Old campus: No. 4 Xingsheng Road, [[Yangjiaping]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|杨家坪}}), Chongqing. Postcode: 400050.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cqut.edu.cn/|title=On the lower corner of the Chinese official website }}</ref>

It has buildings with green tiles which were the site of Crown Corps of Military Council of National Government and headquarters of the 8th theater.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Now they are key cultural relics preservation sites in Chongqing City. Most of the old campus is being destroyed and torn down.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sach.gov.cn/col/col1650/index.html |title=China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage |date=March 2013 |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114619/http://www.sach.gov.cn/col/col1650/index.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Trees are being removed and sent to the new campus while buildings are being torn down. Most faculty and almost all students are now located on the main campus.

Main/Huaxi campus ({{lang|zh-hans|花溪校区}}): No. 69 Hongguang Road, [[Banan District, Chongqing|Banan District]], [[Chongqing City]]. Postcode: 400054.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.cqut.edu.cn/|title=On the lower corner of the English official website|access-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630195636/http://english.cqut.edu.cn/|archive-date=30 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Longxing campus ({{lang|zh-hans|龙兴校区}}): No. 459 Pufu Road, Yubei District, Chongqing. Postcode: 401135 ({{coord|29.71129|N|106.791114|E|type:edu_region:CN-50_source:Gaode|format=dms}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ljxq.cqut.edu.cn/|title=Longxing campus website}}</ref>

==References==

Leading public university in Chongqing, China

Chongqing University of Technology (abbreviated CQUT; Chinese: 重庆理工大学) is a public research university located in Chongqing, a municipality directly under the central government and a national central city in southwestern China, with a population exceeding 31 million as of 2025^[2]. The university was founded on 18 September 1940 as Shiji Public School by ordnance expert Li Chenggan (Chinese: 李承干).^[3]In the 2025 Best Chinese Universities Ranking (also known as the “Shanghai Ranking”), the university was ranked 5th among institutions in Chongqing and within the top 200 nationally out of 3,167 universities and colleges in China.^[4] In 2022, Chongqing University of Technology was ranked in the top 2000 universities in the world by several international rankings including the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking, the URAP World Ranking – University Ranking by Academic Performance and the Scimago Institutions Rankings.^[5]^[6]^[7]. It has three disciplines—Engineering, Materials Science, and Chemistry—that rank within the top 1% worldwide according to the Essential Science Indicators (ESI). ^[8]The university is administered by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission.^[9]

Designated as a key institution under the municipal government’s strategic plan, CQUT holds the status of a “High-level Emerging Engineering Education (E³) University” in Chongqing.^[10] The university maintains membership in the National Alliance of Ideological and Political Education in Courses for Higher Military-Industrial Institutions and the China Ordnance Collaborative Innovation Alliance.^[11]CQUT was among the first institutions selected for the Ministry of Education’s research and practice projects in emerging engineering education.^[12] The university has also been designated as a national-level institution for the implementation of the Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, and was included in the inaugural cohort of Bases for Transformation and Transfer of Scientific and Technological Achievements in Higher Education Institutions.^[13]

As of May 2025, the university operates three campuses—Huaxi, Liangjiang, and Yangjiaping—with a total building area of 1.06 million square meters. The university offers 58 undergraduate programs for enrollment and possesses one first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization point and one professional doctoral degree authorization point^[14]. The institution has a total enrollment of 31,974 full-time students, including undergraduates, postgraduates, and international students. As of December 2024, the university maintains 15 first-level discipline master’s degree authorization points and employs 2,048 full-time faculty members. As of June 2025, the university comprises 17 schools and departments.^[14]

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